'Lean, relentless, and incandescent.' Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys 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 second chances. In the epistolary 'Exhalation,' an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery ...
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'Lean, relentless, and incandescent.' Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys 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 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 brand-new 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. PRAISE FOR EXHALATION 'A collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.' Barack Obama 'The stories in Exhalation are a shining example of science fiction at its best. They take both science and humanism deeply seriously, which is why it's so satisfying to watch Chiang's shining, intricate machine at work: You know that whatever the machine builds, it will tell you something new about human beings.' Vox 'This collection is a stunning achievement in speculative fiction, from an author whose star will only continue to rise.' Los Angeles Review of Books 'likely to linger in the memory the way riddles may linger-teasing, tormenting, illuminating, thrilling.' New Yorker 'Chiang is, among other things, a short story specialist... He takes an idea (sometimes big, sometimes small, most often somewhere nebulously in-between) and gives it exactly the number of words it needs.' NPR
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UK First Edition-First Printing-Limited Edition # 78 of 150
Publisher:
Picador
Published:
2019
Language:
English
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New. Signed by author. Signed by Multi Award Winning Author Ted Chiang. First edition. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy, tight, and never read; issued by the Publisher without a dust jacket. U.K. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line beginning with a 1. This is a Limited Edition Copy # 78 of 150. Signed, signature only, by Multi Award Winning Author Ted Chiang on the Publishers Limitation page; which is separate from the Title page. "Exhalation" is a collection of nine stunningly original, provocative and poignant short stories exploring such issues as humankind's place in the universe, the nature of humanity, bioethics, virtual reality, free will and determination, time travel, and the uses of robotic forms of A.I. "Exhalation" was well received; it was named one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year, and was also named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, Time Magazine, Esquire, Vox, and the Financial Times. Among other literary honors, was being named a nominee for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Collection, as well as the Locust Award for Best Collection. Rest assured, this highly collectible copy is well protected in a clear archival safe polyester cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
