The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

by Liu Cixin

Technofetishism and technological triumphalism

“Hibernation,” Tyler said. “They’ll

It exists because it possesses something, something that’s its air and blood, and without which the organization would wither away immediately.” “What’s that?” “Hatred.”

“Annihilation. That’s the highest respect a civilization can receive. They would only feel threatened by a civilization they truly respect.”

Give me your hopeless souls, Your fearful crowds that thirst for victory, The dazed refuse of your treacherous shoals. Send these, the downcast, wand’ring ones to me, For lo, my lamp of golden faith consoles.

voyages, which relied mainly on

or everyone will die. This is the unwinnable dead hand that space has dealt for the survival of Starship