Hard Sci-Fi! Hard Sci-Fi! I Want Hard Sci-Fi!!! 硬科幻！硬科幻！老子要硬科幻！！！

251 神 Neural Link: Peace or War 神经链接：和平还是战争 Slightly, Slightly Little Round Hat略略小圆帽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse39k WordsCompleted A short sci-fi story with a wild premise, in the style of Liu Cixin. Have you ever wondered why there are wars in the human world? A scientist discovers the root cause of the endless wars in the human world: people are born with conflicts and differences between them. These conflicts are meant in the academic sense. Everyone has their own brain, so everyone thinks differently. Even the same sentence means something different to different people. Such conflicts between two individuals may not amo 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Read this book to understand war and peace

258 征 Conquering the Three-Body World 征服三体 The Cat Who Transmigrates Through Time and Space穿越时空的猫先生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse523k WordsCompleted What? The Trisolarans want to conquer Earth? Why can’t Earth conquer the Trisolarans? The technology gap is too great? No problem. I have Li Fan, Trisolaran technology, and sophons. Humanity rises. A mosaic of ordinary people. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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Hard science fiction, soft science fiction, micro-group portrait

259 镜 The Mirror 镜子 Liu Cixin刘慈欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse31k WordsCompleted A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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Hard science fiction? The comments below are all [thinking]. The ratings have almost never fallen below nine points, which I personally think is very high quality. You can check them out [thinking][thumbs up].

260 重 Reborn 99 Times: My System Is Qin Shi Huang 重生99次：我的系统是秦始皇 Tomato Number One Xx番茄第一XxSci-Fi & Apocalypse307k WordsOngoing He's here, he's here! I rubbed the lamp and summoned the First Emperor of Aladdin, and now he won't leave me alone. The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, bound himself to me through a quantum consciousness link. I'm Lin Chen, a special forces soldier from the future. First Emperor: We'll need the Heavenly Book of Physics to break the deadlock. Lin Chen: Right, a scientific exorcism. I get it. Ninety-nine cycles. Ninety-nine civilizations destroyed. This time, I'll take this “physics genius” of an emp 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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What kind of "hardcore" method do you want? Do you mean some kind of high-tech solution where you just write out the formulas and follow the steps to make it?

264 星 Interstellar Survival: Remodeling a Planet from a Survival Pod 星际求生：从求生舱开始改造星球 Wind Blows Against the Parasol Tree风欺梧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse381k WordsCompleted [Survival] [Global Survival] [Apocalypse] [Interstellar] [Technology Tree] [Daily Life] [Disaster Survival] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Farming and Development] [No Saintly Do-Gooder] [No Heroine] Due to the negligence of a higher life form, Blue Star breaks apart. The surviving Lin Ming is sent to a desolate planet, where he must use his own strength to transform the world and secure what he needs to survive. Once he succeeds, he can choose to bring the others back, or live out his days alone. Of c 2.6kReads8.8Score200Shelves

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I think they're both great! ^ω^

265 量 Quantum Suicide 量子自杀 theoneSci-Fi & Apocalypse324k WordsCompleted From tying knots to keep records to inventing writing, was this progress, or a misguided path that meant abandoning consciousness by transferring it outside ourselves? Some scientists believe that human society took a wrong turn right from the beginning, and they will go to any lengths to prove it through experiments. The Twin Stars Experiment is designed to study the human mind, but how much do we really understand about consciousness? Li Zaiming was an ordinary observer in the experiment. Afte 27Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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How can I forget my quantum suicide?!

