Book 1
The Three-Body Problem
2008 · 417 pages
Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them over Earth's future, and its scientific progress in particular.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space in an attempt to make contact with aliens—and they succeed. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Now, on Earth, different factions start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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Introduced in this book
Ye ZhetaiYe WenjieShao LinRuan WenRed UnionApril Twenty-eighth BrigadeRed GuardsTsinghua UniversityCultural RevolutionAlbert EinsteinStruggle sessionBai MulinMa GangDirector ZhangSilent SpringRachel CarsonRadar PeakInner Mongolia Production and Construction CorpsGreat Production NewsGreater Khingan Mountainscompany commanderpolitical instructorCheng LihuaWenxueIntermediate People's Courtdouble-bomb projectInner MongoliaYang WeiningLei ZhichengTransmission Main Control RoomPeople's Liberation ArmySecond Artillery CorpsParabolic antennaThe Journal of AstrophysicsWang MiaoShi QiangChang WeisiYang DongDing YiShen YufeiFrontiers of ScienceBattle Command CenterNanotechnology Research CenterSinotron IILiangxiangBeijingNATOCIANanomaterialmacroatomparticle acceleratorsinvariance of the laws of physicsWei ChengPan HanDou DouProfessor ZhangPastoral ChinaLeica M2countdownV-suitwww.3body.netshooter hypothesisfarmer hypothesisnanomaterial projectFlying BladeMain reaction chamberTongren HospitalLi YaoYang Dong's motherKing Wen of ZhouFollower of King Wen of ZhouKing Zhou of ShangFu XiZhao GeChaotic EraStable Eraflying starssandglassgiant pendulumscosmic microwave backgroundCivilization Number 137dehydrationthree flying starspyramidSha RuishanYang Dong's Birch-bark NotebookNan NanYang YangMi MiCOBEWMAPPlanck3K glassesMiyun Radio Astronomy ObservatoryCapital PlanetariumSt. Joseph's ChurchÜrümqi radio astronomy observatoryForbidden CityLiangxiang acceleratorMoziConfuciusCivilization Number 141Emperor Wu of HanTransmission DepartmentMonitoring DepartmentKH-9Army Political DepartmentCentral LeadershipProject OzmaArecibo ObservatoryRed Coast Self-Interpreting Code SystemSoviet UnionSETIBill Matherscontact as symbolNicolai KardashevKardashev scaleChinese Academy of SciencesPope GregoryAristotleGalileoLeonardo da VinciGiordano BrunoCivilization Number 183tri-solar dayXu Bingbingthree-body problemevolutionary algorithmHenri PoincaréMonte Carlo methodthe abbotCriminal DivisionInformation Security DivisionRichard MontgomeryAlain ChencinerAdventistsRedemptionistsOur Lordthe commanderWei's houseIsaac NewtonVon NeumannLeibnizNorbert WienerQin Shi HuangQin ICaesarCopernicusastronomy ministerQin EmpireCivilization Number 184tri-solar syzygyImperial ObservatoryKeplerHerschelsystem administratorTrisolarisTrisolaran-formation computerYunhe Coffee ShopThe old philosopherThe authorThe young reporterThe doctoral studentThe software company vice presidentThe power company executiveAztecsEinsteinUnited Nations HeadquartersSecretary GeneralScience advisorTrisolaran Pendulum MonumentGiant moonGreat ripCivilization 191Civilization 192Frozen flying starTrisolaran Interstellar FleetEarthEarth-Trisolaris OrganizationMike EvansRafaelEnvironment BranchSecond Red Coast Basethree-body modelHarry PetersonMount Wilson Observatoryenergy mirrorsJupiterThe sunAlpha CentauriTrisolaran pacifistSunspace elevatorthree-body sculpturenuclear womanexplosives expertInterrogatorHunter QiFengShao Lin's husbandQijiatunNational College Entrance ExamTang HongjingThe three old Red GuardsMapleJinggang Mountain CorpsApril Fourteenth FactionPan-Species CommunismNange VillageNorthwest loess hillsEvans's fathernorthwestern brown swallowproduction team leaderJudgment DaySurvivorsTrisolaran faithThird Red Coast BaseTwo protonsColonel StantonOperation GuzhengPanama CanalGaillard CutTrisolaran messagesU.S. Marine Corpsdeadly zitherListening Post 1379The listenerThe princepsThe consulCommander of the Trisolaran FleetTrisolaran Space Monitoring SystemJoint Session of ConsulsScience ConsulMilitary ConsulProject SophonTrisolaran consulsParticle acceleratorEarth traitorUnfolded protonTrisolaran space defense corpssophonSophon OneSophon TwoSophon ThreeSophon Fourindustry consulculture and education consulpropaganda consulMiracle PlanEarth civilizationHebei ProvinceLocustsBeijing-Shijiazhuang Highwayantenna base
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