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Ball Lightning is a science-fiction novel by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, first published in China in 2004 and later translated into English. The story follows Chen, whose childhood encounter with ball lightning leads him into a long investigation involving physics, scientific institutions, and military research. The novel uses the phenomenon as a basis for examining the consequences of attempting to turn uncertain scientific discoveries into weapons.
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Ball Lightning scores 6.69/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Novel category.
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