Highly recommended for fans of Liu and any general readers looking for an exciting and breathtaking new sf read. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Three-Body Trilogy, Cixin Lius Ball Lightning is the story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against the drive to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences. While on a smaller scale than his previous trilogy, Ball Lightning continues Liu’s combination of intriguing scientific speculation and engaging, evocative prose. As they delve deeper into the nature of ball lightning and explore its history and its explosive and dangerous possibilities, Chen is haunted by the consequences of his research and the inexplicable and possibly ghostly phenomenon that surrounds each and every new victim of a ball lightning incident. After devoting himself to studying this strange and unexplained atmospheric occurrence, Chen comes into contact with the beautiful but ruthless Lin Yun, an army major whose obsession and devotion to creating and using strange new weapons matches Chen’s own obsessive quest. The latest novel from acclaimed Chinese sf novelist Cixin Liu ( The Three-Body Problem, 2014) follows Chen, a young man whose parents are tragically taken from him on his fourteenth birthday by the mysterious phenomenon, ball lightning.
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