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Feb

The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 2010's, by Famous Authors, Free, Novella, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Ted Chiang

"The Lifecycle of Software Objects" is a 2010 science fiction novella by Ted Chiang. It is about the hard, and sometimes sad, lives of Artificial Intelligence software objects known as Digients.
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May

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 2000's, by Famous Authors, Free, Good for Kids, Hugo Awards, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story, Ted Chiang

“Exhalation” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Ted Chiang. It is about a civilization of mechanical beings who make a startling discovery about the nature of their universe.

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Apr

Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1990's, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Free, Good for Kids, Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards, Novelette, Online, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Ted Chiang

“Tower of Babylon” is a 1990 science fiction novelette by Ted Chiang. It is about the journey of a young miner who ascends the great tower of Babylon to help break through the vault of heaven.

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Feb

What’s Expected of Us by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 2000's, by Famous Authors, Free, Good for Kids, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story, Ted Chiang, Time Travel, Very Short

“What’s Expected of Us” is a 2005 science fiction short story by Ted Chiang. It is about a device that predicts when a person will push a button, and the devastating effect it has upon society.

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Nov

Understand by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1990's, Award Winners, Free, Hard Science Fiction, Hugo Awards, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Ted Chiang

“Understand” is a 1991 science fiction novelette by Ted Chiang. It is about a man whose use of an experimental drug makes him super intelligent.

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Mar

The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 2000's, Award Winners, Free, Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Ted Chiang, Time Travel

“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” is a short story by Ted Chiang that has been nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. It is about a fabric merchant in ancient Baghdad who discovers a time portal.

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Mar

Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1990's, Aliens, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Hard Science Fiction, Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards, Novella, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Ted Chiang

Ever wondered how difficult it would be to communicate with aliens? Probably a bit harder than Star Trek makes it appear – in fact a person might have to change her whole view of the space-time continuum to truly understand their point of view.

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