Using higher-dimensional geometry, they deploy supercomputers the size of a proton to spy on every terrestrial activity and utterance Earth’s entire fleet of starships proves no match for one small, droplet-shaped Trisolaran probe. Life on Trisolaris has become increasingly difficult to sustain, so its inhabitants prepare to colonize Earth, a project made possible by their vast technological superiority. In Liu Cixin’s science-fiction trilogy, “Remembrance of Earth’s Past”-also known by the title of its first volume, “The Three-Body Problem”-Civilization A is a distant planet named Trisolaris and Civilization B is Earth. But the battle lines are clear: whoever controls the technological frontier controls the future. Neither side hesitates to employ espionage, subterfuge, and surveillance, because the rules of conduct-to the extent that they exist-are ill-defined and frequently contested. Civilization A is stronger than Civilization B and is perceived by Civilization B as a grave threat its position, however, is more fragile than it seems. Two rival civilizations are battling for supremacy.
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