Exhalation: Stories
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- May 7, 2019
- #StoryTelling #ScienceFiction
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In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time...
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Number of Pages: 352
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This contemplates the marvel of thermodynamics from the best sci-fi short story writer of our age.
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Michael Nielsen)He's fantastic. My favorite's Exhalation. Never seen an author cream so much in such small amount of text.
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An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.
In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine.
In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic—revelatory.
(From Goodreads)