Three-Body Problem

400 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2014 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:
978-1-4668-5344-7
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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.

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Three Body Problem follows two main character; one starting from the Culture Revolution era China, another in current day. The story was originally written in Chinese, and there are quite obvious cultural differences, but luckily translator is up to the task and gives a Western reader enough extra information to help us decipher at least most of the references to Chinese history.
For me, the book splits into two parts. For the first two thirds, it's a murder mystery with some elements that you might call even supernatural, some interesting virtual reality scenes and very little in the way of science fiction. The language is a bit blocky at times, the characters are fairly thin, but all in all it's still enjoyable read.
Then we come to the final third of the book. That's where the science fiction kicks in... and that's where the enjoyment ends. When in the first …

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  • Fiction, science fiction, general