Enlightening Darkness (The Dark Forest by Cixin Lu)

This sequel is as good as, if not better than, Cixin Lu’s first book of his masterful trilogy, The Three Body Problem. The writing flows from the micro to the macro with realistic plausibility. The opening scene is beautifully written from the point of view of an ant on a gravestone and by the end, following an intellectually stimulating narrative, the reader has expanded into the solar system and beyond. Lu connects events over fictional … Continue reading →