Liu Cixin – The Three-Body Problem 2016 Turkish Book Turkey

Liu Cixin – Üç Cisim Problemi (The Three-Body Problem) – İthaki Yayınları Edition (2016)

Description:

This is the 2016 Turkish edition of Üç Cisim Problemi (The Three-Body Problem), published by İthaki Yayınları, introducing Liu Cixin’s groundbreaking science fiction novel to Turkish readers. As the opening volume of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, this book lays the foundation for one of the most important modern sci-fi series.

The story begins during China’s Cultural Revolution, where a secret military project sends a signal into space, unknowingly making contact with an alien civilization known as the Trisolarans. Living in a chaotic system of three suns, the Trisolaran civilization faces extreme environmental instability, leading them to seek a new home—Earth.

As the consequences of this contact unfold, humanity becomes divided between those who resist the alien arrival and those who see it as inevitable or even desirable. The narrative blends present-day events with virtual reality simulations connected to a mysterious scientific problem known as the “Three-Body Problem,” which reflects the unpredictable motion of celestial bodies under gravitational influence.

Liu Cixin explores themes of science, civilization, first contact, existential risk, and the fragility of human society when confronted with superior intelligence. The novel combines hard science fiction concepts with political, historical, and philosophical elements.

This İthaki Yayınları edition marks the beginning of the trilogy’s Turkish publication, making it a key volume for collectors and readers interested in contemporary global science fiction.

Key Features:

• Title: Üç Cisim Problemi (The Three-Body Problem)

• Author: Liu Cixin

• Publisher: İthaki Yayınları

• Date: 2016

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Novel

• Genre: Science Fiction; Hard Sci-Fi

• Setting: China; Earth; Trisolaran system (Alpha Centauri region)

• Main Concepts: First contact; Virtual reality; Alien civilization; Scientific mystery

• Themes: Civilization; Science; Survival; Political history; Existential threat

• Significance: First book of the award-winning Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy

• Collector Appeal: First Turkish edition of a globally acclaimed modern science fiction novel