With the scope of Dune and the rousing action of Independence Day this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from Cixin Liu Chinas most beloved science fiction author In DarkForest Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasionin just four centuries time The aliens human collaborators may have been defeated but the presence of the sophons the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information means that Earths defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy Only the human mind remains a secret This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies hidden through deceit and misdirection fromEarth and Trisolaris alike Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists but the fourth is a total unknown Luo Ji an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist is baffled by his new status All he knows is that hes the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants deadwords : 187507