268 多 The Trillionaire of the Multiverse 多元宇宙的万亿富翁 Wanderer of the Sea of Stars星海散人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse185k WordsOngoing Universe 33 is my turf, Qin Tianyu's! Stevenson 218 is my charging station! Kepler-22b is my backyard! What? The Trisolarans? They're my fan club! Down-on-his-luck courier Qin Tianyu unexpectedly gains access to the knowledge base of an advanced civilization. From then on, he travels across countless wild planets, using his powerful genes to build an empire of his own and become a metaverse tycoon! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Come check it out! A hard sci-fi blockbuster recommendation! Universe 33 is my territory, Qin Tianyu's territory! Stevenson 218 is my charging station! Kepler-22b is my backyard! What? The Trisolarans? That's my fan club, okay?! Qin Tianyu, a down-on-his-luck deliveryman, is unexpectedly chosen as a civilization agent by the mother planet civilization of Universe 26, gaining access to an advanced civilization knowledge base. Born into poverty, he visits countless planets in the multiverse, becoming a super-rich roaming the multiverse! In the protracted interstellar civilization struggle, he uses his vast resources to persuade three major interstellar civilizations to make peace! Ultimately, he becomes the leader of the multiverse!

269 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves

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Heartbeat Engine! Just hearing that name screams sci-fi blockbuster, a definite sci-fi movie! [Kissing emoji]

270 三 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 Philosopher Cat哲学猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse102k WordsCompleted This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score487Shelves

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As an ambitious young person in the 21st century, you must understand some philosophy! "The Principle of Tripartite Consciousness and Memory Mapping" uses philosophical reasoning to decipher the secrets of human lifespan, as well as the reasoning behind some ancient historical truths and supernatural phenomena. There is also a lot of reasoning content that will overturn your worldview!

272 蓝 The Apocalypse on Blue Star: It Turns Out Humans Are the Invaders! 蓝星末世，原来人类才是入侵者！ Mortal Hearts, Mortal Affairs凡心凡事Sci-Fi & Apocalypse250k WordsOngoing #GeneDevouring #ZergDisaster #GeneticMutation #WastelandSurvival #MechanicalCthulhu #PostApocalypticWasteland #SystemAIAssistance #FamilyBonds #AlienInvasion #HumanNatureAndStrategy Are you curious about the legends of lizard people and little gray aliens? Are you interested in the origins of the Moon and of humanity? Could the frequent sightings in recent years, and the mysterious Antarctic, mean that they are about to make contact with us? This book explores these subjects through fiction. Fol —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This book is about the Lizardmen and the Greys, and involves many historical sites and ancient civilizations on Earth. The events take place after the Lizardmen and Greys invade Earth.

273 诺 Nova: A Fatal Misunderstanding Across Ten Thousand Light-Years 诺瓦：跨越一万光年的致命误会 Once Young曾经也年少13k WordsCompleted Nova: A Fatal Misunderstanding Across Ten Thousand Light-Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's hard science fiction; the first is interstellar escape, the second is suspenseful fatalism.

274 2 Science Fiction World: Translated Edition, Issue 9, 2018 《科幻世界·译文版》2018年9期 Science Fiction World科幻世界Sci-Fi & Apocalypse198k WordsCompleted Founded in 2005, Science Fiction World: Translations has continuously introduced Chinese science fiction readers to the finest science fiction and fantasy writers and works from abroad. The magazine publishes twelve issues a year: monthly issues focus on science fiction, while issues published every other month focus on fantasy. Every issue features carefully selected, officially licensed works of science fiction and fantasy from Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea, bringing together classic 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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I'll recommend some books while I'm at it.

277 穿 I Transmigrate into a Land Battleship and Become the Last Sanctuary 穿越陆地战舰，成为最后的庇护所 Tieba Scribbler贴吧水笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse776k WordsOngoing Fang Zhou woke up one day to discover that he had become the control core of the famed Tiamat battleship, the C-Device, in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by the Great Destruction. As a super-bounty target feared by all, Fang Zhou decided to change the fate of the Tiamat being destroyed and Alpha eventually becoming the C-Device. In the countless years that followed, under Fang Zhou’s leadership, a legendary post-apocalyptic transport convoy was born. Independent of the Bayas Marauders, the 860Reads8.7Score104Shelves

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Start with a land-based warship, build your own power in a nuclear-occupied wasteland, and eventually fight your way into space.

