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Death’s end review

Two dimensional characters and an ending that falls flat. 10/10.

Another of my favorite books… The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

“你是过去那种被这两样东西绑架的人，像我的导师那样。不过，在这个时代，良心和责任可不是褒义词……” ——刘慈欣《三体3：死神永生》

Stephan Martinier’s cover art for the Tor versions of the Rememberance Of Earth’s Past (a.k.a. Three Body) trilogy by Liu Cixin.

[Top to bottom:  The Three-Body Problem; The Dark Forest; Death’s End.]

Well I just finished The Dark Forest (3 body problem bk. 2) and now have nothing to do until September 20th.

“There’s a strange contradiction revealed by the naïveté and kindness demonstrated by humanity when faced with the universe: On Earth, humankind can step onto another continent, and without a thought, destroy the kindred civilizations found there through warfare and disease. But when they gaze up at the stars, they turn sentimental and believe that if extraterrestrial intelligences exist, they must be civilizations bound by universal, noble, moral constraints, as if cherishing and loving different forms of life are parts of a self-evident universal code of conduct.

I think it should be precisely the opposite: Let’s turn the kindness we show toward the stars to members of the human race on Earth and build up the trust and understanding between the different peoples and civilizations that make up humanity. But for the universe outside the solar system, we should be ever vigilant, and be ready to attribute the worst of intentions to any Others that might exist in space. For a fragile civilization like ours, this is without a doubt the most responsible path.”

Cixin Liu, Author’s Postscript to the American Edition of ‘The Three Body Problem’.

Unfortunately, I cannot see the Milky Way from my backyard because of light pollution.

Read Selections from Cixin Liu’s Death’s End on Tor.com.

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