Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay.
Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But peace has made humanity complacent.
Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the start of the Trisolar Crisis, and her presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?
'Cixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci-fi novel' Wired.
'A milestone in Chinese science fiction' New York Times.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Publisher: Head of Zeus The final installment of China's bestselling, award-winning apocalyptic space opera trilogy that ranges from the 1960s to the heat death of the Universe.
Published: 07 Apr 2016
ISBN 10: 1784971634
ISBN 13: 9781784971632
Book Overview:
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem - the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
Translator Ken Liu is in his own right the winner of the Nebula, Hugo and World Fantasy awards for his work.