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A fascinating piece of sci-fi by Chinese writer Cixin Liu. A surprising mix of nanoscience, string theory, astrophysics. and religion with the Cultural Revolution as a background, the story takes its protagonist Xiao Wang (the nanoscientist) into an adventure that will impact all of humanity. I liked Ye, the astrophysicist, and found Du Shi, the policeman, funny and well-drawn. As for the action and plot, it is easy to read although I got a little lost in the pure sci ...more
A fascinating piece of sci-fi by Chinese writer Cixin Liu. A surprising mix of nanoscience, string theory, astrophysics. and religion with the Cultural Revolution as a background, the story takes its protagonist Xiao Wang (the nanoscientist) into an adventure that will impact all of humanity. I liked Ye, the astrophysicist, and found Du Shi, the policeman, funny and well-drawn. As for the action and plot, it is easy to read although I got a little lost in the pure sci ...more
"To effectively contain a civilization's development and disarm it across such a long span of time, there is only one way: kill its science."
An outstanding novel that brings together all the usual elements of science fiction--science, hopelessness, weird aliens, recruitment through online games, and human extinction--into a thoughtful, disturbing and wonderful story.
The narrative moves on several levels, jumping back and forth between a secret Chinese research facility called Red Coast during th ...more
An outstanding novel that brings together all the usual elements of science fiction--science, hopelessness, weird aliens, recruitment through online games, and human extinction--into a thoughtful, disturbing and wonderful story.
The narrative moves on several levels, jumping back and forth between a secret Chinese research facility called Red Coast during th ...more
maybe one of the bottlenecks on my ability to write the science fiction i want to write is i simply do not know enough science
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