The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel

Baoshu

Tom Doherty Associates, Jul 16, 2019 - Fiction - 272 pages

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.

In the midst of an interstellar war, Yun Tianming found himself on the front lines. Riddled with cancer, he chose to end his life, only to find himself flash frozen and launched into space where the Trisolaran First Fleet awaited. Captured and tortured beyond endurance for decades, Yun eventually succumbed to helping the aliens subjugate humanity in order to save Earth from complete destruction.

Granted a healthy clone body by the Trisolarans, Yun has spent his very long life in exile as a traitor to the human race. Nearing the end of his existence at last, he suddenly receives another reprieve—and another regeneration. A consciousness calling itself The Spirit has recruited him to wage battle against an entity that threatens the existence of the entire universe. But Yun refuses to be a pawn again and makes his own plans to save humanity’s future...

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User Review  - LadyDarbanville - LibraryThing

This should only be read as a companion piece to the Three Body trilogy, as it does not quite manage to stand on its own. It consists almost entirely of exposition and feels like a collection of ...

The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel

User Review  - Publishers Weekly

This exposition-heavy prequel to Liu Cixin’s Three-Body Problem trilogy will be a challenge for newcomers, and even fans of Liu’s work are likely to be disappointed by the ponderous writing and murky ...

About the author

BAOSHU is a Chinese science fiction and fantasy writer. After receiving his Master of Philosophy in Peking University, Baoshu continued to study at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and got a second masters there, and finally became a full-time science fiction writer in 2012. His previous books include What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear, Garuda, Ruins of Time and Maharoga.

KEN LIU (translator) is a writer, lawyer, computer programmer, and the translator of the Hugo-award winning Three Body Problem. His short story "The Paper Menagerie" was the first work of fiction ever to sweep the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel; Volume 4 of The Three-Body Problem Series
• Author: Baoshu
• Translated by: Ken Liu
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, 2019
• ISBN: 1250306019, 9781250306012
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact; Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction; Fiction / World Literature / China / 21st Century