“Exhalation: Stories” by Ted Chiang

I’m aware getting the average person to read SF that hasn’t already become a cultural force isn’t easy, and even fewer folk are willing to give an anthology the time of day, so I get if no one buys a copy of this SF anthology in spite of my praise for it. That said, the worst of “Exhalation: Stories” would still be the best story in a lesser anthology and the best stuff here contains more power than whole novels, films, and series of television. If nothing else, surely one of these will be adapted to a celebrated feature film.

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