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I dug these up and posted them in the last Chiang thread I saw, here are some links to his short stories: Division by Zero: https://web.archive.org/web/2011031
by nyolfen 10y ago
I dug these up and posted them in the last Chiang thread I saw, here are some links to his short stories:
Division by Zero: https://web.archive.org/web/20110319012240/http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/division/full/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110319012240/http://www.fantas...
> A brilliant mathematician wrestles with the consequences of her earthshattering proof.
Understand: https://web.archive.org/web/20110527120639/http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/under.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110527120639/http://www.infini...
> An experimental treatment bestows a regular person with superintelligence, propelling him into a dangerous series of mindgames.
Story of Your Life: https://web.archive.org/web/20101206050220/http://guccipiggy.objectis.net/prose/storyofyourlife https://web.archive.org/web/20101206050220/http://guccipiggy...
> A talented linguist reflects on her life as she struggles to grasp the meaning of an alien language. Nebula Award (Best Novella). [this is the story the recent film Arrival is based on]
Seventy-Two Letters: https://web.archive.org/web/20010802144026/http://www.tor.com/72ltrs.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010802144026/http://www.tor.co...
> In a world where mystical scrolls impart animating power, a shocking discovery threatens to upend society.
Hell is the Absence of God: http://www.e-reading.club/bookreader.php/70896/Chiang_-_Hell_Is_the_Absence_of_God.html http://www.e-reading.club/bookreader.php/70896/Chiang_-_Hell...
> An unbeliever struggles with the question of faith when God is scientific fact and angels routinely visit the earth. Hugo, Locus, Nebula Awards (Best Novelette).
What's expected of us: http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/lectures/whats_expected.html http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/lectures/w...
> A simple time machine undermines the concept of free will, with disastrous consequences.
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate: https://web.archive.org/web/20120911120914/http://www.dregston.com/boards/read.php?16,22867,22867 https://web.archive.org/web/20120911120914/http://www.dregst...
> An ancient alchemist introduces a traveling merchant to a mysterious time-traveling gateway. Hugo, Nebula Awards (Best Novelette).
[I looted these from here, fixing the broken links I could and excluding the ones I couldn't: http://www.metafilter.com/98974/This-isnt-your-grandfathers-science-fiction http://www.metafilter.com/98974/This-isnt-your-grandfathers-... -- there are a few more links in there, including some essays.]