The translator for volume 1 and 3 addressed this in an AMA, actually. https://www.reddit.com/r/SF_Book_Club/comments/30xhj0/three_im_ken_liu_translator_for_the

The translator for volume 1 and 3 addressed this in an AMA, actually. https://www.reddit.com/r/SF_Book_Club/comments/30xhj0/three_im_ken_liu_translator_for_the_threebody/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SF_Book_Club/comments/30xhj0/three_... I enjoyed the 3 books. After reading the first one I was intrigued but it didn't blow me away. After reading all of them I am very appreciative of the epic scope, and while the it seemed to have less character development, the ideas more than made up for it.