Liu Cixin

With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to experience the multiple-award-winning and bestselling Three-Body Trilogy by China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. Three-Body was released to great acclaim including coverage in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. It was also named a finalist for the Nebula Award, making it the first translated novel to be nominated for a major SF award since Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities in 1976. Now this epic trilogy concludes with Death's End. Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent. Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?

This is the second novel in "Remembrance of Earth’s Past", the near-future trilogy written by China's multiple-award-winning science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion — four centuries in the future. The aliens' human collaborators have been defeated but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.

A new standalone military SF adventure from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Three-Body Problem. When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of mysterious natural phenomena. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier in particle physics. Although Chen’s quest provides a purpose for his lonely life, his reasons for chasing his elusive quarry come into conflict with soldiers and scientists who have motives of their own: a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge. Ball Lightning, by award-winning Chinese science fiction author Cixin Liu, is a fast-paced story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against a push to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences. The original Chinese version was published in 2004. In 2018 the English version, translated by Joel Martinsen, was published in the US by Tor Books.

From Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem, To Hold Up the Sky is a breathtaking collection of imaginative science fiction. Stories included are: The Village TeacherThe Time Migration2018-04-01Fire In The EarthContractionMirrorOde To JoyFull Spectrum Barrage JammingSea of DreamsCloud of PoemsThe Thinker

Short stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners, take you from Earth to the edge of the Universe and back again. This collection's title story, The Wandering Earth, is the biggest SF movie ever to come out of China – taking the world's #1 box office ranking in February 2019. The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too , consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the Earth out of orbit and onto a centuries-long voyage to Proxima Centaurai... Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world Science Fiction . A bestseller in China, his novel, The Three-Body Problem , was the first translated work of SF ever to win the Hugo Award. Here is the first collection of his short fiction: ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners. Liu's writing takes the reader to the edge of the universe and the end of time, to meet stranger fates than we could have ever imagined. With a melancholic and keen understanding of human nature, Liu's stories show humanity's attempts to reason, navigate and, above all, survive in a desolate cosmos.

This discounted ebundle includes: The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death’s End"Wildly imaginative, really interesting." —President Barack ObamaThe Three-Body trilogy by New York Times bestseller Cixin Liu keeps you riveted with high-octane action, political intrigue, and unexpected twists in this saga of first contact with the extraterrestrial Trisolaris.The Three-Body Problem — 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 Dark Forest — In The Dark Forest, the aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information remains. Humanity responds with the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.Death’s End — Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?Other Books by Cixin Liu (Translated to English)The Remembrance of Earth's PastThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther BooksBall LightningAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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.

From the author of The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End comes a story about unborn memories. With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking listeners got their first chance to experience the multiple-award-winning and bestselling Three-Body Trilogy by China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. The Weight of Memories is a Tor.com Original story. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"إنَّ القصة عن ذكاء الكائنات الذي يخلقُ الحضارة، ممَّا يعني أنَّ هذا الذكاءَ قوةٌ على الأرض، لكنه في الوقتِ ذاته، قد يكون هشاشةً تقضي على كلِّ شيء، ويشيرُ ذلك أيضاً إلى هشاشةِ الأرض في الكون، أو كما يقول الكاتب ليو تسي شين: "في الخيال العلمي، الأرضُ مجردُ ذرةِ غبار في الكون، ونحن جميعاً نعيشُ على هذا الغبار". وفي استعارةٍ ما: نحن غبارٌ يعيشُ على غبار.

From Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author of The Three Body Problem, comes a new science fiction masterpiece. In those days, Earth was a planet in space.In those days, Beijing was a city on Earth.On this night, history as known to humanity came to an end. Eight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth in deadly levels of radiation. Within a year, everyone over the age of thirteen will die. And so the countdown begins. Parents apprentice their children and try to pass on the knowledge they'll need to keep the world running. But the last generation may not want to carry the legacy of their parents' world. And though they imagine a better, brighter world, they may bring about a future so dark humanity won't survive.

A new science fiction adventure from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Three-Body Trilogy.When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station.The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier. While Chen’s quest for answers gives purpose to his lonely life, it also pits him against soldiers and scientists with motives of their a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge.Ball Lightning, by award-winning Chinese science fiction author Cixin Liu, is a fast-paced story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against the drive to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences."Wildly imaginative." —Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogyAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Cixin Liu Three Body Problem Collection 4 Books Set. Description:- The Three-Body Problem: 1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. The Dark Forest: Imagine the universe as a forest, patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. In this forest, stealth is survival any civilisation that reveals its location is prey.Earth has. Now the predators are coming.Death's End: Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. The Wandering Earth: Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay.Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation.

