Cixin Liu · trilogy
Remembrance of Earth's Past books in order
A trilogy tracing humanity's encounters and conflicts with an extraterrestrial civilization across vast spans of time.
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- 1 The Three-Body Problem
Book 1 · novel · 2006
An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as…
- 2 The Dark Forest
Book 2 · novel · 2008
This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the…
- 3 Death's End
Book 3 · novel · 2010
Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing…
