The Three-Body Problem: The Complete Trilogy
Liu CixinChongqing Publishing House2012
Rating 4.7- Word count
- 880K words
- Series
- Remembrance of Earth's Past
- ISBN
- 9787229042066
Tags
Featured Fiction Science Fiction Cosmic SociologyHard Sci-FiHuman DestinyDark Forest TheoryHuman NatureDimensional StrikeTrilogyChinese Sci-FiCivilization ClashInterstellar CivilizationSummary
The Three-Body Problem: The Complete Trilogy collects Liu Cixin's "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy (commonly called the "Three-Body" series): the three novels The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End, planned by Science Fiction World and published by Chongqing Publishing House. The first volume opens in the Cultural Revolution era: astrophysicist Ye Wenjie sends a signal into the cosmos from the "Red Coast" project, which is received by a listener in the Trisolaran world four light-years away, setting off a civilizational conflict spanning centuries; the Trisolarans use "sophon" particles to lock down humanity's basic science while their fleet speeds toward the solar system. In the second volume, humanity launches the "Wallfacer Project" in desperation—four Wallfacers counter the Trisolarans with strategies that cannot be seen through—and Luo Ji, on the edge of life and death, deduces the "dark forest law," winning Earth a fragile strategic balance. The third volume pushes the vision deeper: Yun Tianming is sent into the Trisolaran fleet, Cheng Xin bears humanity's fate through choice after choice, and the Bunker Project, the dual-vector foil, and dimensional strikes appear in succession as civilizations are rearranged like dust on a cosmic scale. The book twists together scientific extrapolation, social experiment, and interrogation of human nature; with an engineer's cool imagination it asks about survival, morality, and the continuity of civilization, and is regarded as a milestone of Chinese science fiction going global.Editor's review
想一次读完中国科幻最具世界影响力的一套书，这套合集是省事的入口：三部曲一气贯通，读完第一部你很难在第二部门口停下。刘慈欣的强项在于把宏大设定推到极致——三体问题、智子锁死科学、面壁计划、黑暗森林法则、降维打击——每一步推演都带着工程师式的逻辑硬度，却又不失叙事上的紧张感与情节的反转。它真正让人后背发凉的地方，是把“文明在宇宙中如何生存”变成一个可以被推演的命题：当生存成为第一需要，人类习以为常的道德与善意还能剩下多少？相比精致的心理描写，这部作品更擅长用尺度和结构制造冲击，读时痛快，读后长久不安。适合想从中文原创进入硬科幻的读者，也适合想重读一遍、把线索与伏笔重新梳理的老读者。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 想系统读一遍中国科幻代表作、但又不想分三次买的读者
- 喜欢《星际穿越》《沙丘》式宏大设定与逻辑推演的科幻迷
- 对宇宙、文明、人性等大问题有持续好奇心的普通读者
- 希望以中文原创作品入门硬科幻、看重口碑与奖项背书的人
Not a good fit for
- 更偏爱细腻心理描写与日常情感叙事的文学读者
- 对物理概念推演、大量设定说明缺乏耐心的读者
- 希望孩子独立阅读的家长需注意，书中涉及暴力与黑暗主题
Reading tips
- 按部就班从第一部读起，不要跳读，第二部的“面壁计划”与第三部的伏笔都建立在前作之上
- 读第一部时可留意“三体游戏”段落，它是理解三体世界生态与文明逻辑的关键入口
- 读到“黑暗森林法则”时先停下来自己推演一遍，再对照罗辑的结论，阅读体验会加倍
- 三部曲体量大，建议每读完一部留几天消化，第三部信息密度最高，可配合笔记阅读
About the publisher
Chongqing Publishing House China · Founded in 1950Chongqing Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its titles in the humanities, social sciences, literature and arts, with about 940 books in its catalogue. Its publishing areas cover world history, science fiction, foreign literature, architecture and philosophy. Representative titles include Xiang Da's A History of Communications Between China and the West, Liang Sicheng's Rules of Qing-Style Construction, Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem II: The Dark Forest and III: Death's End, Ann Rand's The Fountainhead (25th Anniversary Edition), and Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. Its authors include Xiang Da, Liu Cixin, Liang Sicheng and Ann Rand. The press has developed distinctive strengths in historical source editing, the introduction and creation of science fiction, the translation of foreign literature, and architecture and philosophy titles, balancing scholarly value with general readership. As public information is limited, this profile outlines its publishing directions based only on the books in the catalogue.
FAQ
《三体全集》和单本《三体》有什么区别？
《三体全集》是三部曲合集，收录《三体》《三体Ⅱ·黑暗森林》《三体Ⅲ·死神永生》完整三部长篇；单本《三体》只包含第一部“地球往事”。只想先试读可从第一部入手，想一次读完则选全集。没读过科幻，能直接读这套书吗？
可以。三部曲虽以硬科幻设定著称，但叙事推进强、悬念密集，多数读者从第一部就能进入。建议先读第一部，若对概念推演不适应，可放慢速度、配合查资料。这套书一共多少字？大约要读多久？
三部曲合计约 88 万字左右（不同版本统计略有差异）。按每天阅读 3 万字估算，约需一个月；若每天只读一小时，通常需要两三个月。第一部和第二部、第三部的主角是同一批人吗？
不是完全同一批。第一部以叶文洁的经历与红岸工程为线索，第二部围绕罗辑与“面壁计划”展开，第三部以程心、云天明为主线，跨越大段时间跨度，但人物与事件彼此呼应。这套书获得过哪些重要奖项？
2015 年，刘慈欣凭《三体》英文版获第 73 届雨果奖最佳长篇小说奖，是亚洲作家首次获此奖项；系列还获得银河奖特别奖、约翰·坎贝尔纪念奖等多项荣誉。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Liu Cixin Author · China · 1963Liu Cixin, born in 1963 in Yangquan, Shanxi Province, is a leading figure in Chinese science fiction, a senior engineer, and a member of the China Writers Association. His writing is known for its vast cosmic scale, rigorous rational speculation, and solid scientific grounding, often placing human civilization in extreme situations for examination. The Three-Body trilogy, his representative work, revolves around humanity's contact and struggle with an alien civilization, displaying an expansive vision and striking imagination, while works such as The Wandering Earth and Ball Lightning start from near-future crises to explore the tensions between technology, society, and human nature. In 2015, he won the 73rd Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Three-Body Problem, becoming the first writer in Asia to receive this honor. His works are also categorized as premium fiction, science fiction, and social fiction.