Withhismasterfulfirstcollection,multiple-award-winningauthorTedChiangdeftlyblendshumanemotionandscientificrationalismineightremarkablydiversestories,alltoldinhistrademarkpreciseandevocativeprose.
FromasoaringBabyloniantowerthatconnectsaflatEarthwiththeheavensabove,toaworldwhereangelicvisitationsareawondrousandterrifyingpartofeverydaylife;fromaneuralmodificationthateliminatestheappealofphysicalbeauty,toanalienlanguagethatchallengesourveryperceptionoftimeandreality...
Chiang’srigorouslyimaginedfantasiainvitesustoquestionourunderstandingoftheuniverseandourplaceinit.
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