The Resource The three-body problem, Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu
The three-body problem, Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu
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The item The three-body problem, Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation 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 corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision"--
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Edition
- First U. S. edition.
- Extent
- 399 pages
- Note
- "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
- Isbn
- 9780765377067
- Label
- The three-body problem
- Title
- The three-body problem
- Statement of responsibility
- Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu
- Title variation
- 3 body problem
- Subject
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- trueAliens
- trueScience fiction
- trueTranslations -- Chinese to English
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Fiction
- truePhysicists
- Fantasy fiction
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- Chinese fiction -- Translations into English
- trueChina
- trueResearch
- trueScientists
- trueRevolutions -- China
- Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction
- trueHuman nature
- trueHard science fiction
- trueChinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) -- 1966 -- 1976
- truePhysics
- trueLife on other planets
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Summary
- "With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation 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 corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision"--
- Summary
- Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project's signal is received by an alien civilization on the brink of destruction, which 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 corrupt, or to fight against the invasion
- Award
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2015.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10361163
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Liu, Cixin
- Dewey number
- 813
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Chinese
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Liu, Ken
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Three-body trilogy
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Chinese fiction
- Imaginary wars and battles
- Human-alien encounters
- China
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The three-body problem, Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu
- Note
- "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000053783242
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First U. S. edition.
- Extent
- 399 pages
- Isbn
- 9780765377067
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014033729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)868276526
- Label
- The three-body problem, Cixin Liu ; translated by Ken Liu
- Note
- "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000053783242
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First U. S. edition.
- Extent
- 399 pages
- Isbn
- 9780765377067
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014033729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)868276526
Subject
- trueAliens
- trueChina
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Fiction
- trueChinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) -- 1966 -- 1976
- Chinese fiction -- Translations into English
- Fantasy fiction
- trueHard science fiction
- trueHuman nature
- Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
- Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction
- trueLife on other planets
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- truePhysicists
- truePhysics
- trueResearch
- trueRevolutions -- China
- trueScience fiction
- trueScientists
- trueTranslations -- Chinese to English
Genre
- trueFantasy fiction
- Fiction
- trueHard science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- trueTranslations
- trueTranslations into English
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