Tras El problema de los tres cuerpos y El bosque oscuro, la tensa espera de la humanidad concluye ahora con un último episodio, tan extraordinario como los anteriores, lleno de ideas electrizantes y una calidad de obra maestra. Ha pasado medio siglo de la batalla del Día del Juicio Final y la Tierra goza de una prosperidad sin precedentes gracias al conocimiento transferido por Trisolaris. Mientras la ciencia humana avance y los trisolarianos adopten la cultura terrícola, ambas civilizaciones podrán convivir sin temor a ser destruidas. Pero con la paz la humanidad se ha vuelto autocomplaciente. Después de una larga hibernación, Cheng Xin, una ingeniera aeroespacial de comienzos del siglo XX, despierta en esta nueva era. Su mera presencia, sumada a cierta información sobre un proyecto olvidado desde el principio de la Crisis Trisolariana, podría alterar el frágil equilibrio entre ambos mundos... ¿Alcanzará el ser humano las estrellas, o morirá en su cuna? El fin de la muerte, galardonado con el Premio Locus 2017 y nominado al Hugo 2017, es el desenlace de la magistral trilogía de ciencia ficción china que ha conquistado a cinco millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Cixin Liu es el escritor de ciencia ficción más relevante de China, capaz de llevarse el Premio Hugo 2015 a la mejor novela, deslumbrar a lectores y medios de los cinco continentes y conseguir prescriptores de la talla de Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg o George R.R. Martin.

L'Humanité sait qu'il lui reste quatre siècles avant que la flotte trisolarienne n'envahisse le système solaire. Les sciences fondamentales se retrouvant verrouillées par les intellectrons, la Terre doit se préparer du mieux qu’elle peut. Le Conseil de Défense Planétaire lance un nouveau projet : le programme « Colmateur », qui consiste à faire appel à quatre individus chargés d'envisager des stratégies secrètes pour contrer l’invasion ennemie. Car s’ils peuvent espionner toutes les conversations et tous les ordinateurs humains grâce aux intellectrons, les Trisolariens sont en revanche incapables de lire dans leurs pensées. Après Le Problème à trois corps, Liu Cixin revient avec une suite magistrale et haletante.

Premier volume d'une trilogie culte, récompensé par le Hugo du meilleur roman en 2015, Le Problème à trois corps signale l’arrivée d’un auteur majeur sur la scène de la hard SF. (Spoiler removed)

“The Wandering Earth” is a collection of short stories by Liu Cixin, China's most acclaimed contemporary science-fiction author. Unabashedly classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke, Liu Cixin's science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic. “[most] literature has always left me with the impression of indulging an intense anthropocentric narcissism. […] In the world of literature, the Sun exists for no other reason than to illuminate the pure, unadulterated countryside, the Moon has no other reason to shine than to cast the shadows of the seaside lovers, [but] if the universe is the Sahara, then all that makes the Earth a grain of gold within it, is that a particular bacteria called humanity clinging to its surface.” Liu Cixin uses the unique perspective of science-fiction to take us on a journey into this majestic, desolate cosmos. He gives us the chance to reacquaint ourselves with the fundamental truth that in the face of a vast universe we are no more than a speck of dust; That the Earth is just another celestial body – And an extremely vulnerable one at that. The flash of a gamma-ray burst or the blast of a nearby supernova could, at any moment, reduce our cherished home to nothing but ashes. It can be terrifying to contemplate the end of our world and stories that describe such destruction can be disturbing. At the same time however, they can leave us feeling not only entertained, but exhilarated and inspired. Maybe, they can even give us a chance to renew our love of life. Most stories found in the “The Wandering Earth” collection take us to a sci-fi vision of Earth's end. But here, there are no Hollywood aliens, descending from the depths of space to blow up our cities. In these futures, the dangers humanity faces are much stranger and whimsical than that. The unexpected calamities that befall his richly detailed worlds are only eclipsed by humanity's epic, but always plausible, attempts to escape destruction. In all this peril and doom, Liu Cixin always feels for humanity. His stories are full of a deep love for all of Earth's peoples. But even this love does not escape reflection and even ridicule when viewed through his unrelenting cosmic lens. No matter how dearly one loves the Earth, humanity and all its cultures, there is no avoiding the cold, hard truth that they mean absolutely nothing when viewed against the vastness of the universe. But even an infinite universe could not change the simple fact that we are worthy of love, that we need love. It is this twist that lies at the very heart of the stories in this collection. Table of Contents 1 The Wandering Earth 2 Mountain 3 Of Ants and Dinosaurs 4 Sun of China 5 The Wages of Humanity 6 Curse 5.0 7 The Micro-Age 8 Devourer 9 Taking Care of Gods 10 With Her Eyes 11 The Longest Fall

