The Three-Body Problem Books in Order
The Three-Body trilogy (Remembrance of Earth's Past) by Cixin Liu in order, with the years of the English translations.
Remembrance of Earth's Past, usually called the Three-Body trilogy, is Cixin Liu's hard science fiction series about humanity's first contact with an alien civilization and the centuries of strategy that follow.
The trilogy is complete. It was first published in Chinese; the years below are for the English translations. Ken Liu translated the first and third books, and Joel Martinsen translated the second.
3 books by Cixin Liu, in publication order.
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The books in order
- 1
The Three-Body Problem (2014)
A secret military project during China's Cultural Revolution sends a signal into space, with consequences decades later.
- 2
- 3
Best Reading Order
Read the trilogy in order. Each book builds on the ideas of the last, and the scale grows with every volume, from one country to the whole solar system and beyond. Readers who find the first book slow often say the second is where the series takes off.
Looking for something similar once you've finished? Browse the read-alike lists or the other series guides.