Can “Red Snow” Surpass “The Three-Body Problem”? — From the Dream of Power to the Dream of the Universe

[leo]

Red Snow: A Novel of power and desire
紅雪: 關于權力與慾望的小說 (Witness to an Era)
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I’ve been reading Red Snow recently, and it made me think about how different it feels from The Three-Body Problem, yet how both novels somehow reflect the same kind of fatalism that runs deep in Chinese imagination.

The Three-Body Problem looks outward — into the vast unknown of the cosmos.
It asks how civilization survives when faced with forces far beyond human control.
It’s a novel about intellect, technology, and the terror of infinite space.

Red Snow, on the other hand, looks inward — into the abyss of human desire and power.
Its Emperor rules the world but cannot rule his dreams.
Where Liu Cixin writes about the death of galaxies, Red Snow writes about the death of the soul.
Both are grand in scale, but one explores the universe outside us, the other, the universe within.

And I wonder —
is this the new direction for Chinese literature?
From the imagination of technology to the reflection on existence?
Could Red Snow, with its blend of history, philosophy, and dream, one day stand beside The Three-Body Problem as the defining voice of Chinese fiction — not because it imitates science fiction, but because it dares to ask what lies beyond power, beyond history, beyond life itself?

💬 Discussion Prompts

Do The Three-Body Problem and Red Snow share a similar sense of destiny — one cosmic, one political?

Which direction do you find more powerful: outward toward technology and the universe, or inward toward the human soul?

Could Red Snow represent a new kind of “philosophical science fiction,” where the greatest mystery is not the cosmos, but consciousness itself?

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#RedSnow #TheThreeBodyProblem #ChineseLiterature #PhilosophicalFiction #SciFi #ModernChina #ExistentialFiction #LiteratureDiscussion

[leo]

Red Snow: A Novel of power and desire
Hi everyone! I’d love to share my latest sci-fi novel, Red Snow.
It’s a story about the boundary between technology and humanity, set in a frozen northern city where “red snow” begins to fall — the first sign that civilization itself is mutating.

This isn’t just a dystopian or apocalyptic tale; it’s a reflection on faith, memory, and survival in an age of collapse.

If you enjoy the philosophical depth of The Three-Body Problem or the cyber realism of Snow Crash, you might find Red Snow intriguing.
I’d be truly grateful for your feedback or thoughts!

👉 Goodreads link: [Insert your book’s Goodreads link here]
So… if the snow turned red one day — would you run, or would you stay?