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Science Fiction · 2017 · PG-13

The Three-Body Problem Series

by Cixin Liu

The complete trilogy: first contact, galactic war, and the ultimate fate of the universe.

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post The Three-Body Problem Series eBook bundle contains all three volum

For14+GenreScience FictionLength1500 pagesRead time~40 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; war; civilizational destruction

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Themes of the Fermi paradox, the Dark Forest theory, and cosmic horror at its most scientifically rigorous

What this book is about

An omnibus collecting The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End — Cixin Liu's Hugo Award-winning trilogy that begins with a secret signal from 1960s China and expands to encompass the fate of all civilizations in the universe. Essential SF. For adults.

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Civilizational-scale violence

Psychological darkness

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