[Meeting #6 & early Thanksgiving Brunch] The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem is a science fiction novel that blends astrophysics, Chinese history, and first contact with alien life.

The story begins during China’s Cultural Revolution, when physicist Ye Wenjie, traumatized by the political chaos, secretly transmits a message to space from a hidden military base. This message is received by an alien civilization from the star system Trisolaris, a planet locked in a chaotic three-sun system that creates unpredictable and devastating climate changes.