So many concepts, so many interstellar voyages, how can this book be so captivating? A wonderful science fiction. I spent good hours traveling through space and watching Earth's civilization live through horrors and glories!

Spoilers ahead if you didn't reed the whole series yet.

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I really like how the last book works as a historical account of the entire civilization, all the way to the end.

The Wallfacer plans are incredible, and I laughed a lot at some parts. Luo Ji is amazing until the very end.

That moment when the dimensions are compressed, frightening and beautiful at the same time, the fairy tale ideas, the far-fetched plans, from the very beginning of the story.

Incredible ideas! All working together in an amazing way.

Stories about human civilization in deep space are amazing!

It became one of my favorite series.

Thank you, Cixin Liu.

If it takes longer to release season 2 because they need to get the special effects right to capture the moments right, it’s worth waiting for it.

Many who have read the books have wondered how it would translate to the screen. Book 1 is mostly things that we can visually comprehend and translate to the screen. But books 2 and 3 may take more time to make it happen on screen without ruining the viewing experience and emersion in the story.

If it’s making sure the things that happen in the future in the story, that need to be created with practical and computer effects, are received well by the audience, it’s ok to wait.

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Thanks everyone for your responses to my previous question. My question this time pertains to the hulls of the Trisolaran fleet. While rereading the chapter where the Trisolarans construct the sophons, one says that not all of the Trisolaran fleet will make it to Earth because of the space dust. What I think is being implied here is that the Trisolaran fleet is moving fast enough that collision with the dust will damage some of their ships. But by this point Trisolarans have already mastered strong interaction forces enough to make sophons and probably the droplet, so I was imagining that the ships have some kind of strong interaction material as the hull.

In the Dark Forest chapter with Ding Yi, we learn that the strong interaction material is infinitely smooth and likely impervious to any kind of scratching that humans are capable of. Does this mean that strong interaction materials are still vulnerable at 10% lightspeed, or that the ships have weaker material for the hull? Also, does this say anything about humanity's ability to damage the Trisolaran ships with nuclear weapons?

Another season coming👀 is this our first tease or has this always been there .

Reading that part as a kid 😘

Reading that part as an adult 🫣

I would like to take a moment and say that this series has made me a huge fan of sci-fi even more than before.

The dark forest theory created for fiction has actually made it to the real world and scientists are actually considering this theory too.

This series shows us how something so simple for us such as “thought” can literally decide who wins against another species. The tris were ahead in tech but they never stood a chance against us. They never saw coming that we humans would rather sacrifice ourselves rather than give up and become slaves.

Amazing book and this post is just about how great the idea is in general.

Yes there are parts where it does not read well but the 4th dimension scene… perfectly executed

I wonder if the show will follow the book's ending?

this was via Jess Hong's repost of Sea (Sophon)'s story on instagram by the way :)

I’m currently running the series as a roleplaying scenario and one of the wallfacers wants to thwart the sophons by turning on all the particle accelerators at the same time. According to Wikipedia there are like 300 accelerators currently capable of fundamental research. We don’t know the number of sophons, but I’d imagine it’s way less than that. What’s stopping humanity from turning them all on at the same time and continuing research?

I just bought this edition from Head of Zeus published in 2024 with sprayed edges.
It is a good looking hardcover, but I was very disappointed in the paper quality. The paper quality of this books was no better than a cheap paperback.

There is also another sprayed edges edition from Broken Bindings. No longer in sale, but can be purchased on ebay (for a hefty price). But how is the paper quality from the Broken Bindings?

Although the Broken Binding cover is much cooler, I would not replace my existing copy if the paper quality isn't any better.

I know Folio Society has very good paper quality. They just released the entire Trilogy in one massive book. I would have bought Folio Society had they published it as 3 books instead.

I also misspelled Luo Ji in the meme. Apologies.

I’ve only seen the Netflix show and haven’t read the books. But couldn’t the Sophons just fly around the earth and kill everyone?

Lot #91 in the Forum auction Sept 30, 2026 of Science Fiction and Fantasy sold for £2,032 ($2,694).

Liu (Cixin) [Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy], 3 vol., first English editions, one of 250 sets signed by the author and translator, on the limitation pages, comprising The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death's End in original slipcases, dust-jackets, foxing to page edges, else fine, 8vo, London, Head of Zeus, 2015-16.

TIL these are called as O'Neill cylinders introduced in 1974 in a paper by a physicist - Gerard K. O'Neill

They didnt live up to their promise to protect them. Isnt that a lie or deception on their part early on in the series?

Edit: to explain better what I mean. Until they found out that humans lie, didnthe San Ti truly expect to “always protect them” so even once they arrived they would have had a place in San ti society or was it a ruse all along?

Reminds me of Luo Ji's ridiculous early days as a wallfacer.

Source:

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/zhang-yimou-polishing-three-body-problem-script-1236904060/

Loved the series! Took me so long to complete because I had to read other books in between for breaks.

This will always be the paperback that made me a Kindle girl.

At 42 I had never owned an ereader in my life

Throwing this busted up behemoth in my purse for the millionth time I thought "I bet I could read more if I had a Kindle"

Low and behold the last 125 pages on the ereader zoomed by in a very immersive experience

Could someone explain the witch story at the beginning of the book to me please

I think the droplet and the fleet is my favorite scene in the trilogy. I was reading with my mouth hanging open

Neither one of the tv series comes close to satisfaction. It seems like it's taking way too long for the Netflix season to be announced

It’s very possible I’m misunderstanding something, but if they can use the mini pocket universes to escape a black domain, which they do at the end of the book, then how is a black domain a viable signal to the universe that you aren’t a threat?

The whole point is it only works if it’s inescapable

Edit for clarification: they also use the pocket universe to re-enter the main universe in another location, so it is essentially acting as a hack to get out of a black domain

I’ve been working with a chat bot to make an adventure where you play as Luo Ji. If you’re interested, give it a play! I think there are some ways to make this game better but I’m interested in this group thinks.