About this ebook
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.
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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4.7
21 reviews
John Lee
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November 15, 2021
Ted Chiang is my favourite science fiction author. He writes with such creativity and ingenuity. He takes concepts, twirls them about like a baker with pizza and lavished us with gourmet food. Every one of these stories is brilliant.
David Camilleri
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February 6, 2017
Just wow! Amazing SF book with great stories with huge depth. Just read.
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safcman23
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April 5, 2017
Easy to read, gripping and thought provoking stories with a heavy science theme. Highly recommended.
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About the author
Ted Chiang was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and currently lives outside Seattle, Washington. In 1990 he won the Nebula Award for his first published story, "Tower of Babylon". Following this triumph, his stories have won him numerous other awards, making him one of the most honoured writers in contemporary SF.
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