Liu Cixin - The Dark Forest(#2) review

The sequel to “The Three Body Problem”, “The Dark Forest” is the second book of the trilogy written by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin.
You thought the first book was weird? Well get ready for another big slice of weird pie.
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