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Nine stunning, original stories from Ted Chiang, two of them published here for the first time. They tackle humanity's oldest questions alongside new quandaries, from the nature of time and free will to artificial life and the limits of knowledge. Spanning science fiction and fantasy, the collection includes The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate, Exhalation and Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom. Thought-provoking and deeply humane, these stories change the way readers think, feel and see the world.