I first encountered Chinese mega author Liu Cixin on then President Obama's reading list published in the New York Times here. He recommended Cixin's Three Body Problem--a fantastic book that I reviewed here: Kruse's Keys: Read The Three-Body Problem" To Discover China's Top Sci-Fi Writer. Cixin published the Three-Body Problem several years after Supernova Era and it's reflective of his growth as a writer. Put simply, Supernova Era is not as polished and developed as his later work. That said, I tore through this quick-paced narrative in a two days. The premise is intriguing--a supernova event (I think that's what it is at least--the technical science in the book was way over this English major's head) occurs that kills off the entire adult population in a matter of months. A cycle of hope, order, chaos, war begins as the children harness technology to govern in ways both frightening and eye-opening.
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