Death's end / Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu.
By: Liu, Cixin
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Contributor(s): Liu, Ken.
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BookSeries: Three-body trilogy ; 03. Publisher: London : Head Of Zeus, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 604 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781784971632; 9781784971649 (paperback).Subject(s): Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction | Human-alien encounters -- FictionDDC classification: 895.136 Summary: 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 civilisations 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?
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First published in Chinese in 2010 by Chongqing Publishing Group.
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 civilisations 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?
Translated from the Chinese.