The three-body problem
by 刘慈欣
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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.
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Hugo Award Winner, award:hugo_award=2015, award:hugo_award=novel, Human-alien encounters, Imaginary wars and battles, Fiction, Chinese fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Science fiction, General, Fiction, science fiction, general, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2020-09-27, New York Times bestseller, Encuentros humanos con extraterrestres, Guerras imaginarias, Ciencia-ficción, Ficcion, Fiction, science fiction, alien contact, china, fantasy, Translations into English, History, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976) fast (OCoLC)fst01352662, Chinese Science fictionPlaces
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1967, 20th centuryShowing 6 featured editions. View all 37 editions?
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The three-body problem
2016, WF Howes Ltd
in Portuguese
- Large print edition.
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The Three-Body Problem
Jun 01, 2016, Chongqing Press, Chongqing chu ban she
paperback
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2008, Chongqing Press, Chong Qing Chu Ban She, Chongqing Publishing House
平装书
in Chinese
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Standard print edition of this translation originally published: New York: Tor, 2014.
Translated from the Chinese.
Translated from the Chinese.
2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them over Earth's future, and its scientific progress in particular.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military prject sends signals into space in an attempt to make contact with aliens—and they succeed. An alien civilization on the brink of descruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Now, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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| July 5, 2024 | Edited by dcapillae | merge authors |
| July 5, 2024 | Edited by Felipe (qq2) | Use title in original language |
| May 26, 2024 | Edited by qkten | capitalization of title |
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