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Seconded, I’ve really enjoyed all of Ted Chiang’s books and wish he was more prolific as I’ve read them all! An excellent writer and I think his style would app

Seconded, I’ve really enjoyed all of Ted Chiang’s books and wish he was more prolific as I’ve read them all! An excellent writer and I think his style would appeal to the HN crowd as it’s kind of sci-fi, kind of based in science, and many of his stories are quite thought provoking and unique. Also they’re all short stories so great if you struggle finding time to take on a whole book or whatever!

paxys 5y ago
I recently read Exhalation, and was blown away by how engaging and thought provoking the stories were. Would highly recommend it to anyone with even a passing, high-level interest in sci-fi.
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- tomduncalf 5y ago
  Same here. I’m quite picky when it comes to sci-fi, a lot of it I don’t really like, but he nails a really unique sweet spot where sci-fi is just the framing device used for some beautiful stories. Might reread his books next actually! Edit: I’d love any recommendations of other authors people think of when discussing his books. Doesn’t necessarily have to be the same style but more just that level of quality and uniqueness.
  - shriphani 5y ago
    The first story in Exhalation is written in the style of the Arabian Nights (Thousand and One Nights). Get the unabridged, original translation by Richard Burton - it is some of the most beautiful literature ever written - comes in 16 volumes so there will be no shortage of reading material!
    - tomduncalf 5y ago
      Awesome! Thanks very much.
      - shriphani 5y ago
        And of course I feel I have to mention Richard Burton himself who led possibly the most interesting life in his time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton
  - Jommi 5y ago
    I'd love to do a Clubhouse room just chatting around his stories.
- sangnoir 5y ago
  To those who want to read a sample of the anthology, the complete titular short story ("Exhalation") can be read online for free: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/ https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/ It is 6552 words long.

paxys 5y ago

I recently read Exhalation, and was blown away by how engaging and thought provoking the stories were. Would highly recommend it to anyone with even a passing, high-level interest in sci-fi.

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tomduncalf 5y ago
Same here. I’m quite picky when it comes to sci-fi, a lot of it I don’t really like, but he nails a really unique sweet spot where sci-fi is just the framing device used for some beautiful stories. Might reread his books next actually! Edit: I’d love any recommendations of other authors people think of when discussing his books. Doesn’t necessarily have to be the same style but more just that level of quality and uniqueness.
- shriphani 5y ago
  The first story in Exhalation is written in the style of the Arabian Nights (Thousand and One Nights). Get the unabridged, original translation by Richard Burton - it is some of the most beautiful literature ever written - comes in 16 volumes so there will be no shortage of reading material!
  - tomduncalf 5y ago
    Awesome! Thanks very much.
    - shriphani 5y ago
      And of course I feel I have to mention Richard Burton himself who led possibly the most interesting life in his time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton
- Jommi 5y ago
  I'd love to do a Clubhouse room just chatting around his stories.
sangnoir 5y ago
To those who want to read a sample of the anthology, the complete titular short story ("Exhalation") can be read online for free: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/ https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/exhalation/ It is 6552 words long.