279 璀 Brilliant Galaxy: Return to the Milky Way 璀璨星河之重返银河系 Count Boundless无疆伯爵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse426k WordsCompleted After losing the war in the galactic system A fleet carrying more than four hundred billion migrants sets out from the Milky Way for the distant NGC 5457 galaxy. It is the largest known interstellar migration in this universe. They will spend twenty thousand years in transit, searching for a new home. Yet a tenacious resistance movement remains in the Milky Way, clinging to its last stronghold like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. They never stop hoping for the return of the parent civilization. 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's pretty good, worth watching.

281 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves

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Hard science fiction fans rejoice! Reborn in a post-apocalyptic world, but with a completely rewritten script, full of high-energy plot twists, grand scale, deep foreshadowing, and intelligent plots without clichés.

282 天 Visitor from Sirius 天狼星来客 Wanderer of the Galaxy银河系行者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse559k WordsCompleted In 2250, not long after the Chinese Space Force was established, it faced a tremendous challenge. Several alien ships from Sirius were about to reach the Solar System. The Space Force dispatched the Jiang Ziya, leading several Nezha-class destroyers in a task force to intercept them in the Oort Cloud. But the task force was outmatched, and the alien ships pressed straight ahead. Twenty-seven-year-old Martian Liu Yiming set off from Mars to deliver the latest mine-laying ship to Jupiter. After hi 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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This book is very difficult; only those with an undergraduate degree in science or engineering should be able to understand it. Others shouldn't bother trying.

283 零 Generation Zero: The FNIX Machine Legion 零世代：FNIX机械军团 Console, Start Up控制台启动Sci-Fi & Apocalypse566k WordsOngoing [A sci-fi setting that blends together all kinds of space-opera tropes] Earth is shrouded by the Veil of the Warp, and everything starts from zero. Primal, chaotic energy breaks through the atmosphere and surges toward the planet’s core. During this time, the surface ecosystem teeters on the brink of collapse, while countless upheavals transform this planet from the material universe. Choose to coexist with psionics, or have your reason devoured and become dust in the Warp. The Cyberlex creation 141Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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Super hardcore, the author's illustrations are great, don't be fooled by the score and number of readers, the writing is also hardcore science fiction!

284 走 Beyond Earth 走出地球之后 Single Apartment单身公寓Sci-Fi & Apocalypse625k WordsCompleted When other people find a spaceship, they get a master, secret techniques, and money. When Yuan Ming finds one, he gets absolutely nothing. In the end, he has no choice but to bundle up Blue Star's music and classical poetry and sell them to aliens. Then he uses the money to buy Blue Star and establish the Galactic Federation! In the universe, money is measured in units of ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, 61Reads6.8Score114Shelves

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If you don't like it, come and chop me up. Others who find spaceships have masters, secret manuals, and money. But Yuan Ming found a spaceship and got nothing. In the end, he had to sell all the music and ancient poems of Earth to aliens, then use the money to buy Earth and establish the Galactic Federation! Money in the universe is measured in units of one, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million, trillion, trillion, quintuplet, gai, zi, rang, gou, jian, zheng, zai, and ji. Currently, there are 300 million known races in the universe, most of which live in one of the 300+ strongest, most powerful races in their respective regions. These include humans, elves, gods, star behemoths, beastmen, machines, insectoids…! The human race has 36,000 universe kingdoms, each of which is composed of countless empires, ranging from 500 to 20,000 empires. Each empire is composed of at least 500 to 20,000 star systems, and each star system has 500 to 20,000 inhabited planets. These inhabited planets also have many countries. I am currently in the Primordial Universe Kingdom - White Cloud Empire - Cloud Blue Kingdom. One universe crystal in the Milky Way galaxy is equal to 10,000 White Cloud coins, and one White Cloud coin is equal to 10,000 Cloud Blue coins.

