Is the Three-Body Theory a web novel?

The Three-Body Problem was a science fiction novel by Liu Cixin. It had been translated into many languages and received a wide range of readers and good reviews around the world. Therefore, strictly speaking, the Three-Body Theory was not an online novel because it was a work of literary value, but a science fiction novel. However, in the field of online literature in China, the Three Bodies had also received widespread attention and promotion. Many readers regarded it as a classic science fiction novel. Therefore, to a certain extent, the Three-Body Problem could be regarded as one of the online novels. However, it should be noted that the definition of online novels is relatively broad. It includes many different types of works, including literature, fantasy, science fiction, etc. Therefore, the three bodies do not completely belong to the category.