Staggering scale, both in time and space, yet a deeply intimate and personal story of three main characters who bore witness to earth’s history. How the different threads of the book (especially the fairy tales in book 3) tie together thrills me at every knot. Wasn’t impressed by the second book’s translation, but the lyrical quality of Ken Liu’s translation of the first and third book transcends the Chinese original.

Liu Cixin has made some pretty deplorable comments regarding the treatment of the Uyghurs in China recently. For this reason, I would not want to support him any further as an author and hope that this review can act to discourage others from supporting the author. Also, knowing this, there is no reason to give Cixin the benefit of the doubt regarding sexism in his writing. I had thought it was more about his awkwardness with writing about general human interactions, but now I think it's safe to...

One of the greatest trilogies and sci fi books I have ever read. Insane. I never ever got bored.

"Remembrance of Earth's Past" is a serious contender for the greatest science fiction trilogy yet written. Astonishingly creative, daringly ambitious, staggering in scope and scale, it dwarfs the most grandiose visions of any space epic ever conceived. And yet, it is as personal and intimate as a lover's journal; tragic, deeply philosophical, poetic and cruelly beautiful. Strikingly original in plot and execution, full of mind-blowing twists, it demonstrates that there is still artistry in the w...

What is there to say? There are no words I could etch into stone that would do the contents of this trilogy justice. This is one of those tales that transcends itself and stays with you through life, dyed in every decision and a silent companion in all stages of the remainder of your journey through space and time. I just hope that you too borrow a little time to go on this detour and that one day fate brings our paths together again.

The story excels with some of its grander ideas and especially in its take on the Fermi Paradox. I would recommend reading it just because of this single thing, which honestly carries the whole trilogy by itself and makes it a worthwhile read. Unfortunately, the books do not excel in other areas and in some aspects, they are downright bigoted and insulting. Overall the trilogy is an extremely mixed bag. This is a spoiler review.P.S: Liu Cixin supports the Chinese Government’s genocide of Uyghurs...

How the hell do you even review a Trilogy like this !This is my second reading of this Trilogy and It's mind-bogglingly mind-blowing!​Seriously I don't know how to comment on Remembrance of Earth's Past, Because now I can see every detail and every little event.Ye Wenjie, Mike Evans, Ding Yi, Frederick Tyler, Zhang Beihai, Bill Hines, Luo Ji, Da Shi, Thomas Wade …Red Coast Base, the Earth-Trisolaris Organization, the Wallfacer Project, the Staircase Program, the Swordholders, the Bunker Project

Cixin’s Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past is a perfect and peerless narrative achievement. Not only is it the best piece of science fiction I’ve ever read, but it would also be a strong contender for my favorite story of all time. I think that giving away any major plot points or world-building features would do a disservice to anyone who might read the trilogy (which everyone should), so for this review I’ll stick to commenting only on its broad thematic implications.I do not think it’s hyperbo...

Mind-blowing in scope; human and accessible in tone, pace (rather quick, but manageable), and overall writing. I highly highly recommend this trilogy hailing from a Chinese master of science-fiction. Myself, discovered this gem after consulting a former-President Barack Obama reading list of 2016.. he also seemed to have liked it.Enjoy!S.

This is the kind of book series that changes you. You can't be the same after you finish reading it.The author (and translator) did a great job of weaving extremely complex scientific ideas into the fabric of the plot. The writing was magical, and there were many unforgettable episodes. I'm not a big science fiction guy, but man, this book walloped me.Power through the slow parts of the trilogy; the overall effect is totally worth it, and all the challenging stuff has major payoffs down the road...

This is one of the best SciFi series that I've read. The story kept unfolding throughout the novels and kept me interested the whole way. Yes, there were some dry sections, but this is hard sci-fi and provided useful info. Highly recommended.

First book is great, second book is good, third book is amazing!

Rushed and with some character issues but still brilliantI would say out of the three, this installment seems the most unstable. Some parts seemed rushed (especially the last portion where it seems the author had several ideas that would have comfortably given the reader a fourth book), others I could have read and reread as the story takes its time to be deliciously enjoyed. Some characters flowed from worn-out clichés to interesting rounded personalities.Still, as part of the trilogy and the e...

The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy is the deepest and most mind-blowing science fiction I have ever had the good fortune to read. This is “hard” science fiction at its finest and most human - I honestly don’t know how this can be topped, from the multitude of ideas and imagination spread across 3 books and the sheer amount of breadth. Cixin Liu has done for science fiction what Tolkien did for fantasy with the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit put together. It’s difficult for me to consider

Read the original version of this trilogy twice. The first time was when I was ~25 y/o. I was shocked by the concept. The second time is right before the quarantine. This time I was impressed by the detailed description in the story. The complicated personalities of the characters are fantastic. Shi Qiang is my favorite character.

I've never read anything this imaginative. Cixin Liu takes a unique approach to the idea of scale and Earth's place in the universe. At times it feels a little too detailed and slightly slow, but pay attention and keep reading!

it took me almost two years to finish this book, but it was worth it. cons: dense technical sections and a dizzying array of characters, making it hard to pick it back up after stepping away for a bit. pros: incredibly imaginative, staggering sci-fi, “like a dark mirror held to humanity,” as one review wrote. i felt my brain expanding in a way that it hasn’t for a while.

Great trilogy. Mind-blowing and life-changing! And IMO 3>2>1 so if you feel book 1 is so-so, please at least give book 2 a try!Lots of people complain about the lack of characters' development and that's true, but personally, I don't think it weakens my reading experience. Liu's writing style focuses on the big picture: tech-socioeconomic development and epic chronicles. While everyone has different tastes, I really don't think we should stick to just one paradigm. Just like nobody would complai...

I didn’t read sci-fi for ages. It used to be my favourite genre, still remember my childhood years sitting in the tiny primary school library. Haunted by the vision of getting into one good middle school, I might permit myself sometimes some freedom by immersing into a totally exotic and alien world. I hunted for the newest “sci-fi world” magazine in thirst. Now I found out Liu is one of the famous writers for that magazine I read then. I probably have come across his short novels along with man...

It’s a wild ride. You’re never quite sure what’s coming next, but it’s quite thought provoking.