WiththescopeofDuneandthecommercialactionofIndependenceDay,thisnear-futuretrilogyisthefirstchanceforEnglish-speakingreaderstoexperiencethismultiple-award-winningphenomenonfromChina'smostbelovedsciencefictionauthor.SetagainstthebackdropofChina'sCulturalRevolution,asecretmilitaryprojectsendssignalsintospacetoestablishcontactwithaliens.AnaliencivilizationonthebrinkofdestructioncapturesthesignalandplanstoinvadeEarth.Meanwhile,onEarth,differentcampsstartforming,planningtoeitherwelcomethesuperiorbeingsandhelpthemtakeoveraworldseenascorrupt,ortofightagainsttheinvasion.Theresultisasciencefictionmasterpieceofenormousscopeandvision.