Looks interesting but how can a novel that has high functioning autistic vampires be considered hard Sci Fi?
Edit: In terms of bleak, I was considering The Genocides by Disch. It looks similar to the Three Body Problem in that humans are considered bugs. I haven't read it yet but maybe it would have been the story of what would have happened if the Trisolaran fleet arrived.
Most depressing post apocalyptic book I ever read was
https://www.amazon.com/Genocides-Thomas-M-Disch/dp/0375705465
That's a book that makes you want to give up.
The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch was probably inspired by this novel...
More awesome post apocalyptic classics:
Looks interesting but how can a novel that has high functioning autistic vampires be considered hard Sci Fi?
Edit: In terms of bleak, I was considering The Genocides by Disch. It looks similar to the Three Body Problem in that humans are considered bugs. I haven't read it yet but maybe it would have been the story of what would have happened if the Trisolaran fleet arrived.