Summary
This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. 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 seco... Full description
- The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
- Exhalation
- What's Expected of Us
- The Lifecycle of Software Objects
- Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny
- The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling
- The Great Silence
- Omphalos
- Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom
- Story Notes
- Acknowledgments.