City Libraries, City of Gold Coast

Exhalation, Ted Chiang ; read by a full cast

eng

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fiction

Exhalation

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Ted Chiang ; read by a full cast

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 20 years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two previously unpublished stories: 'Omphalos' and 'Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom'.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

The merchant and the alchemist's gate -- Exhalation -- The lifecycle of software objects -- Omphalos -- Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom

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