Here is the (awesome) catch: the Tri-solarians have sent ahead particles called sophons that have the dual mission to spy on humans and to curtail technological and scientific advance – the very thing that could potentially save us all. Second, civilization continuously grows and expands, but the total matter in the universe remains constant. How to do that? How to prepare for the inevitable moment when we face those who come to destroy us?įirst, survival is the primary need of civilization. The doomed Tri-solarians have set forth on their long journey to Earth and humans have 400 years to get ready. In the previous book, humanity found out that 1) we are not alone in the universe and 2) the aliens? They are coming. Just like its predecessor, parts of The Dark Forest are bloody fantastic. Needless to say, we were both super excited about reading The Dark Forest.

I loved it so much, when it won a Hugo Award this year, I screamed. We BOTH loved it so much, we gave it high ratings and the book eventually made our top 10 lists of 2014. I loved it so much, I handed it over to Thea, telling her: READ THIS NOW. Beware, spoilers and CAPS LOCK OF FURY AHEAD. I can’t think of a book that has CRUSHED me more than The Dark Forest did. I can’t think of a book that has squandered more of my goodwill than The Dark Forest in recent memory. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.

Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists but the fourth is a total unknown. 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. 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. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion - four centuries in the future.

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.

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