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‘Will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.’ Barack Obama, Summer Reading 2019

'A marvelous, astonishing collection that we would do well to read before the worlds it conjures are upon us. Urgently recommended.’ - Alan Moore

From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others – the basis for the Academy Award nominated film Arrival – comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories.

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 second chances. In the epistolary ‘Exhalation’, an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of reality. And in ‘The Lifecycle of Software Objects’, 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 Also included are two previously unpublished stories: ‘Omphalos’ and ‘Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom’.

In Exhalation, Ted Chiang wrestles with the oldest questions on earth – what is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? – 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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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 593 KB
Print Length: 362 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1529014484
Publisher: Picador (11 July 2019)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B07P5CS7Z4
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,988 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #57 in Science Fiction Anthologies (Kindle Store)
- #84 in Time Travel Science Fiction
- #48 in Literary Short Stories

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Jonathan H N Chin

5 star stories; 1 star binding (picador hardcover)

15 July 2019

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The stories are as good as ever. This review is purely about the presentation. I recommend avoiding the Picador hardcover edition. It is very poorly constructed: Terrible paper quality; pages are glued together (perfect binding possibly?) rather than properly stitched); cardboard covers don't lie flat. The cover and interior design is uninspired. Not at all enjoyable to hold when reading. Complete opposite to, for example, the Subterranean Press edition of Lifecycle of Software Objects

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LondonThinker

Not much new but still wonderfiul

16 July 2019

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For those waiting for new material this collection will be a disappointment. Of its nine elements I had read seven already, in various places. This is the reason for four stars not five. However, one of the book’s advantages is exactly that is does make more readily available stories which had appeared in some somewhat obscure places, certainly a disparate variety of places.
That comment aside, this is a fine collection. ‘The Great Silence’ is a melancholy alternative perspective on communication with alien life and respect for her environment. ‘The Truth Of Fact, The Truth of Feeling’ explores the nature of memory and social relations. ‘What’s Expected of Us’ – previously published in the science journal ‘Nature’ – is both amusing and troubling. ‘The Lifecycle of Software Objects’ is full of good ideas but its length does make one wonder whether Chiang’s unique abilities actual work at anything beyond the short story form. (In this respect he reminds me of James Tiptree/Alice Sheldon.) ‘The Merchant And The Alchemist’s Gate’ is about time travel, and loss, and (that key Chiang interest) determinism. Finally, there is the title story, which starts as an intriguing scientific puzzle and ends with an exhalative view of existence that reminds me of Heidegger and which never fails to move me to tears.
The quality of Chiang’s work is very high. If he does not produce much volume then perhaps that is part of the equation. I still think that he is one of the most exciting things to have happened to SF in years. I’m happy to wait whilst he takes his time.

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Jon A. Crowcroft

better than schroedinger's cat

30 July 2019

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Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom, the last tale in Ted Chiang's new collection is absolutely brilliant. Your mileage may vary with other stories here, though I loved the Italo Calvino style The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate.

it is very hard to review short stories without spoilers, so I won't. But if you loved Story of Your Life, then there are things in here to delight you. As with that collection, this one isn't all perfect, but light and share matters in life.

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Hector

very good, but not as good as Stories of Your Life

24 October 2019

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if Stories didn't exist, this would seem a deeply fascinating set of lean, thought-provoking sci-fi stories. However Stories does exist and is brilliant (in particular Understand, others also), and this book doesn't seem to particularly go further.

I really hope Ted Chiang does go further in future - please keep writing! and take more risk!

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Christopher Carrion

An excellent collection of short stories.

18 July 2019

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Ted Chiang not only has a great writing style, but also excellent ideas. All of these stories explore complex concepts in very interesting ways. Highly recommended.

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A. Savvides

Enjoyable

22 July 2019

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I enjoyed the stories within but not as much as the previous collection. Not as thought provoking or as heartbreaking.

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bonobo

Fantastic, almost perfect collection of short stories

21 August 2019

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While not as magnificent as his original collection, "exhaltation" continues the run of fantastic short form science fiction.
My only complaint is that the borderline novella "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" struggles to live up to the other stories.

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M. Anderson

Read Ted Chiang! You won't regret it.

28 August 2019

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I am so glad I stumbled onto Ted Chiang. What an incredible brain. Boundless ideas delivered with credibility, enormous depth and emotion. Thought provoking to say the least.

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