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The Dark Forest

By: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
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Bloomsbury presents The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu, read by Daniel York Loh.

Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon – soon to be a Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones.

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.

Crossing light years, the Trisolarians will reach Earth in four centuries' time. But the sophons, their extra-dimensional agents and saboteurs, are already here. Only the individual human mind remains immune to their influence.

This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a last-ditch defence that grants four individuals almost absolute power to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from human and alien alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown.

Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.

Praise for The Three-Body Problem:
'Your next favourite sci-fi novel' Wired
'SF in the grand style' Guardian
'Mind-altering and immersive' Daily Mail
Winner of the Hugo and Galaxy Awards for Best Novel

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2015 Cixin Liu and Joel Martinsen (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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Critic Reviews

'A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.' (George R.R. Martin)

'Wildly imaginative, really interesting... The scope of it was immense.' (Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States)

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Amazing story well-read. The translation was seamless from the 1st book and carried the author’s ‘voice’. Performer needs to improve his American accent.

Wild ride continued

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Very thought provoking and engaging throughout - I was hooked the entire way through. Looking forward to the next book in the trilogy.

Excellent story

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From start to finish! best series hands down. Author is a genius. Potentially an Alien. lol. Someone should look into it!!!

Best series I've ever read!!!

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Sometimes verbose but beautifully written and excellent narration.
Well worth listening to for the story. Remains both logical, scientific, and imaginative and poetic.

A sweet combination of science and poetry. Beautiful.

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Much like the first book it takes a while to get into, but the pay-off is awesome.

An excellent continuation of the series.

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Fantastic book and overall articulation of plot was exceptional. Would have been better if there was some continuity with the subsequent book as well as former

Superb book

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A great extension to the first novel with plenty of twists. Strong characters and storyline.

Intriguing and engaging

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What a ride! This book shows a real understanding of Social behaviour and draws a fantastic parallel with other sci fi masterpieces.

A Triumph in Science Fiction

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I’ve read thousands of sci fi’s and this is the single best book I’ve ever read (or in this case listened to).
Perfect, superb. What a story!

I’ve read thousands of sci fi’s and this is the single best book I’ve ever read

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When the title of this book becomes clear I’m sure your mind will start spinning like mine. Quoting the author, we are definitely burning a bonfire in a dark forest.

Cracker of a story that opens the mind

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