Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Exhalation by Ted ChiangFrom the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others comes a groundbreaking second collection of short fiction: nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories. These are tales that tackle some of humanitys oldest questions along with new quandaries that only Ted Chiang could imagine. In The Merchant and the Alchemists Gate, a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past errors and the

and the shadow of the apocalypse is drawing closer

in a land where armies carry scarecrows

torrid week madly in love

The six servants of the Light - the Drew children

This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today

secret conspiracy

More broadly

mental alertness

detest everything the family stand for -- not least the failed promise to the Black woman who has worked for them her whole life

large and small

they remain determined to understand a tragedy that has defied explanation

This is an opportunity for them to prove their love and tell the world that it is love that can make the impossible