The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Luo  ·  2016

2018-01-01  ·  2018-01-02  · 

2018  ·  top-100  ·  fiction   science-fiction

The Three-Body Problem cover
Cover of The Three-Body Problem on the Open Library.

Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation 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.