About the author
Liu Cixin, published in English as Cixin Liu, is a Chinese science-fiction writer and former computer engineer. His fiction places very large scientific ideas beside equally large questions about civilization, survival, and humanity's place in the universe.
Cixin Liu builds the mystery through physics, not mysticism: the three-body problem of orbital mechanics, particle accelerators sabotaged into nonsense, and a massive online game that recreates a world with three suns. Each piece is explained clearly enough to follow and rigorous enough to respect — this is hard science fiction that trusts its readers.
Where to start
Start with The Three-Body Problem. A physicist's daughter dies, a scientist's eyes show him a countdown, and humanity hears back from the stars.
