Stories of Your Life and Others

<p><b>&lsquo;A science fiction genius . . . Ted Chiang is a superstar.&rsquo; &ndash; <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>With <i>Stories of Your Life and Others</i>, his masterful first collection, multiple-award-winning author Ted Chiang deftly blends human emotion and scientific rationalism in eight remarkably diverse stories, all told in his trademark precise and evocative prose.</b><br><br>From a soaring Babylonian tower that connects a flat Earth with the firmament above, to a world where angelic visitations are a wondrous and terrifying part of everyday life; from a neural modification that eliminates the appeal of physical beauty, to an alien language that challenges our very perception of time and reality, Chiang&rsquo;s rigorously imagined fantasias invite us to question our understanding of the universe and our place in it.<br><br><b>The science fiction novella 'Story of Your Life' is the basis for the Academy Award nominated film <i>Arrival</i>.</b><br><br><b>&lsquo;United by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang&rsquo;s calm passion.&rsquo; &ndash; China Miéville</b></p>