Exhalation

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Provocative tales exploring human essence and time.

"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang is a treasure for anyone who appreciates depth in their science fiction. It's not just about future and fantasy—it grapples with timeless questions of existence, the human experience, and the realm of possibility. If you're the kind that lingers on the what-ifs of life and finds beauty in complexity, these stories will resonate with you and push the boundaries of your imagination.

  • Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Collection (2019)
  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novelette for "Omphalos" (2020)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella for "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2019)
  • Locus Award for Best Collection and Best Novelette for "Omphalos" and Nominee for Best Novella for "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2020)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction (Ray Bradbury Prize) (2020)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Cuento Extranjero (2021)
  • Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work (2021)
  • Premi Ictineu for Millor antologia fantàstica (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2019)
  • Ignyte Award Nominee for Best Novella Nomination for "Omphalos" (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Exhalation

Regular price RM44.49 MYR
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ISBN: 9781529014495
Authors: Ted Chiang
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2020-07-23
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 4.28
(rated by 95135 readers)

Description

From 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 humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries that 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 errors 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. 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. In Exhalation, Ted Chiang addresses the most fundamental of issues—What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human?—alongside others 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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Provocative tales exploring human essence and time.

"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang is a treasure for anyone who appreciates depth in their science fiction. It's not just about future and fantasy—it grapples with timeless questions of existence, the human experience, and the realm of possibility. If you're the kind that lingers on the what-ifs of life and finds beauty in complexity, these stories will resonate with you and push the boundaries of your imagination.

  • Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Collection (2019)
  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novelette for "Omphalos" (2020)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novella for "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2019)
  • Locus Award for Best Collection and Best Novelette for "Omphalos" and Nominee for Best Novella for "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom" (2020)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction (Ray Bradbury Prize) (2020)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Cuento Extranjero (2021)
  • Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work (2021)
  • Premi Ictineu for Millor antologia fantàstica (2021)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2019)
  • Ignyte Award Nominee for Best Novella Nomination for "Omphalos" (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.