The Dark Forest

Copyright

This publication was arranged by Hunan Science & Technology Press. Originally published in China as 黑暗森林 in 2008, by Chongqing Publishing Group.

First published in English the United States in 2015 as The Dark Forest by Tom Doherty Associates.

The edition first published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Head of Zeus

Copyright © 2008 by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin)

English translation © 2015 by China Educational Publications Import & Export Corp., Ltd.

Translation by Joel Martinsen

Cover art by Stephen Martiniere

The moral right of 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin) to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

The moral right of Joel Martinsen to be identified as the translator of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN (E) 9781784971588

ISBN (HB) 9781784971595

ISBN (XTPB) 9781784971601

ISBN (PB) 9781784971618

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