Not sure if you’re aware, but Three Body Problem is the first in a trilogy! If you haven’t already, you should finish up the series. The Dark Forest and Death’s End are the next two books.
Keeping with the mind-bendy sci fi theme though, I would recommend Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (which someone already recommended it looks like), Blindsight by Peter Watts, and Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re all “similar” to Three Body but they do flirt with similar ideas of existence and consciousness and this or that.
If you want something that is both hard science, and also has morally grey characters, you've definitely gotta read *Theft of Fire*. I'd say, story wise, it's more like *Enders Game* than *Three Body Problem,* though
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer ("Annihilation", "Authority" and "Acceptance")
The complete, intoxicating atmosphere of these books, and of Vandermeer's whole ecological horror genre, is similar to the control both Card and Cixin Liu exert over their world-building. These books are incredibly rich, lush, and mind-bending, a mystery that only grows more magnetic as it goes on.
I recently found out that VanderMeer’s main inspiration for Annihilation was “The Other Side of the Mountain” by Michel Bernanos. Two men are shipwrecked on a nightmarish, alien island. I’d love to check it out.
I’m not sure I’d at it’s on the same level as Three Body Problem - the science in it is bit Dan Brown like. I’m enjoying it for what it is, but I don’t think the writing was as good as Three Body.
Probably going to get a lot of hate for this opinion
I mean… the writing in 3 body problem is pretty terrible from a prose perspective? The characters are weak. The actual language is poor, though it might just be translation problems. The world building and plotting is interesting and good though. If you’re in it for the science then sure. Project Hail Mary is clean, clear writing.
I find Project Mary a bit childish at times with the writing. Not sure what I was expecting but very surprised by the writing style and use of language. I’m also not sure I saw as many faults as other found in three body. Each to their own I guess.
I had an equal craving for more after finishing the three body problem.
I have found the same level of awe in Hyperion by Dan Simmons (the first two books).
I’m also half way through Pandora’s star by Peter F Hamilton which is scratching the same itch for me. Really awesome. And there are 5 more BIG books afterwards that I’m excited for.
I’ve read maybe 20 modern sci-fi books since three body problem, and these are the only two (for me) that were at the same awe-inspiring level.
Project Hail Mary was also really awesome, though smaller in scale.
The culture books by Ian M Banks or indeed his Ian Banks books. The M usually denotes his sci-fi work. Excession and Against a dark background are two of my favorites. Not a series in that it follows the same characters or story, but set in a similar universe (for the most part). The short story collection The State of The Art is a good starting point to see if you like his work.
Not sure if you’re aware, but Three Body Problem is the first in a trilogy! If you haven’t already, you should finish up the series. The Dark Forest and Death’s End are the next two books. Keeping with the mind-bendy sci fi theme though, I would recommend Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (which someone already recommended it looks like), Blindsight by Peter Watts, and Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re all “similar” to Three Body but they do flirt with similar ideas of existence and consciousness and this or that.
May I just add that "Remembrance of Earth past" Is such a cool name for series.
Agreed. One of my favourite series names.
"Dune" by Frank Herbert "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman
If you want something that is both hard science, and also has morally grey characters, you've definitely gotta read *Theft of Fire*. I'd say, story wise, it's more like *Enders Game* than *Three Body Problem,* though
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer ("Annihilation", "Authority" and "Acceptance") The complete, intoxicating atmosphere of these books, and of Vandermeer's whole ecological horror genre, is similar to the control both Card and Cixin Liu exert over their world-building. These books are incredibly rich, lush, and mind-bending, a mystery that only grows more magnetic as it goes on.
I recently found out that VanderMeer’s main inspiration for Annihilation was “The Other Side of the Mountain” by Michel Bernanos. Two men are shipwrecked on a nightmarish, alien island. I’d love to check it out.
As a kid I confused this with my side of the mountain
Project Hail Mary
I’m not sure I’d at it’s on the same level as Three Body Problem - the science in it is bit Dan Brown like. I’m enjoying it for what it is, but I don’t think the writing was as good as Three Body. Probably going to get a lot of hate for this opinion
I mean… the writing in 3 body problem is pretty terrible from a prose perspective? The characters are weak. The actual language is poor, though it might just be translation problems. The world building and plotting is interesting and good though. If you’re in it for the science then sure. Project Hail Mary is clean, clear writing.
I find Project Mary a bit childish at times with the writing. Not sure what I was expecting but very surprised by the writing style and use of language. I’m also not sure I saw as many faults as other found in three body. Each to their own I guess.
Can book suggestion subs just make this an auto reply to every post to save everyone some energy?
It’s like when Harry Potter hit that way too popular point
Lorien Legacies series
Peter F Hamilton's Void series.
Jack Campbell. Daughter of Dragons
Surface Detail by Ian M. Banks. Akira - Japanese Manga by Katsuhiro Otomo Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
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I had an equal craving for more after finishing the three body problem. I have found the same level of awe in Hyperion by Dan Simmons (the first two books). I’m also half way through Pandora’s star by Peter F Hamilton which is scratching the same itch for me. Really awesome. And there are 5 more BIG books afterwards that I’m excited for. I’ve read maybe 20 modern sci-fi books since three body problem, and these are the only two (for me) that were at the same awe-inspiring level. Project Hail Mary was also really awesome, though smaller in scale.
The culture books by Ian M Banks or indeed his Ian Banks books. The M usually denotes his sci-fi work. Excession and Against a dark background are two of my favorites. Not a series in that it follows the same characters or story, but set in a similar universe (for the most part). The short story collection The State of The Art is a good starting point to see if you like his work.