China, final dos anos 1960. Enquanto o país inteiro está sendo devastado pela violência da Revolução Cultural, um pequeno grupo de astrofísicos, militares e engenheiros começa um projeto ultrassecreto envolvendo ondas sonoras e seres extraterrestres. Uma decisão tomada por um desses cientistas mudará para sempre o destino da humanidade e, cinquenta anos depois, uma civilização alienígena a beira do colapso planeja uma invasão. O problema dos três corpos é uma crônica da marcha humana em direção aos confins do universo. Uma clássica história de ficção científica, no melhor estilo de Arthur C. Clarke. Um jogo envolvente em que a humanidade tem tudo a perder.

Tajny chiński projekt z czasów Mao przynosi przerażające konsekwencje kilkadziesiąt lat później. Początek XXI wieku - po serii samobójstw wybitnych fizyków śledztwo prowadzi do tajemniczej sieciowej gry Trzy ciała, której celem jest uratowanie mieszkańców planety zagrożonej oddziaływaniem grawitacyjnym trzech słońc. Świat tej gry nie jest jednak fikcją...

Drugi tom trylogii Wspomnienie o przeszłości Ziemi, największego w ostatnich latach wydarzenia w światowej fantastyce naukowej, porównywalnego z klasycznymi cyklami Fundacja i Diuna. Chiński bestseller, który zyskał ogromny rozgłos w USA – w 2015 roku tom pierwszy, Problem trzech ciał, otrzymał nagrodę Hugo dla najlepszej powieści. Wyobraź sobie wszechświat jako las pełen nieznanych drapieżników. Żeby przetrwać, trzeba pozostać niezauważonym – każda cywilizacja, która się ujawni, zginie. Ziemia właśnie się ujawniła. Drapieżcy nadciągają. Mieszkańcy Ziemi nie mogą otrząsnąć się z szoku po odkryciu, że za czterysta lat czeka ich inwazja kosmitów. Ruch na rzecz Ziemskiej Trisolaris został pokonany, ale obcy dzięki sofonom mają dostęp do wszystkich gromadzonych przez ludzi informacji. Tylko to, co się dzieje w ludzkich umysłach, pozostaje przed nimi ukryte. Staje się to bodźcem dla stworzenia programu Wpatrujących się w Ścianę, opracowania tajnych strategii, niemożliwych do rozszyfrowania zarówno dla Trisolarian, jak i dla Ziemian.

Dobitnik nagrade Hugo. Treći roman trilogije Besede o Zemljinoj prošlosti. Luo Đijev opaki gambit se isplatio. Trisolarijanska najezda je zaustavljena, a kosmički zavojevači prinuđeni su da podele svoja tehnološka dostignuća s čovečanstvom. Primirje između dve civilizacije održava se sa prstom na obaraču. Nadmudrivanje počinje. Ulog je velik – sve ili ništa. Hoće li čovečanstvo izdržati kosmičku proveru? Šta nas očekuje iza mračnih zvezdanih kulisa? Tamni vilajet ili vrli novi svet? Prestanak života ili kraj smrti? Iznad mračne šume polako pada noć. Čeng Sin, kosmonautkinja iz dvadeset prvog veka u čije je ruke sudbina tutnula ključeve vremena, Guan Jifan, naučnik koji otkriva od čega „boluje“ kosmos, Tomas Vejd, agent CIA-e i vizantijska čarobnica samo su neki od junaka završnog čina ove veličanstvene trilogije. Špijunaža, kosmička potera, tehnološki pokusi, vradžbine i bajke. Vodeći nas kroz lavirint epoha i razdoblja Liju Cisin svojom apokaliptičnom imaginacijom oslikava susrete i okršaje neslućenih razmera. „Meditacija o tehnologiji, napretku, moralu, izumiranju i ljudskom znanju vešto upakovana u SF triler. Roman koji jasno svedoči gde je Cisina dovela mašta: daleko izvan granica njegove zemlje i zauvek u kanon naučne fantastike.“ – NPR

