Exhalation >>> A SUPERB SIGNED & NUMBERED UK LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK - FIRST PRINTING THUS <<<<

Ted Chiang

ISBN 10: 1529014484 / ISBN 13: 9781529014488

Published by Picador, London, 2019

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A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - no dustjacket (as issued) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR one of 150 numbered copies - Pictures of the book are available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exhalation >>> A SUPERB SIGNED & NUMBERED UK LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK - FIRST PRINTING THUS <<<<
• Publisher: Picador, London
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529014484
• ISBN 13: 9781529014488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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 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 twenty years, elevating a faddish digital pet into what might be a true living being. Also included are two brand-new stories: Omphalos and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom.

In this fantastical and elegant collection, 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.