From the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film Arrival—comes a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only Ted Chiang could imagine. 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 second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,” the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will.
Including stories being published for the first time as well as some of his rare and classic uncollected work, Exhalation is Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic—revelatory.
Joanna Angel, "NIGHT SHIFT"
Dahlia Schweitzer, "GOING VIRAL"
Deborah Reed, "THE DAYS WHEN BIRDS COME BACK"
Tom Macher, "HALFWAY"
Sandra Allen, "A KIND OF MIRRACULAS PARADISE"
Sara Saedi, "AMERICANIZED"
Scott McClanahan, "THE SARAH BOOK"
Damien Ober, "DOCTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S DREAM AMERICA"
Paul Briggs and Benson Shum
OBJECT LESSONS with Evan Kindley, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, and Anna Leahy
Leni Zumas, "RED CLOCKS"
Sam Graham-Felsen, "GREEN"
Krista Suh, "DIY RULES FOR A WTF WORLD"
Colin Winnette, "THE JOB OF THE WASP"
Chris McCormick, "DESERT BOYS"
Susanna Fogel, "NUCLEAR FAMILY"
Tom Gauld, "BAKING WITH KAFKA"
Fran Krause, "THE CREEPS"
Santiago Gamboa, "RETURN TO THE DARK VALLEY"
Scott Esposito, "THE DOUBLES"
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