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Chiang does it for me practically every time. it's not often these days that I have that "What? What? Wow!" experience. * * I think Chiang is one of the great science fiction short story writers of all time. * Choire Sicha * It will not take readers new to these stories very long to appreciate their quality and beauty. Perhaps that he writes so little does something good for him, or maybe it's just that he doesn't write enough. * Ed Park, Los Angeles Times * Throughout all his work, though no more so than in Stories, you can feel his months of removing sentences from his stories. * Washington Post * The stories range widely in time, subject and style but are united by a patient but ruthless fascination with the limits of knowledge. * The Economist blog * Chiang derides lazy thinking, weasels it out of its hiding place, and leaves it cowering.
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The best science fiction inspires awe for the natural properties of the universe. * Ted Gioia * His stories mirror the process of scientific discovery: complex ideas emerge from the measured, methodical accumulation of information until epiphany strikes. These tales possess the imaginative frisson that is a trademark of the best conceptual fiction, but, also bespeak a confident prose style and a willingness to take chances in tone and narrative structure.
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His debut collection, Stories of Your Life and Others is one of the finest collections of short fiction I have read in the last decade. You won't know SF if you don't read Ted Chiang. * Booklist (Starred Review) * confirms that blending science and fine art at this length can produce touching works, tales as intimate as our own blood cells, with the structural strength of just-discovered industrial alloys. * Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) * He puts the science back in science fiction - brilliantly. * Lev Grossman * Chiang writes seldom, but his almost unfathomably wonderful stories tick away with the precision of a Swiss watch - and explode in your awareness with shocking, devastating force. * Cory Doctorow * Meticulously pieced together, utterly thought through, Chiang's stories emerge slowly.but with the perfection of slow-growing crystal. each of those stories is a goddamned jewel. * China Mieville, Guardian * Ted is a national treasure. * Junot Diaz * United by a humane intelligence that speaks very directly to the reader, and makes us experience each story with immediacy and Chiang's calm passion. I always suggest a person read at least 52 books a year for proper mental functioning but if you only have time for one, be at peace: you found it. Chiang is so exhilarating, so original, so stylish he just leaves you speechless.