The End of Death, by Cixin Liu

The end of Cixin Liu's death.

The end of Cixin Liu's death.

The end of death, the third installment of the epic Trilogy of the three bodies written by Chinese author Cixin Liu leaves no one indifferent. This saga has been acclaimed by science fiction fans around the world thanks to the original and visionary narratives of The memory of the Earth's past (2008)marketed as The three-body problem— and The dark forest (2017)

The end of death It was originally published in Chinese and English during 2017. The Penguin Random House Publishing House handled its launch in Spanish in 2018. The events of the denouement are charged with emotion and induce deep reflection in the reader. It could not be otherwise, since Cixin Liu has forged his style thanks to an authentic way of confronting scientific theories with human nature.

About the Author

Liú Cíxīn was born in Yangquan, China, on June 23, 1963. His parents were miners from Shanxi Province. and due to the violence that occurred during the Cultural Revolution, they were forced to send little Cíxīn to his grandmother's house in Henan. He obtained his engineering degree in 1988 and worked at the Shanxi Power Station until his final consecration as a writer after the worldwide diffusion of The three-body problem.

Summary of The end of death

The end of death begins with the awakening of Cheng Xin one of the main characters of The dark forest— after spending half a century in artificial hibernation. The world that she achieves is not that of her memories. At that time the aliens (Trisolarians) have not yet reached Earth because they are blocked by an ingenious deterrent device.

But this time of peace and prosperity has very precarious foundations. Then, Cheng is in charge of maintaining the Earth's defenses. and discovers that his enemy will not give up so easily. Finally, when the Swordholder (the defense of the planet) fails, the earthlings must prepare for survival and the chaotic situations to come.

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Greater breadth than predecessor deliveries

En The end of death, Cíxīn Liú continues to develop his intricate storytelling layer by layer of the different theories revealed in The memory of the Earth's past (The three-body problem) and in The dark forest. However, in the book that closes the trilogy, the author explores a much broader conceptual, philosophical and theoretical field than the predecessor installments.

Of course, the author expresses his predictions about the limits of technology, as well as the moral dilemmas that it poses. In the futuristic world of The end of death, the inhabitants of Earth are forced to live in the midst of an almost unbearable austerity. We are in very contradictory (paradoxical?) Conditions of poverty. This, of course, if the context of scientific and technological advances that should produce well-being is taken into account.

Very addictive descriptive narration

In addition, the massive, meticulously described space battles plunge the reader into addictive tension. There is also no shortage of political intrigues extrapolated from the criticisms made by the writer towards totalitarian regimes and the greed of the powerful. Likewise, social comments take place amid so much uncertainty, because in the end the fate of the people is the most relevant concern.

The reflection that "we are not alone" and the consequences of an encounter

One of the biggest points covered by Cíxīn Liú in the whole series is the insight around the existence of life in the universe, along with the probabilities that intelligent beings exist beyond Earth. Another of the exposed dilemmas refers to the possible result of an encounter between two civilizations. And how, of course, the most powerful always prevail and impose their conditions without considering the oppressed.

Despite the fictional component of the plot, Cíxīn Liú delimits the events and characters within known physical laws. In the closing, the author presents a horror ending while leaving his doubts regarding the existence of parallel universes. Finally, it offers a look towards the cosmos where it places the reader as a member of a tiny part of the universe.


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