Science fiction allows people to potentially be more open or exposed to ideas that they otherwise wouldn’t be. I’ll argue that these stories do what the best sci-fi should do, and then some. They all feel timeless, distinct, and something that is experienced at a personal level. Ted Chiang wrote the stories in this collection, his second, over the course of almost a decade and a half (2005-2019). Story collections can sometimes be hit or miss and they are only as strong as their weakest link. It’s hard to put into words how profound the ideas, and the execution of those ideas, are.
I’m still processing the issues it raises about technology, society, and our collective and individual free will. Most stories are less than an hour, and it’s time well spent for seekers of not just great, but essential speculative fiction.Įxhalation isn’t just a collection of short stories, it’s an experience that you will revisit over and over in your mind.
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