The Three-Body Problem
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4.4 • 20 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem.
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
Over 1 million copies sold in North America
“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 Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization 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. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Gain a whole new perspective on alien invasion when you listen to this Hugo Award–winning fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy adapted into a 2024 streaming series. After a secret Chinese military project beams a message into space, things get weird: Scientists begin killing themselves, a researcher keeps seeing a countdown everywhere he looks, and a virtual reality game set on a world with three suns becomes increasingly popular. And although these spooky harbingers indicate that destructive aliens are on their way, some on Earth might welcome that outcome. Rosalind Chao, who stars in the book’s streaming adaptation, brings it all to life with her lively, commanding narration. This is a fresh take on a common science fiction trope, as well as a meditation on the legacy of China’s Cultural Revolution. If you’ve been raised on a media diet of alien invasions that begin in New York or London, this is a great opportunity to experience science fiction through a different cultural lens.
Customer Reviews
A new spin to the genre
Masterful character development and a great new spin on this genre. I would recommend anyone who loves sci-fi, to give this a shot.
Total nonsense
Idk what else to say, you can’t just slap quantum on absurdity as an explanation. The ending with the unfolding protons and dimensions was simply scientific sounding gibberish. I regret anytime I have spent with the book or Netflix series for that matter
It has an interesting premise
Sort off but spends way to much time explaining literal nonsense and the nonsense is supposed to be what holds it all together. I get that it’s science fiction but good science fiction either doesn’t make up long winded scientific explanation or those explanations at least make sense. This does neither and after listening to this I have probably become more scientifically ignorant due to information pollution.