The Three-Body Problem

by Liu Cixin, Luke Daniels, Ken Liu

Audio CD

Published Feb. 9, 2015 by Macmillan Audio.

ISBN:: 978-1-4272-6583-8

(10 reviews)

Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien worlds. A nearby alien society receives these messages and makes plans to invade Earth.

4 editions

Trammell Hudson reviewed Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Interesting but not engaging

2 stars

The book has many cultural revolution analogies that give it an unfamiliar series of allusions for western readers. Overall I didn't find the alien technologies and game theme engaging and struggled to finish it. Haven't read the sequels yet, either.