The Dark Forest

Thisnear-futuretrilogyisthefirstchanceforEnglish-speakingreaderstoexperiencethismultiple-award-winningphenomenonfromCixinLiu,China'smostbelovedsciencefictionauthor.InDarkForest,Earthisreelingfromtherevelationofacomingalieninvasion-injustfourcenturies'time.Thealiens'humancollaboratorsmayhavebeendefeated,butthepresenceofthesophons,thesubatomicparticlesthatallowTrisolarisinstantaccesstoallhumaninformation,meansthatEarth'sdefenseplansaretotallyexposedtotheenemy.Onlythehumanmindremainsasecret.ThisisthemotivationfortheWallfacerProject,adaringplanthatgrantsfourmenenormousresourcestodesignsecretstrategies,hiddenthroughdeceitandmisdirectionfromEarthandTrisolarisalike.ThreeoftheWallfacersareinfluentialstatesmenandscientists,butthefourthisatotalunknown.LuoJi,anunambitiousChineseastronomerandsociologist,isbaffledbyhisnewstatus.Allheknowsisthathe'stheoneWallfacerthatTrisolariswantsdead.