" This novel itself describes a raid on a ship called Judgment Day, which kills the eccentric Mike Evans.
This novel's first sequel opens with a story in which a "brown ant" avoids the web of a spider it "had known for eons." That sequel to this novel describes the formation of a "mosquito fleet" and follows four men chosen to participate in the "Wallfacer Project." This novel itself describes a raid on a ship called Judgment Day, which kills the eccentric Mike Evans. After describing how Norbert Weiner dies while fighting pirates, John von Neumann makes a "human computer" for an emperor; that happens 'cause it's a game, and Neumann is one of many avatars who teaches the protagonist about a civilization that "dehydrates" itself so it can survive (*) "chaotic eras." The Dark Forest is the first sequel to this novel, which opens its author's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. The Trisolarans begin their invasion of Earth in this novel, whose setting shifts from the Cultural Revolution to modern Beijing. For 10 points, name this novel by Cixin Liu, the first Chinese winner of the Hugo Award.
This novel's first sequel opens with a story in which a "brown ant" avoids the web of a spider it "had known for eons.
The Three Body Problem [or Three Body; or San ti] 