The three-body problem / Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu.
Record details
- ISBN: 0765377063 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780765377067 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780765377067 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0765377063 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1466853441
- ISBN: 9781466853447
- ISBN: 9780765382030
- ISBN: 0765382032
- Physical Description: 399 pages ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Tor Books, [2014]
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Chinese. |
Awards Note: | Hugo Award, 2015. |
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Subject: | Human-alien encounters > Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction. Science fiction. |
Genre: | Chinese fiction > Translations into English. Science fiction. Science fiction. Chinese fiction > 21st century > Translations into English. |
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- 14 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | SF FIC LIU, C (Text) | 34005153135735 | Adult Science Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
The Three-Body Problem
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The Three-Body Problem
The inspiration for the Netflix series 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