Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
Taste attributes: science fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalimaginarysolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's SF Magazine reader poll, a second Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the Sidewise Award for alternate history. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1992. Story for story, he is the most honored young writer in modern SF.
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- Ted Chiang
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 317
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