false 223380 7 This marvelous collection by one of science fiction's most thoughtful and graceful writers belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in literary science fiction.<p> Collected here for the first time, Ted Chiang's award-winning stories--recipients of the Nebula, Sturgeon, Campbell, and Asimov awards--offer a feast of science, speculation, humanity, and lyricism. Standouts include "Tower of Babylon," in which a miner ascends the fabled tower in order to break through the vault of heaven; "Division by Zero," a precise and heartbreaking examination of the disintegration of hope and love; and "Story of Your Life," in which a linguist learns an alien language that reshapes her view of the world. Chiang has the gift that lies at the heart of good science fiction: a human story, beautifully told, in which the science is an expression of the deeper issues that the characters must confront. Full of remarkable ideas and unforgettable moments, <I>Stories of Your Life and Others</I> is highly recommended. <I>--Roz Genessee</I> 216334 book 2002 Stories of Your Life and Others total:266|5:167|4:66|3:30|2:3|1:0| 266 1195 449 69 4 3 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 16 08:42:40 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 09:10:46 -0700 2008
Liking What You See is a written as a documentary about college students raised with technology that prevents them from seeing people as attractive or unattra...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Sep 04 22:26:51 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 12:18:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:38:06 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:38:30 -0800 2008
Collection of skiffyish pieces from an author whose only serious flaw from where I'm sitting is that he doesn't write enough dammit. If there's a thread binding the set together, it's the w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:43:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:47:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 10 12:22:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 10:00:01 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 12:22:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:15:25 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:15:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:18:15 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:21:51 -0700 2009
Two stories in this collection are something I've never seen anyone else do -- you might call it alternate history of science. In "The Tower of Babylon," it's literally possible to build a tower up to the vault of heaven, which is made of stone and con...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:41:20 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:33:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:35:45 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 10:39:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:32:20 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 22:09:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:25:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:31:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 18 10:54:50 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 10:55:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 05 05:23:17 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 15 08:17:44 -0700 2008 Stories of Your Life and Others is amazing. The stories are thought provoking, ingenius, and cunningly structured. Based on the original copyright dates, these eight stories are the product of more than twelve years work, and the craftsmanship really shows. Having said that, I still can't help bu...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 20 09:47:39 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 23:17:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:13:33 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 16:26:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 11:31:21 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 11:31:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 22:12:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:28:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jan 02 12:34:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 12:34:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 27 19:11:24 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 19:11:24 -0800 2009 1 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 15:25:47 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 15:31:12 -0700 2008 more...]]>