The Three-Body Problem – Liu Cixin

You can feel the weight of the cosmos pressing down on every page. The Three-Body Problem starts small — a secret message sent into space — and spirals into something vast, terrifying, and deeply logical. It’s not “aliens invade,” it’s “aliens plan for centuries.”

Liu Cixin doesn’t handhold; he drops you into equations, philosophy, and cosmic perspective so big it humbles you. It’s what would happen if first contact met existential dread and both politely bowed before destroying you intellectually.

Cold, elegant, and monumental — a chess match with the universe.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