Lou Ji Was A Self-absorbed Asshole. But I Grew To Like Him. He Was A Likable Pile Of Trash. But I Have

Every era puts invisible shackles on those who have lived through it, and I can only dance in my chains.

Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

Well I just finished The Dark Forest (3 body problem bk. 2) and now have nothing to do until September 20th.

We discussed the science fiction novel Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, the English translation (by Ken Liu) was released on November 11th. First half is spoiler free/minimal, second half of the discussion contains major plot spoilers. All of the liveshow participants were fortunate enough to receive ARCs from the publisher, Tor.

Participants:

Michael from Bitten by a Radioactive Book: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaqri6yb-dGzmfw8SHMo0yw

Elizabeth from Books and Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXifXYnZ5fVrlhpuhDjZOGg

Kaitlin from Kitty G: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubeiIJVCyYgn5bqfD0jl0w

Brock from Let’s Read: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMGoaqXQ6d6Z3Vr-I3JIy6A

Bri from Stories from the Shelf: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTKGq0LnoybKSMk0PYCF-g

Read Selections from Cixin Liu’s Death’s End on Tor.com.

Where Disney villains reside...

“It’s a wonder to be alive. If you don’t understand that, how can you search for anything deeper?”  – Cixin Liu, Hugo Award winning science fiction novelist and the most prolific and popular writer of SF in China.

“The Three Body Problem” movie: sci-fi made in China?

Awesome! They made it into a fim. I cannot wait to see it.