โ Scribed by Ted Chiang
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others โ the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival โ comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. In โThe Merchant and the Alchemistโs Gateโ, a portal through time forces a fabric-seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary โExhalationโ, an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in โThe Lifecycle of Software Objectsโ, a woman cares for an artificial intelligence over twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two previously unpublished stories: โOmphalosโ and โAnxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedomโ. In Exhalation, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth โ what is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? โ and ones that no one else has even imagined. And, each in its own way, the stories prove that complex and thoughtful science fiction can rise to new heights of beauty, meaning, and compassion.
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