Last year I finally decided to buy and read the Dark Forest by Cixin Liu – since so many people in the space seemed to love it. Ten pages in I realised it was the 2nd book of a trilogy. Finally got around to the first book and it's an absolute masterpiece.

Highlights include a scene where a pre-digital society uses an army of 30 million people to create a human computer, with teams of three waving flags acting as logic gates. In another scene a particle accelerator misfires and unfolds a proton from 11 dimensions into 1, creating a 16 light year long string. 

10/10 would recommend.  https://gw.ipfs-lens.dev/ipfs/bafybeidxko43jgz7xhtbf7q5huovj6m2hixokmgdpfvh66tq4cr6f5p2au