The dark forest / Cixin Liu ; translated by Joel Martinsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Cixin, author.

Contributor:

Martinsen, Joel, translator.

Dhiren H. Shah W'82 and Katherine M. Shah Fund.

Series:

Three-Body Trilogy ; Book II.

Three-Body Trilogy ; Book II

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Human-alien encounters--Fiction.

Human-alien encounters.

Imaginary wars and battles--Fiction.

Imaginary wars and battles.

Genre:

Fiction.

Science fiction.

Physical Description:

512 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Tor, A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2015.

Summary:

"With the scope of Dune and the rousing action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. In Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion--in just four centuries' time. 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, means that Earth's defense plans are totally 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"--Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dhiren H. Shah W'82 and Katherine M. Shah Fund.

ISBN:

076537708X

9780765377081

OCLC:

908448204

Publisher Number:

99963958463