The Redemption of Time

Set in the universe of the New York Times bestselling Three-Body Problem trilogy, The Redemption of Time continues Cixin Liu’s multi-award-winning science fiction saga. This original story by Baoshu—published with Liu’s support—envisions the aftermath of the conflict between humanity and the extraterrestrial Trisolarans.

Dear Reader,

If you’re a fan of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem and its two sequels, then you’re in for a treat.

There’s a unique pleasure that comes from seeing one author’s beloved fictional universe refracted through another mind, different from yet sympathetic to the mind of the original creator.

Written by Baoshu, one of China’s most popular SF writers as well as Liu Cixin’s friend, The Redemption of Time is a paraquel of the “Three Body” saga. It takes place within the same eternity-spanning time frame and features some of the same characters, but it also features a distinct blend of Liu Cixin’s grand vision with Ba-oshu’s unique voice and philosophical interest in the nature of time.

From this book, you’ll discover shocking yet plausible answers to questions left open at the end of Death’s End: What do Trisolarans really look like? What hap-pened to Yun Tianming after he left the Trisolaran fleet? Did Cheng Xin succeed in her final mission? What else do we know about Singer’s civilization? What was life in the four-dimensional universe like before it collapsed?

By turns serious and irreverent, sentimental and philosophical, The Redemption of Time is an exciting, mind-bending adventure that is simultaneously true to the trilogy it honors and also completely different.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

—Ken Liu The Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award-winning translator of The Three Body Problem, Death’s End, and The Redemption of Time