The Redemption of Time

The Redemption of Time (Chinese: 观想之宙, Pinyin: guānxiǎng zhī zhòu) is a science fiction novel by Chinese writer Baoshu (pen name of Li Jun). It was written in just three weeks as a fan fiction to continue the events of the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Liu Cixin following the publication of its last installment Death's End in November 2010. It was later published with Liu Cixin's allowance as a novel by Chongqing Press in China in 2011, as Three-Body X: Aeon of Contemplation (Chinese: 三体X·观想之宙; pinyin: Sān Tǐ X · Guān Xiǎng Zhī Zhòu) and launched Baoshu's career as a writer. It was translated by Ken Liu into English for Tor Books and published on July 16, 2019, as The Redemption of Time. Due to being received poorer than the trilogy, the novel gained a controversial status among fans, especially whether its events constitute to the official canon. Neither Liu Cixin nor Chongqing Press have made any statement, but Baoshu himself writes in the foreword of the novel, that he makes "no claim" whether the novel "constitutes a part of the Three-Body canon" and that he imagines it "as a dedicated fan's attempt to explain and fill out some of the gaps of in the original trilogy."