Please read my poem in the attached photo as an example of the perspectives on Liu’s trilogy that I will develop here.
Liu takes us on a remarkable journey in his three volume novel. Yes, his trilogy is science fiction, but it is also philosophy. And it navigates a balance between human altruism and the dark nature of the universe. He calls this dark side of interstellar life the ‘dark forest.’ It is typical for novelists to explore human emotions, to exalt human culture and love while depicting tragic tales. Liu has done so as well, but has also raised a frightening insight.
If there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, a tragic possibility arises. Many of those interstellar cultures could well be destructive, ready to destroy competitive intelligence as casually as singing a tune. Such ‘civilizations’ might even utilize their knowledge of astrophysics to destroy the universe itself. This possibility is what Liu terms the dark forest. This perspective shouldn’t surprise us. We can see reflections of this possibility within our own history here on earth.
Why the poem? I wrote the poem about a year ago in continuation of my book of poetic science, De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry. As I read Liu’s trilogy I frequently reflected back upon my book and this recent poem.
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Dark Forest
Please read my poem in the attached photo as an example of the perspectives on Liu’s trilogy that I will develop here.Liu takes us on a remarkable journey in his three volume novel. Yes, his trilogy is science fiction, but it is also philosophy. And it navigates a balance between human altruism and the dark nature of the universe. He calls this dark side of interstellar life the ‘dark forest.’ It is typical for novelists to explore human emotions, to exalt human culture and love while depicting tragic tales. Liu has done so as well, but has also raised a frightening insight.If there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, a tragic possibility arises. Many of those interstellar cultures could well be destructive, ready to destroy competitive intelligence as casually as singing a tune. Such ‘civilizations’ might even utilize their knowledge of astrophysics to destroy the universe itself. This possibility is what Liu terms the dark forest. This perspective shouldn’t surprise us. We can see reflections of this possibility within our own history here on earth.Why the poem? I wrote the poem about a year ago in continuation of my book of poetic science, De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry. As I read Liu’s trilogy I frequently reflected back upon my book and this recent poem.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
Please read my poem in the attached photo as an example of the perspectives on Liu’s trilogy that I will develop here.
Liu takes us on a remarkable journey in his three volume novel. Yes, his trilogy is science fiction, but it is also philosophy. And it navigates a balance between human altruism and the dark nature of the universe. He calls this dark side of interstellar life the ‘dark forest.’ It is typical for novelists to explore human emotions, to exalt human culture and love while depicting tragic tales. Liu has done so as well, but has also raised a frightening insight.
If there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, a tragic possibility arises. Many of those interstellar cultures could well be destructive, ready to destroy competitive intelligence as casually as singing a tune. Such ‘civilizations’ might even utilize their knowledge of astrophysics to destroy the universe itself. This possibility is what Liu terms the dark forest. This perspective shouldn’t surprise us. We can see reflections of this possibility within our own history here on earth.
Why the poem? I wrote the poem about a year ago in continuation of my book of poetic science, De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry. As I read Liu’s trilogy I frequently reflected back upon my book and this recent poem.
Liu takes us on a remarkable journey in his three volume novel. Yes, his trilogy is science fiction, but it is also philosophy. And it navigates a balance between human altruism and the dark nature of the universe. He calls this dark side of interstellar life the ‘dark forest.’ It is typical for novelists to explore human emotions, to exalt human culture and love while depicting tragic tales. Liu has done so as well, but has also raised a frightening insight.
If there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, a tragic possibility arises. Many of those interstellar cultures could well be destructive, ready to destroy competitive intelligence as casually as singing a tune. Such ‘civilizations’ might even utilize their knowledge of astrophysics to destroy the universe itself. This possibility is what Liu terms the dark forest. This perspective shouldn’t surprise us. We can see reflections of this possibility within our own history here on earth.
Why the poem? I wrote the poem about a year ago in continuation of my book of poetic science, De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry. As I read Liu’s trilogy I frequently reflected back upon my book and this recent poem.
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Luis
Excelente boxset. Aprovecha ahora que esta saga está a punto de volverse mucho mas famosa.
Reviewed in Mexico on June 26, 2023
Luis
Reviewed in Mexico on June 26, 2023
La calidad es sencilla, pero honestamente me parece mejor que la de la editorial Nova que los publica en español. Si puedes leer en inglés es mucho más recomendable que adquieras esta edición.
La trama de los tres libros puede llegar a parecer algo pesada por tanta explicación científica, pero es tan interesante que la lectura es rápida y sumamente entretenida.
Los tres libros vienen con una pequeña marca en la portada que anuncia la inminente adaptación en un show de Netflix y evidentemente la saga ganará aún más reconocimiento.
Este es el mejor momento para adquirir este boxset.
Existe un cuarto libro que fue escrito por un fan de la saga, pero que consiguió el permiso del autor para ser publicado dentro del canon, pero hasta donde tengo entendido no es una lectura necesaria para el entendimiento general de la trilogia oficial.
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