![]() The book asks whether culture and public opinion should be able to shun or repress science. The value of basic science is an omnipresent question in this book. The text is conveniently illuminated with footnotes courtesy of translator Ken Liu. The beginning of the book is embedded in a culture and political system dramatically unfamiliar to most of what I know. ![]() This becomes even more strange as a virtual reality game called The Three-Body Problem, which can only the most brilliant scientific minds can hope to beat. As the characters search for extraterrestrials, some force is trying to destroy the roots of human science and technology by killing scientists or driving them to suicide. This is definitely adult science fiction. When this book was first published it earned nominations for the Hugo and Nebula awards.
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