285 修 I Repair Farm Equipment, So Isn’t Building a Mecha Perfectly Reasonable? 修农机的，造出机甲很合理吧？ Not Gaming Today今天不玩游戏Urban380k WordsCompleted I'm Just a Farm Machinery Mechanic. Isn't It Perfectly Reasonable That I Built a Mecha? Genre: Hard Science Explainers / Misunderstood Genius / Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy Synopsis: Police officer: “Someone reported you for illegally manufacturing heavy weapons!” Protagonist: “You've got the wrong idea! It's farm equipment! Look at this mecha. It's painted yellow and has a bag of urea on its back. It's just a tractor!” Police officer: “Then why is it flying?” Protagonist: “The mountain roads are bumpy 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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[Book Recommendation] The protagonist's thought process in this book is absolutely hilarious! Title: *It Makes Sense for a Farm Machinery Repairman to Build Mecha, Right?* Plot: Others build mechas to save the world; he builds them to weed the fields. Others build chips for technological dominance; he builds them to play games without lag. Highlights: Using the most hardcore technology to do the most down-to-earth farm work. Review: Even the police would be moved to tears, and the US would be devastated. A lighthearted, mindless read—plenty of fun!

286 位 Plane Erosion 位面蚀 Liu Lu92刘璐92Sci-Fi & Apocalypse474k WordsOngoing (Not a power fantasy. Hard-science fiction that will make you think, awakened supernatural abilities, multiple storylines, higher dimensions, a somewhat slow start, and an expansive world. The story gradually reaches its climax around chapter 75.) The dreams and reality of archivist Lin Xiao are tearing apart. A physicist brings her a horrifying truth: it's no hallucination. She is an “Echo,” able to sense parallel planes and manipulate the life energy within them. Now the river of life that sus 1Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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This novel features multiple narrative threads, each captivating in its own way. All the main characters and supporting roles are driven by compelling motivations, with no nonsensical or absurd plot points. It's riddled with foreshadowing, and every phenomenon has an explanation!

287 太 Drifting Through Space 太空游荡 Cosmic Deep Space宇宙深空Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Sci-fi + adventure + philosophy + alien civilizations + the truths of the universe] In the 31st century, an extinction-level civilization arrives, and Earth's seed civilization is struck by a dimensionality-reduction attack. A wandering fleet searches for a seeding civilization with a shared genetic heritage. Over the course of ten thousand years of spacefaring adventures, it encounters a vast array of advanced civilizations. The Battle of the Era brings civilization back from the brink. Humani 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is true hard science fiction, featuring relativity, quantum entanglement, and Hawking's predictions.

288 永 The Pursuit of Eternal Life 永生追逐 The Wheat Is Ripe麦穗成熟了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse158k WordsOngoing When humanity uses “Source Essence” to escape the pursuit of death, and “Star Gates” to turn the galaxy into its own garden. Will you choose to become a specimen in an endlessly warm bath? Or choose, amid a storm that may be brief, to be a living bird, if only for a moment? This book tells a story set in a vast cosmic era, one full of grandeur, upheaval, and twists and turns! “This is a work that strives for depth and an epic feel. Updates may be slow, but every chapter is carefully polished. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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This new book is incredibly hardcore; a super new book I haven't recommended yet.

290 子 The Parent-Child Singularity 子母奇点 Ling Yunfly凌云fly62k WordsCompleted Parent-Child Singularity —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is real hard science fiction!! Niche but incredibly engaging! These science fiction works are truly worth savoring. Through ingenious plots, they explore the profound connection between technology and humanity, with a well-paced narrative and often well-developed and compelling characters. But Tomato (the author) has so few science fiction works! How can we let them go to waste!

293 幸 The Stone Age of a Happy World 幸福世界石器时代 San Qi三歧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse128k WordsOngoing Two hundred years into the future, advances in super quantum computing undergo a qualitative leap, giving rise to the Thought Mainframe and a new form of intelligence on Earth. Technological progress brings humanity unprecedented happiness. No one in the world feels the pressure of daily life, and everyone lives carefree. A rogue asteroid will collide with Earth in 2250, destroying it. Faced with survival or extinction, what state will the world be in? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Synopsis: Will the world 200 years from now be the same as you imagine—neither better nor worse?

