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The Redemption of Time

Baoshu (2019-07-16)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages253 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

TortureTerminal IllnessDeathWarCaptivityMental ManipulationSuicidal Ideation

Positive tags

Redemption ArcSecond ChanceSelf-Discovery

Tropes

Hard Magic SystemMorally Gray ProtagonistReluctant HeroTime TravelWarAntiheroRebellionLost Civilization

Themes

RedemptionSacrificeTrust and BetrayalSurvivalCosmic HorrorFree Will vs FateHumanity's FutureMoral Ambiguity

Synopsis

Set in the universe of the New York Times bestselling Three-Body Problem trilogy, The Redemption of Time continues Cixin Liu’s multi-award-winning science fiction saga. This original story by Baoshu—published with Liu’s support—envisions the aftermath of the conflict between humanity and the extraterrestrial Trisolarans. In the midst of an interstellar war, Yun Tianming found himself on the front lines. Riddled with cancer, he chose to end his life, only to find himself flash frozen and launched into space where the Trisolaran First Fleet awaited. Captured and tortured beyond endurance for decades, Yun eventually succumbed to helping the aliens subjugate humanity in order to save Earth from complete destruction. Granted a healthy clone body by the Trisolarans, Yun has spent his very long life in exile as a traitor to the human race. Nearing the end of his existence at last, he suddenly receives another reprieve—and another regeneration. A consciousness calling itself The Spirit has recruited him to wage battle against an entity that threatens the existence of the entire universe. But Yun refuses to be a pawn again and makes his own plans to save humanity’s future... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Tags

Hard Science FictionSpace OperaMilitary Science FictionPhilosophical SF