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The Dark Forest

By: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
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The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!

Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North America


PRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “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 Dark Forest is the second novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.

In The 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.

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

First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction
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loved the book. great story, absolutelly a blast. cant wait for deaths end. absolutelly briliant

absolutelly briliant

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, really satisfied my science geeky side! I did at times get a tiny bit lost- you really do have to pay attention! The writing was exceptional but I did find at times quite long winded. Overall, a great book though!

Fantastically written

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A fascinating philosophical and sociological view of the future. A riveting story that must be read in sequence with book 1. The reader is good but I found his voicing of women difficult to listen to. Book 1 has a choice of narrator, the English rather than the American reader is my preference.

Superb

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