The Three-Body Problem

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During China's Cultural Revolution, astrophysicist Ye Wenjie makes a fateful decision that sets humanity on an irreversible collision course with an alien civilization. Decades later, nanomaterials researcher Thomas Wade and a group of scientists uncover the shocking truth: an extraterrestrial species from a chaotic three-body star system is heading toward Earth with conquest in mind. As humanity grapples with this existential threat, they must confront not only the technological superiority of their cosmic adversaries but also the moral complexities of first contact and the fragility of human civilization itself. Liu Cixin's groundbreaking hard science fiction epic weaves together physics, philosophy, and geopolitics into a sweeping narrative that challenges our understanding of survival, sacrifice, and humanity's place in the universe. This is the first book in a trilogy that redefined science fiction for a global audience and won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

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