Death's End

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Death's End
United States edition cover
Author	Liu Cixin
Original title	死神永生
Translator	Ken Liu
Language	Chinese
Series	Remembrance of Earth's Past
Genre	Science fiction, Hard science fiction
Publication date	2010
Publication place	China
Pages	592^[1]
ISBN	978-0765377104
Preceded by	The Dark Forest

Cheng Xin (程心): Aerospace engineer from the early 21st century, the proposer of the Staircase Project, the second Swordholder, and the owner of the DX3906 star system
Yun Tianming (云天明): Cheng Xin's university classmate who is romantically interested in her. His brain is sent into space and captured by the Trisolaran fleet, who clones his body and returns him to life
Thomas Wade (托马斯·维德): The cold-hearted and ruthlessly rational PIA Chief who later leads an effort to create lightspeed propulsion
Ai AA (艾AA): Astronomer from the Deterrence Era; Cheng Xin's aide, friend and travelling companion
Luo Ji (罗辑): Cosmic sociologist, former Wallfacer, and the first Swordholder, returning from The Dark Forest
Guan Yifan (关一帆): Civilian astronomer aboard the spaceship Gravity

Awards

Death's End

Chinese

死神永生

Literal meaning

God of Death Lives Forever

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	sǐshén yǒngshēng
IPA	[sì.ʂə̌n jʊ̀ŋ.ʂə́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	sei² san⁴ wing⁵ sang¹
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	sí-sîn éng-seng

Awards
2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel	Finalist^[3]
2017 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Won^[4]
2017 Dragon Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel	Nominated^[5]

References

↑ Liu, Cixin (20 September 2016). Death's End. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0765377104 – via Amazon.
↑ Liu, Cixin (20 September 2016). "Death's End". Tor Books – via Amazon.
↑ Publications, Locus. "Locus Online News » 2017 Hugo and Campbell Awards Finalists". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
↑ Publications, Locus (2017-06-24). "Locus Online News » 2017 Locus Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
↑ Publications, Locus (2017-09-05). "Locus Online News » 2017 Dragon Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.

Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past

Novels

Adaptations

Films	Waterdrop (2015) The Three-Body Problem (indefinitely postponed)
Animated series	The Three-Body Problem in Minecraft (2014–present) The Three-Body Problem (2022–2023)
Live-action series	Three-Body (2023) 3 Body Problem (2024–present) "Countdown" "Red Coast" "Destroyer of Worlds" "Our Lord" "Judgment Day" "The Stars Our Destination" "Only Advance" "Wallfacer"

v t e Liu Cixin
Remembrance of Earth's Past	The Three-Body Problem (2006) The Dark Forest (2008) Death's End (2010)
Other novels	Supernova Era (2003) Ball Lightning (2004) Of Ants and Dinosaurs (2010)
Collections	The Wandering Earth (2016) To Hold Up the Sky (2020) A View from the Stars (2024)
Short stories	"End of the Microcosmos" (1998) "Whale Song" (1999) "Contraction" (1999) "With Her Eyes" (1999) The Wandering Earth (2000) "The Messenger" (2001) "The Village Teacher" (2001) "The Micro-Era" (2001) "Destiny" (2001) "Butterfly" (2002) "Heard It in the Morning" (2002) "Sun of China" (2002) "Sea of Dreams" (2002) "Devourer" (2002) "Cloud of Poems" (2003) "Cannonball" (2003) "Taking Care of God" (2005) "For the Benefit of Mankind" (2005) "Mountain" (2006) "2018-04-01" (2009) "Curse 5.0" (2010)
Film adaptations	The Three-Body Problem (indefinitely postponed) The Wandering Earth (2019) The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)
TV series adaptations	The Three-Body Problem in Minecraft (2014–present) The Three-Body Problem (2022–2023) Three-Body (2023) 3 Body Problem (2024–present)

v t e Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1980s	Titan by John Varley (1980) The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1981) The Many-Colored Land by Julian May (1982) Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (1983) Startide Rising by David Brin (1984) The Integral Trees by Larry Niven (1985) The Postman by David Brin (1986) Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1987) The Uplift War by David Brin (1988) Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (1989)
1990s	Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990) The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1991) Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (1992) Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993) Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994) Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold (1995) The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1996) Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1997) The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons (1998) To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1999)
2000s	Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (2000) The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin (2001) Passage by Connie Willis (2002) The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson (2003) Ilium by Dan Simmons (2004) The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson (2005) Accelerando by Charles Stross (2006) Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2007) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2008) Anathem by Neal Stephenson (2009)
2010s	Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (2010) Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (2011) Embassytown by China Miéville (2012) Redshirts by John Scalzi (2013) Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey (2014) Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (2015) Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (2016) Death's End by Liu Cixin (2017) The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (2018) The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (2019)
2020s	The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders (2020) Network Effect by Martha Wells (2021) A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (2022) The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (2023) System Collapse by Martha Wells (2024)
Best Novel (1971–1981) Best SF Novel (1980–present) Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present) Best First Novel (1981–present) Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present) Best Young Adult Book (2003–present) Best Novella (1973–present) Best Novelette (1975–present) Best Short Story (1971–present)

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