The Dark Forest (Three-Body Problem Series #2)

by Cixin Liu Narrated by P.J. Ochlan

Overview

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 Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may 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 totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. 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. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.

Editorial Reviews

APRIL 2016 - AudioFile

After discovering that an alien race is coming to eradicate humankind, the world prepares for a battle that is more than four centuries in the future. A narrator change in an audiobook series is always tricky, but the decision to cast P.J. Ochlan instead of Luke Daniels, narrator of the first book, proves to work. Ochlan provides a strong and determined delivery of the narrative while maintaining consistency across a host of dynamic and curious characters. Additionally, he captures the increasing tension in a controlled performance that adds more suspense to the story and keeps listeners’ attention. L.E. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

Praise for the Three-Body Problem series:

"Wildly imaginative."—President Barack Obama

“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times

“Absolutely mind-unfolding. . . . a science-fiction epic of the most profound kind.”—NPR

“A breakthrough book . . . a unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.”—George R. R. Martin

"Liu Cixin's writing evokes the thrill of exploration and the beauty of scale. . . . Extraordinary."—The New Yorker

“[Liu turns] technically complex and existentially dreadful ideas into books that are impossible to put down.”—GQ

“A fascinating novel of ideas."–TIME

"The best kind of science fiction, familiar but strange all at the same time."—Kim Stanley Robinson

"Remarkable, revelatory, and not to be missed."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Fans of hard SF will revel in this intricate and imaginative novel."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—Wall Street Journal

“Liu’s picture of humanity’s place in the cosmos is among the biggest, boldest and most disturbing we’ve seen.”—Los Angeles Times

“Provocative.”—Slate

“A gripping and haunting sci-fi mystery.”—Cosmopolitan

"A must-read in any language."—Booklist

APRIL 2016 - AudioFile

After discovering that an alien race is coming to eradicate humankind, the world prepares for a battle that is more than four centuries in the future. A narrator change in an audiobook series is always tricky, but the decision to cast P.J. Ochlan instead of Luke Daniels, narrator of the first book, proves to work. Ochlan provides a strong and determined delivery of the narrative while maintaining consistency across a host of dynamic and curious characters. Additionally, he captures the increasing tension in a controlled performance that adds more suspense to the story and keeps listeners’ attention. L.E. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169485493
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	08/11/2015
Series:	Three-Body Problem Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	385,101

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