The Dark Forest Audio CD – Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
Author: Visit ‘s Cixin Liu Page ID: 1427273324
Review
‘A milestone in Chinese science fiction’ New York Times. ‘The best kind of science fiction’ Kim Stanley Robinson. ‘Vivid, imaginative and rooted in cutting-edge science… Cixin stands at the top tier of speculative fiction in any language’ David Brin. ‘A marvellous melange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters, all conveyed in in a plain style capable of signalling hidden depths’ The Times.
–This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
CIXIN LIU is the most prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People’s Republic of China. Liu is an eight-time winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked as an engineer in a power plant.
Joel Martinsen is research director for a media intelligence company. His translations have appeared in Words Without Borders, Chutzpah!, and Pathlight. He lives in Beijing.
Audio CDPublisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (August 11, 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1427273324ISBN-13: 978-1427273321 Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #1,146,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #550 in Books > Books on CD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction #666 in Books > Books on CD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy #3371 in Books > Books on CD > Literature & Fiction > Unabridged
The second book of this series, “The Dark Forest”, has its obvious shortcomings. The most glaring flaw I personally feel is Luo Ji (the leading character of the second book)’s romance with his “dream girl”. But how many engaging love stories have been told by scifi authors anyway? In addition, for American readers who have enjoyed the Chinese cultural/historical aspects of book one, reading The Dark Forest requires no understanding of the Chinese culture. Some of my friends also think that the Wallfacer project does not make much sense, but I disagree.
This book deserves a five-star rating thoroughly. Unlike the Three-Body Problem that bears the burden of slowly laying the contextual foundation for the plot of the entire book series, the pace of The Dark Forest moves rather quickly from the beginning. There is no three-body computer game anymore. But a different game is played between four Wallfacers and their respective Wallbreakers. Each Wallfacer tried and failed in searching for a way to counter the looming invasion. Yet it does not seem to matter because, before the first alien fleet arrives, human technology has accelerated and risen to a level that rivals the alien race. Yes, inter-planetary peace is afoot.
Part III of The Dark Forest is the climax and most dramatic stage of the entire trilogy series. Both Luo Ji and Zhang Beihai – two leading characters of the book – are awaken from century-long hibernation to witness the human race’s first physical contact with the aliens. I am not going to the details because it will spoil the fun of your reading. Suffice it to say there are several brilliant twists of the plot that forces the question: what is humanity after all?
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