Death's End
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Liu, Cixin Author
Liu, Ken Translator
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Tor Publishing Group , 2016.
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The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North AmericaPRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “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 PostThe New York Times bestselling conclusion to the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu.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 civilizations 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 twenty-first 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?The Three-Body Problem SeriesThe Three-Body ProblemThe Dark ForestDeath's EndOther Books by Cixin LiuBall Lightning Supernova EraTo Hold Up the SkyThe Wandering EarthA View from the Stars

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eBook, Kindle
Street Date
09/20/2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781466853454

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  • The dark forest (Remembrance of Earth's past Volume 2) Cover
  • Death's end (Remembrance of Earth's past Volume 3) Cover
  • The redemption of time (Remembrance of Earth's past Volume 4) Cover

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review

The final volume in Liu's Three-Body trilogy picks up where the last left off, with Earth and the nearby three-body or triple sun system of Trisolaris in an interstellar cold war, both civilizations afraid of broadcasting their location to the dark forest of paranoid intergalactic civilizations. Through the story of Cheng Xin, a woman whose life spans multiple crises and transformations in Earth and Trisolaran society, the reader is exposed to Liu's expansive and breathtaking speculation about the possibilities of civilization not only in the universe, but in multiple dimensions. Liu's work is hard sf that, rather than focusing on the near future of the Earth, takes the entire future history of the universe as its subject. The strong characterization and evocative language anchor what in the hands of a lesser author could have turned into dry speculation and helps realize Liu's vision of a simultaneously exciting and uncertain future. This novel and the trilogy as a whole is recommended for general readers and committed genre fans alike.--Keep, Alan Copyright 2016 Booklist

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Liu's conclusion to his Three-Body trilogy (following 2015's The Dark Forest) is an ambitious millennia-spanning space opera with enough ideas for a dozen books, but those well-thought-out concepts are more memorable than his characters. Despite the complex events of the prior two books, Liu makes the gloomy framework of his imagined future, in which humans have "finally learned that the universe was a dark forest in which everyone hunted everyone else," accessible. The bulk of the plot focuses on humankind's efforts to survive after first contact with the alien TriSolarans in the 21st century. The author makes suspension of disbelief easy with his nuanced and plausible portrayals of people's reactions to apocalyptic threats, including efforts by the military-industrial complex to make the global crisis a business opportunity. The time scale is an obstacle to emotional engagement, but there are emotionally moving moments that ground the intriguing speculations about science and human nature. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Booklist Reviews

The final volume in Liu's Three-Body trilogy picks up where the last left off, with Earth and the nearby "three-body" or triple sun system of Trisolaris in an interstellar cold war, both civilizations afraid of broadcasting their location to the "dark forest" of paranoid intergalactic civilizations. Through the story of Cheng Xin, a woman whose life spans multiple crises and transformations in Earth and Trisolaran society, the reader is exposed to Liu's expansive and breathtaking speculation about the possibilities of civilization not only in the universe, but in multiple dimensions. Liu's work is hard sf that, rather than focusing on the near future of the Earth, takes the entire future history of the universe as its subject. The strong characterization and evocative language anchor what in the hands of a lesser author could have turned into dry speculation and helps realize Liu's vision of a simultaneously exciting and uncertain future. This novel and the trilogy as a whole is recommended for general readers and committed genre fans alike. Copyright 2016 Booklist Reviews.

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

Liu's conclusion to his Three-Body trilogy (following 2015's The Dark Forest) is an ambitious millennia-spanning space opera with enough ideas for a dozen books, but those well-thought-out concepts are more memorable than his characters. Despite the complex events of the prior two books, Liu makes the gloomy framework of his imagined future, in which humans have "finally learned that the universe was a dark forest in which everyone hunted everyone else," accessible. The bulk of the plot focuses on humankind's efforts to survive after first contact with the alien TriSolarans in the 21st century. The author makes suspension of disbelief easy with his nuanced and plausible portrayals of people's reactions to apocalyptic threats, including efforts by the military-industrial complex to make the global crisis a business opportunity. The time scale is an obstacle to emotional engagement, but there are emotionally moving moments that ground the intriguing speculations about science and human nature. (Sept.)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Liu, C., & Liu, K. (2016). Death's End . Tor Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Liu, Cixin and Ken Liu. 2016. Death's End. Tor Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Liu, Cixin and Ken Liu. Death's End Tor Publishing Group, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Liu, C. and Liu, K. (2016). Death's end. Tor Publishing Group.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Liu, Cixin, and Ken Liu. Death's End Tor Publishing Group, 2016.

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