This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. 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 the temptation of seco
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β Scribed by Lynette Aspey
- Publisher
- Lynette Aspey
- Tongue
- English
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- 15 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Set in a future of space travel, the last remaining 'Lorien Harp', the heart of an alien tree, has been torn from its quiet domain. A priceless instrument, the harp finds its way into the hands of an old music teacher. There, the remnant of a destroyed world awakens to the warmth and love shared between a disenfranchised old man and his troubled protege.
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