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The inspiration for the Netflix series 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 Boxed Set contains all three volumes of the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series― The Three-Body Problem , The Dark Forest , and Death's End ―by China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. A secret military group sends signals into space in hopes of establishing contact with aliens―and succeeds. Picking up their signal is an alien civilization on the brink of destruction who now readies to invade Earth. News of the coming invasion divides humanity like never before. Some want to help the superior beings take over a world they see as corrupt. Others prepare to fight the invasion at all cost. The Three Body Problem trilogy is a ground-breaking saga 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
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Is Three-Body Problem Boxed Set: The Dark Forest, Death's End appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This epic hard science fiction trilogy contains strong violence related to war and alien invasion, mass death scenarios, and exploration of dark philosophical questions about humanity's future. Best suited for mature readers comfortable with complex scientific concepts and existential themes.
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This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include suicide, genocide, mass death, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love big-idea science fiction exploring first contact and humanity's place in the universe will be captivated by this mind-bending trilogy.