The Three-Body Problem
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Narrated by:
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Rosalind Chao
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Written by:
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Cixin Liu
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Ken Liu - translator
About this listen
This program is read by Rosalind Chao, who stars as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix adaptation, 3 Body Problem.
WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
Over 1 million copies sold in North America
“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 Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
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
What the critics say
“A breakthrough book . . . a unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation.” —George R. R. Martin, on The Three Body Problem
“Extraordinary.” —The New Yorker, on The Three Body Problem
“Remarkable, revelatory and not to be missed.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Three Body Problem
"A must-read in any language.” —Booklist, on The Three Body Problem
"A meditation on technology, progress, morality, extinction, and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos-in-the-balance thriller.... a testament to just how far [Liu's] own towering imagination has taken him... forever into the canon of science fiction. - NPR, on Death's End
"The best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time." -- Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Three Body Problem
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I came at the audiobook after having watched the 1st season of the Netflix's dramatisation.
This pre knowledge allowed me to easily orient myself in the web of characters, crisscrossing naturatives, deepen the essentials and keep going.
Being dyslexic when tackling the written word, audiobooks have opened up a universe of literature hitherto inaccessible to me.
I could not help but admire the arduous task of translation from the Chinese, and the quality of the audio rendition, clearly the work of a professional.
If you are curious to flesh out your understanding of 3 Bodies, please do not deny yourself access to this monumental piece of work.
A different perspective
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Great performance, I appreciate the sound effects.
Brilliant provocation
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Being an English speaker I had difficulties following all the Chinese names but that’s my problem and not the author or narrator.
Fascinating story
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I thought it would be dry. I was wrong
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Flat performance, boring story
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