294 星 The Galactic Junkman 星际垃圾佬 Longing for Each Other遥相依Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (No harem, no romance, a farming-and-scavenging story full of wild ideas and meme references.) Rich kid Li Chen accidentally lands in a postwar wasteland on an alien planet after a thrilling, near-fatal stunt. His only companion is a little white-haired girl he picked up along the way. To make matters worse, slavery is widespread in this universe. “Ummm... How about I start a recycling company?” Li Chen thought as he looked at the postwar wreckage before him. 333Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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It blends the backgrounds of Stellaris and Warhammer, with a dark and desolate universe, a vast tech tree, a farming and corporate system, and the goal of building a global conglomerate. The protagonist has a quirky personality and is full of inside jokes.

295 银 Godfather of the Milky Way 银河系教父 Fishing with a Hammer in the Barren Sea荒海锤鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse587k WordsCompleted Also known as: “You're a Physicist, So Why Have You Made So Many Actresses Famous?” “Can You Focus on Research for Once? Stop Making Movies All the Time” “This Scientist Is in the Wrong Line of Work” “Building a Star Gate from the Start” “The Best Physicist in Show Business” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This definitely fits the theme; each invention is given a reasonable yet imaginative explanation. You can take a look.

296 量 Quantum Fossil 量子化石 Scientific Bug科学虫子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse225k WordsCompleted This is hard science fiction! Human civilization is destined to become a “fossil,” because we are only at the dawn of the “quantum” age. Luo Xin is born in 2025. Twenty-five years later, using “quantum spacetime membrane” technology, Luo Xin breaks the shackles of time and completes humanity’s first transmission of information through spacetime, establishing a mysterious connection with Hua Ziliang at Earth’s starship base 300 years in the future. Together, they embark on adventures, break throu 139Reads—Score100Shelves

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That's tough enough! Cell phones are obsolete! The Earth is obsolete!

297 地 Earth Shatters, Bunker Drifts Through the Universe 地球震碎，地堡漂流宇宙 Chasing the Wind and Its Shadow溯影追风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [Hard sci-fi + end-of-the-world survival + consciousness technology + everyday life in space with many women + bunker + interstellar travel + wild ideas + hyperrealism + meticulous detail] [Entirely handwritten, no AI used in the main text] (No formulaic tropes, no mindless wish fulfillment) Su Yuxiang: My bunker can’t fit a billion people, especially not a billion girls. “Don’t worry. The country will help you, and so will the whole world! Cram all one billion girls into your bunker!” Earth s 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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Extreme post-apocalyptic hard science fiction

298 星 The Star Cage Era 星笼纪元 Eat Less If You're Fat胖就少吃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse720k WordsCompleted The speed-of-light barrier has turned the Solar System into a “stellar cage” humanity cannot escape. “A zoo!” The Solar System, humanity’s only home, is nothing more than a “protected habitat for a primitive civilization” or a “living museum for sociological study” run by the advanced civilization of the Starwatchers, the Torans. Humanity’s proud civilization, its brutal wars, its yearning for the stars... In the eyes of the Starwatchers, they are merely “data points” to be observed and stu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's technologically advanced, lacking in systems but not mindless.

299 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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A high-quality, completed novel in a new genre, a hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a stellar, mind-bending plot, blending science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The writing is brilliant and logically rigorous, the narrative humorous yet concise, and there are no time-travel, reincarnation, or cheat codes. The content covers history, workplace, military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, as well as high-tech espionage, hacking, and aerospace electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for veteran readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

300 宇 Tales of the Universe: Saving Zhang Beihai 宇宙往事拯救章北海 A Post-70s Music Lover爱玩乐器的70后Sci-Fi & Apocalypse575k WordsCompleted Gao Xin, a fan of The Three-Body Problem, is caught in a ball lightning accident. His consciousness is transported to the Three-Body universe, where he meets his idol, Zhang Beihai. To keep Zhang Beihai from dying in the Dark Forest Battle, Gao Xin launches a rescue operation. Led by Zhang Beihai, the remnants of the human fleet venture into the depths of the universe, where they clash in a series of fierce battles with the remnants of the Trisolaran fleet. Gao Xin discovers the secret of travel 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's a Three-Body Problem fanfiction, and I'd say it's hard science fiction.