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Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) adaptations: books & series
Every version of Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) — the books & series, compared across media.
Cixin Liu's near-future trilogy spans humanity's encounter with an existential threat and its struggle for survival across centuries. Death's End is the concluding novel; The Dark Forest is the second book, a near-future epic the trilogy earned a reputation on. 3 Body Problem, the 2024 television series, brings the same story to screen, following five brilliant friends across continents and decades as the laws of science unravel. Two media, three versions, one crisis.
Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) series
Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) books
Book
Death's End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3)
The New York Times bestselling conclusion to the near-future trilogy, bringing humanity's struggle for survival to its end.
Book
The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
The trilogy's second novel — a near-future epic the Obama called wildly imaginative — following civilisation's existential reckoning.
Frequently asked
Is 3 Body Problem based on a book?
Yes. 3 Body Problem (2024) adapts the same trilogy as Death's End and The Dark Forest — a near-future science-fiction series by Cixin Liu. The trilogy is a New York Times bestseller and multiple-award winner.
How many versions of the Three-Body Problem story are there?
This page covers three: the novels Death's End (book 3) and The Dark Forest (book 2), and the 2024 television series 3 Body Problem. Together they span two media — books and TV.
Which version of the Three-Body Problem should I start with?
The 2024 series 3 Body Problem offers an accessible on-screen introduction to the story across continents and decades. If you prefer the books, note that The Dark Forest is the second novel in the trilogy — the series begins with The Three-Body Problem.