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The three-body problem  Cover Image Book Book

The three-body problem / Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu.

Liu, Cixin, (author.). Liu, Ken, 1976- (translator.).

Summary:

"Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project send signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780765382030
  • ISBN: 0765382032
  • Physical Description: 416 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Tor, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Hardcover edition published in 2014.
Language Note:
Translated from the Chinese.
Awards Note:
Winner of the Hugo award.
Subject: Extraterrestrial beings > Fiction.
Human-alien encounters > Fiction.
Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction.
Life on other planets > Fiction.
Video games > Fiction.
China > Fiction.
Genre: Science fiction.
Science fiction.


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