What if men built a tower from Earth to Heaven-and broke through to Heavens other side? What if we discovered that the fundamentals of mathematics were arbitrary and inconsistent? What if there were a science of naming things that calls life into being from inanimate matter? What if exposure to an alien language forever changed our perception of time? What if all the beliefs of fundamentalist Christianity were literally true, and the sight of sinners being swallowed into fiery pits were a routine event on city streets? These are the kinds of outrageous questions posed by the stories of Ted Chiang. Now, collected here for the first time are all seven of this extraordinary writers stories so far-plus an eighth story written especially for this volume. Story for story, he is the most honored young writer in modern SF. Ted Chiang Author Includes 'Story of Your Life' the basis for the major motion picture Arrival Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden changethe inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of alienswith some. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1992. Subsequent stories have won the Asimovs SF Magazine reader poll, a second Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the Sidewise Award for alternate history. Ted Chiangs first published story, Tower of Babylon, won the Nebula Award in 1990.
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