Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is the first novel in the trilogy titled Remembrance of Earth's Past. Beginning during China's Cultural Revolution, the story follows a disillusioned scientist whose actions inadvertently establish contact with an alien civilization from a nearby system of three stars. The novel explores the consequences of first contact, weaving together physics, history, and philosophical questions about human nature.