Drugi roman trilogije Besede o Zemljinoj prošlosti Zamislite da je čitav univerzum jedna šuma kojom krstare nebrojeni, bezimeni predatori. U toj šumi preživljavaju oni koji su neprimetni, a civilizacija koja otkrije svoje postojanje postaje lak plen. Zemlja se razotkrila. Predatori dolaze. Derviški ples Trisolarisovih zvezda naterao je ovu naprednu rasu u izgnanstvo. Trisolarijanska flota nezadrživo grabi ka Sunčevom sistemu. Njihove verne sluge sofoni pažljivo motre na svaki potez čovečanstva, držeći nauku pod svojom kontrolom. Um postaje poslednje bezbedno uporište, a izbavljenje ljudskog roda pada u ruke zidozornika sa gotovo neograničenim ovlašćenjima. Protiv njih ustaju izdajnici ljudskog roda čiji je zadatak da poruše bedeme spasonosnog umovanja. Trisolarijanska svita šalje glasonošu. Šahovska majstorica počinje i završava se u mračnoj šumi.

Dobitnik nagrade Hugo. Prvi roman trilogije Besede o Zemljinoj prošlosti. Nakon niza nerazjašnjenih ubistava koja potresaju naučnu zajednicu, fizičar Vang Miao pokušava da u virtuelnom svetu, koji naseljavaju Galileo, Njutn, Konfucije, Ajnštajn, reši astrodinamički problem tri tela. Pojava sablasnog časovnika i saznanje da je tokom Kulturne revolucije pokrenut tajni vojni projekat slanja signala u potrazi za vanzemaljcima, nateraće ga da se zapita kakva se to pretnja nadvija nad Zemljom i da li su čovečanstvu dani odbrojani. Trilogija Besede o Zemljinoj prošlosti je naučnofantastično remek-delo zavidnog obima i velike vizije.

Un demi-siècle après l’Ultime Bataille, l’équilibre précaire dû à la dissuasion de la forêt sombre continue de maintenir les envahisseurs trisolariens à distance. La Terre jouit d’une prospérité sans précédent due au transfert des connaissances et des technologies trisolariennes. La science humaine connaît des progrès pour ainsi dire quotidiens, les Trisolariens découvrent avec fascination la culture humaine et l’espoir grandit que les deux civilisations puissent bientôt coexister pacifiquement sans la terrible menace d’une annihilation réciproque. Mais lorsqu’une ingénieure en aéronautique originaire du début du XXIe siècle sort de son hibernation, elle réveille avec elle le souvenir d’un programme qui menace cet équilibre. Bientôt, l’humanité aura à faire un choix : partir à la conquête d’autres univers ou mourir dans son berceau. Après Le Problème à trois corps et La Forêt sombre, Liu Cixin referme l’un des cycles de science-fiction les plus ambitieux de ce siècle.

Durante la Revolución Cultural china, un proyecto militar secreto envía señales al espacio para contactar con extraterrestres. Pronto, una civilización alienígena al borde de la destrucción capta la señal y comienza a planear su desembarco en la Tierra. Durante las décadas siguientes, se comunica a través de un insólito método: un extraño videojuego virtual impregnado de historia y filosofía. Pero a medida que los alienígenas empiezan a ganar a los jugadores terrícolas, se forman distintos bandos, unos dispuestos a dar la bienvenida a esos seres superiores y ayudarlos a hacerse cargo de un mundo tan corrupto, y otros preparados para luchar contra la invasión. El resultado es una experiencia tan auténtica como reveladora sobre nuestro tiempo. "El problema de los tres cuerpos" es la primera novela no escrita originariamente en inglés galardonada con el premio Hugo, el Nobel del género de la ciencia ficción. Su autor, Cixin Liu, ha sido considerado el gran descubrimiento del género y es capaz de vender cuatro millones de ejemplares solamente en China y de hacerse con prescriptores de la talla de Barack Obama, quien seleccionó "El problema de los tres cuerpos" como una de sus lecturas navideñas de 2015, y Mark Zuckerberg, que lo convirtió en la primera novela de su club de lectura. El público y la crítica de los cinco continentes se rinden ante esta obra maestra, enormemente visionaria, sobre el papel de la ciencia en nuestras sociedades, que nos ayuda a comprender el pasado y el futuro de China, pero también, leída en clave geopolítica, del mundo en que vivimos.