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Ted Chiang
With his masterful first collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in his trademark precise and evocative prose. From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the firmament above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality. . . Chiang's rigorously imagined fantasia invites us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
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Author
Ted Chiang
Pages
320
Publisher
Pan Macmillan UK
Published Date
2015-06-01
ISBN
1743538057 9781743538050
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"This is the second book of short stories I’ve read by Ted Chiang and he’s left me dazzled again. He manages to be challenging and illuminating in equal parts. I would have loved this book to go on forever."
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CaitVD
"Rec by Young Lee "
Maria Hess
"Surprisingly was quite interesting. This is not at all a book I would normally read. I like one big story, not multiple, unrelated ones. But this was well written and definitely held my interest. Some parts were maybe too sophisticated and went over my head but I would probably read more short stories after reading this one"
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Piper Havens
"There were two or three really great short stories, but I fear this suffers from men writing women syndrome. Perhaps it’s just because I’m not a huge sci-fi reader, but some of the metaphors were just SO heavy handed. I really felt I was being spoon fed through some of the stories, yet others held the perfect balance. It was fine, but I do feel as if Tower of Babylon and Story of Your Life were excellent."
Carolyn Valenta
"Wonderful collection of short stories that are amazingly vast."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
"I love Ted Chaing. His stories are always very thought provoking without going overboard with the science details. If you’ve seen the movie Arrivals, the short story it was based on is in this collection. It made me cry even though I saw the movie. "
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Cassie Ryker
"Fantastic science fiction short stories. Mind boggling concepts"
Ian Earl
"So imaginative, it blew my mind several times"
Pierre-André Sirard
"I don't read short stories, but these are fascinating and smart."
Anna Farb
"8. Liking What You See: A Documentary - All I can say is I hope they make a movie out of this one. <br/><br/>"Why do people seem more sympathetic to the idea of burdensome beauty than to, say, the idea of burdensome wealth? It’s because beauty is working its magic again: even in a discussion of its drawbacks, beauty is providing its possessors with an advantage.""
Lori Marie Ramirez
