The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel

Baoshu

Jul 2019 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by P. J. Ochlan

About this audiobook

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...

Ratings and reviews

this book really made an effort to keep the trajectory of the previous three books. There were some scenes and conversations that were missed in the other books, but ultimately it is a lot of sci-fi that isn't grounded to anything tangible. I am glad I read this, but it doesn't fit with the other three books in the series

Precisely what I needed after finishing the main trilogy. The somewhat more optimistic view of the cosmos helped pull me out of the funk that the third book dragged me into

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.

Baoshu's 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.