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Exhalation

by Ted Chiang · 2019

Short Stories · ranked #2 in category

Beautifully reasoned science-fiction stories about time, free will and meaning; cerebral and humane.

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Category
Short Stories
First published
2019 · 2010s
Author
Ted Chiang
Standing
Essential Read

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