The Dark Forest
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4.5 • 347 Ratings
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- $32.99
Publisher Description
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!
Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America
PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “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 Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.
The Three-Body Problem Series
The Three-Body Problem
The Dark Forest
Death's End
Other Books by Cixin Liu
Ball Lightning
Supernova Era
To Hold Up the Sky
The Wandering Earth
A View from the Stars
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books
Customer Reviews
Incredible
Best sci-fi series I have ever read. The build up of the first two book makes every turn of this book surprising and imaginative.
Not very clear in dividing the chapters
While I haven’t finished the book however I can say that the people who were responsible for this audio adaptation were not as good as the previous book’s. There was a clear demarcation whenever a new chapter began in the first book but in this one there is virtually none. While it may seem like a minor complaint but it can extremely confusing at time especially in a story like this where the story is being told from multiple characters perspectives and at different times.
Otherwise this is decent book so far, I’m glad I’m listening to the audio because this could be a tough read with all the complicated science being discussed
Good but different than the first novel
This story is structured very differently than the Three Body Problem. There are many characters that seem only loosely connected and aren’t developed much. There are long sections of the book whole plots dedicated to things like explaining game theory. It manages to be very fast paced and a little dry at the same time but the concepts underpinning it all are very original and interesting.