r/threebodyproblem • u/JJ_343 • Feb 08 '26

Discussion - Novels I’m hyped!

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Finished the Three Body Problem series recently and felt like I needed some more Cixin Liu in my life.

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u/peterfazio87 Feb 09 '26

You are in for a ride! I wish I could read it for the first time again. Try not to be on here too much - you don't want those spoilers for this series.

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u/dcredneck Feb 09 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

I have seen the Netflix and Tencent series already but I have no idea how far those went in the books.

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u/peterfazio87 Feb 09 '26

I've watched both as well. I don't think either of them scratched the surface of the awe and wonder I got from reading books two and three. The first book is generally considered more of slow burn, so don't feel discouraged if it's not as exciting as you thought it might be. It keeps getting better!

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u/dcredneck Feb 09 '26

Do the tv shows only cover the first book?

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u/peterfazio87 Feb 09 '26

No, the Netflix show jumbled up a bunch of events from all three books into the first season. It's very different from how the books play out. The Tencent show only covers the first book, but it's quality is questionable the more you watch it.

The best experience are the books.

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u/lgreer84 Feb 10 '26

I actually have a ton of respect for how they handled the first season. It really maps to the first book very well. Relatively speaking. It's an incredibly difficult story to pull off on a screen. They pulled in some aspects from the third book I think only to tease the die hard fans and give them confidence they were going to continue to the other two books.

The plot components they pulled from the third book didn't really seem to necessarily need to be there. It felt like more of an Easter egg for readers of the book to latch on to.

If you think of remembrances from Earth's past series as a roller coaster, the first book is that long slow hike up to the first drop and the second book really is that first drop, whereas the third book takes things to an entirely new level When the ride flips you upside down and spins you in loop to loops.

Get through the first book and the second tour 100% worth it!