The aliens—the San-Ti (Tri-solarans)—live in a chaotic solar system with three suns. Their planet is subject to random, apocalyptic "Chaotic Eras" where they are burned or frozen alive. They are desperate to leave. Earth is their paradise.
The suns move unpredictably. Sometimes they rise all at once and scorch the planet. Sometimes they all set and freeze it. The humanoid inhabitants "dehydrate" into flat sheets of paper to survive the chaos. 3 Body Problem
But what is 3 Body Problem actually about ? Is it just hard science for geniuses, or is it a character drama wrapped in cosmic horror? Earth is their paradise
The game is frustrating, brilliant, and horrifying. It forces you to sympathize with the San-Ti. By the time you solve the puzzle, you aren't afraid of the aliens anymore. You want to help them. Critics sometimes argue that 3 Body Problem is cold. That the characters are just vehicles for ideas. And to be fair, author Cixin Liu (who wrote the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy) is more interested in physics than feelings. Sometimes they all set and freeze it
If you’ve scrolled through Netflix recently or walked past a bookstore in the last decade, you’ve seen the symbol: three body, three suns. You might have heard the hype about Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss teaming up with Alexander Woo to adapt the "unadaptable."