Sci-Fi
The Dark Forest
2015·562 pages
Humanity grapples with an impending alien invasion, exposed by subatomic spies, leading to the secretive Wallfacer Project where four individuals devise hidden defenses.
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Humanity grapples with an impending alien invasion, exposed by subatomic spies, leading to the secretive Wallfacer Project where four individuals devise hidden defenses.
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Soon to be a Netflix Original Series!
"Wildly imaginative." —President Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy
This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers 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 revelation of a coming alien invasion-in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presenc...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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One fade-to-black romantic encounter; brief mentions of attraction and relationships.
Violence & gore
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Graphic space battles with ship destructions and mass deaths; assassinations and a catastrophic fleet annihilation scene.
Profanity
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Infrequent mild profanity in dialogue.
Substance use
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Occasional alcohol consumption in social contexts; no glamorization or addiction focus.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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Brief philosophical discussions touching on fate and divinity, without rituals or conversion.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of global politics, international cooperation against aliens, and Chinese cultural perspectives on humanity's survival.
Self-harm / suicide
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Multiple suicides depicted, including a Wallfacer's on-page act and societal despair leading to self-harm.
Abuse & suffering
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Psychological suffering from invasion threat; societal collapse and human betrayals causing widespread despair.
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