The Three Body Trilogy
Currently I have finished the first two books in the Three Body Trilogy. Science fiction is my favourite genre, it has the ability be extremely diverse and creative. Saying that, I have felt that science fiction has been a little stagnant since the 60’s. By stagnant I mean the ‘science’ in the science fiction has not evolved past ideas written about by now classic science fiction authors like Phillip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov and even as far back as H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. Perhaps it is me and my limited knowledge of the cutting edge of modern sci-fi novels. My knowledge base is of film more so than books. Films are still being based on these classic authors works.
Cixin does manage to update the 'science' in science fiction. The way he uses theoretical physics in both novels is great. He extrapolates the current science into an interesting plot that is very surprising and allows readers to understand just enough to feel like that can wrap their head around a very complicated scientific field.
Author Cixin Liu