Question

In a novel by this author, a Byzantine woman mysteriously gains the ability to retrieve small objects but fails to use it to kill (10[1])Mehmet II. (10[2])The protagonist of a story by this author travels with Big-tooth to the South Pole and sees a god’s creation of a cloud (10[1])containing all possible poetry. In a novel by this author, a society that later divides into factions called Adventists and Redemptionists (10[1])is founded by Mike Evans. (10[1])In that novel (10[1])by this author, (10[1])a virtual-reality game that flips between Stable (10[1])and Chaotic Eras (10[3]-5[1])is used (-5[1])to simulate the title phenomenon (10[3])experienced by Trisolaris. (10[1])Years (10[2])after (10[1])witnessing (-5[1])her father’s death in the Cultural Revolution, (10[1]) Wénjié (10[1])(“yeh wun-j’yeh”) responds (10[1])to an interstellar (-5[1])message (10[1])and sparks an alien invasion in a novel by this author. (10[3])For 10 points, name (10[1])this author of The Three-Body (10[2])Problem. (10[3])■END■ (10[1]0[6])

ANSWER: Liú Cíxīn (“lyoh tsuh-sheen”) [or Cixin Liu] (The second line is from “The Poetry Cloud.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William Groger (UG)Columbia BColumbia C2310
Carlos DoebeliImperial BCambridge B2510
Jeffrey FungHarvard AYale B2510
Jason HongBrown ABrandeis B4810
Duncan Griffiths (UG)William & Mary A (UG)Virginia A (UG)6910
Rishabh DaveBerkeley ABerkeley C7410
Bryanna ShaoVanderbilt AVanderbilt B7710
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)Duke A (UG)8010
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AJohns Hopkins8710
Jacky XuCornell BCornell A9010
Eric Gunter (Grad)UNC A (Grad)JMU A (UG)9010
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia AVassar9010
Parth JagtapEdinburghKiel90-5
Shardul RaoMinnesota BArizona State92-5
Michał GerasimiukStanford AStanford B9710
Teddy Masters (UG)KenyonOhio State A9710
Michael MaysImperial ASheffield9710
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech BMTSU10010
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford C10110
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota B10110
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge C10210
Michael KohnDurham ABristol103-5
Justin KennyIowa StateMinnesota C11010
Ivvone Zhou (UG)UNC B (UG)Virginia B (UG)11210
Ian He (UG)UNC C (UG)GWU B (Grad)11310
Caden HausteinHardingTennessee116-5
Andrew HannaPennRowan11710
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)JMU B (UG)12810
Haike LiuKCLOxford B12810
Robert FreemanSouth CarolinaAlabama12810
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Liberty B (DII)13210
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)Liberty C (DII)13710
Harrison WhitakerCambridge ADurham B13710
Biyang Zhang (DII)Michigan BCedarville13810
Kevin Zheng (DII)Michigan COhio State B13810
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AKentucky13810
Cade ReinbergerRIT BBinghamton1390
Bianca Van ZileBinghamtonRIT B1390
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)13910
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayHaverford1390
Thomas HartWarwickOxford C1390
Elijah ScheinsonOxford CWarwick1390
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityDartmouth B1390