The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series! "Wildly imaginative." —President Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time.
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- Author
- Liu Cixin
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 562
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- Open Library
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