WithTheThree-BodyProblem,English-speakingreadersgottheirfirstchancetoexperiencethemultiple-award-winningandbestsellingThree-BodyTrilogybyChina'smostbelovedsciencefictionauthor,CixinLiu.Three-BodywasreleasedtogreatacclaimincludingcoverageinTheNewYorkTimesandTheWallStreetJournal.ItwasalsonamedafinalistfortheNebulaAward,makingitthefirsttranslatednoveltobenominatedforamajorSFawardsinceItaloCalvino'sInvisibleCitiesin1976.
NowthisepictrilogyconcludeswithDeath'sEnd.HalfacenturyaftertheDoomsdayBattle,theuneasybalanceofDarkForestDeterrencekeepstheTrisolaraninvadersatbay.EarthenjoysunprecedentedprosperityduetotheinfusionofTrisolaranknowledge.WithhumanscienceadvancingdailyandtheTrisolaransadoptingEarthculture,itseemsthatthetwocivilizationswillsoonbeabletoco-existpeacefullyasequalswithouttheterriblethreatofmutuallyassuredannihilation.Butthepeacehasalsomadehumanitycomplacent.
ChengXin,anaerospaceengineerfromtheearly21stcentury,awakensfromhibernationinthisnewage.Shebringswithherknowledgeofalong-forgottenprogramdatingfromthebeginningoftheTrisolarCrisis,andherverypresencemayupsetthedelicatebalancebetweentwoworlds.Willhumanityreachforthestarsordieinitscradle?