The Three-Body Problem

Deluxe Limited Edition

By: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator

Narrated by: Rosalind Chao

This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem.

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL

Over 1 million copies sold in North America

“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post

The Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.

Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.

The Three-Body Problem Series
The Three-Body Problem
The Dark Forest
Death's End

Other Books by Cixin Liu
Ball Lightning
Supernova Era
To Hold Up the Sky
The Wandering Earth
A View from the Stars

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

Critic reviews

“A breakthrough book . . . a unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation.” —George R. R. Martin, on The Three Body Problem

“Extraordinary.” —The New Yorker, on The Three Body Problem

“Remarkable, revelatory and not to be missed.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Three Body Problem

"A must-read in any language.” —Booklist, on The Three Body Problem

"A meditation on technology, progress, morality, extinction, and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos-in-the-balance thriller.... a testament to just how far [Liu's] own towering imagination has taken him... forever into the canon of science fiction. - NPR, on Death's End

"The best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." -- Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Three Body Problem

Compelling but confusing

The science is beyond me. The story is good. I liked this narrator better than the other one. Tv series will be interesting.

, confusing

this probably deserves another listen though my first listen didn't yield positive results. The story seemed a little confusing, especially after watching the show. nothing really lined up and didn't seem like it had. a good flow

even Rosalind Chao can't save this one

The performance is as good as it can possibly be, but the book is still a slog... too much physics (even for a former physicist like me), too little attention to plot and characters. One great scene (if you've seen the tv series you know which one). This is a case where the tv adaptation is (for me, at least) a vast improvement on the source material.

Slow and boring

I dont understand the hype around this title. Its confusing and slow incredibly boring. I gave it a chance even listened a few hours in ended up returning it. I couldn't keep slogging through hoping it would eventually get interesting it jumps around just confusing.

3body

I always enjoy reading Cixin books! I made an error is watching the TV series before reading this book, which was a huge mistake on my part. This book is so great and storyline is very engaging. I recommend reading the Three-Body even if you watch the series.