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re: The Three Body Problem or Red Rising for Next Book
Posted on 12/8/17 at 7:49 am to Jay Are
Posted on 12/8/17 at 7:49 am to Jay Are
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The Three-Body Problem all the way. Read both its sequels also. The third entry, Death's End, is one of the best sci-fi books I've read in years.
Absolutely, you have to read all three. I really hate telling people to stick with a book, but you really have to stick with these books and just get through them. Some of the concepts that Liu Cixin came up with are simply mind blowing.
I've read a few "hard sci-fi" books - heavy on the technical side - The Martian, Seveneves, etc.. sometimes it can come across as mental masturbation. This is the first "hard sci-fi" series that I felt was truly innovative, and didn't rely on tropes.
Fans of Sci-Fi have to read this series because future authors will be riffing off of this work for years. Solar-Radio Astronomy, Sophons, Dark Forest Theory, Game Theory, Materials Sciences, etc... He really pushed the envelope.
Edit: I really enjoyed "The Martian" FWIW
This post was edited on 12/8/17 at 7:52 am
Posted on 12/1/22 at 2:04 pm to BitBuster
Long bump since I didnt feel like starting a thread for this.
I just finished the Three Body Problem trilogy. Holy crap that was incredible. My question - has anyone read The Redemption of Time? It's called the "fourth" book but it's not actually written by Cixin Liu. Just wondering if I should spend the time reading it or not.
I just finished the Three Body Problem trilogy. Holy crap that was incredible. My question - has anyone read The Redemption of Time? It's called the "fourth" book but it's not actually written by Cixin Liu. Just wondering if I should spend the time reading it or not.
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