‘The Three-Body Problem’ and ‘Silent Spring’ Rocket to No. 1 on Amazon After Netflix Debut
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Following the buzzy Netflix debut of “3 Body Problem” this past weekend, the sci-fi series off of which the show is based, “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” in addition to a title frequently mentioned throughout the first season, “Silent Spring,” are now bestsellers on Amazon. “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” a sci-fi book series by Chinese author Liu Cixin, grapples with some of the most fundamental questions about the nature of the universe.
The series, which begins with the titular “The 3-Body Problem,” details humanity’s discovery of and preparation for an alien invasion force from the planet Trisolaris.
In the show, adapted to the screen by “Game of Thrones” masterminds David Benioff and D.B. Weiss with Alexander Woo, the world’s top physicists are not only befuddled but driven mad by the inexplicable scientific phenomena caused by this invasion, kicking off an investigation that leads to one woman’s decision made in the wake of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.
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