num_pages: 336
description: What if men built a tower from Earth to Heaven - and broke through to Heaven's other side? What if we discovered that the fundamentals of mathematics were inconsistent? What if there was a science of naming things which calls life into being from inanimate matter? What if exposure to an alien language forever changed our perception of time? What if all the beliefs of fundamentalist Christianity were literally true, and the sight of sinners being swallowed into Hell was a routine event on city streets? These are the kinds of outrageous questions posed by the stories of Ted Chiang. Collected here for the first time are eight of his extraordinary stories - including one specially written for this volume.
language: English
title: Stories of Your Life and Others
titlecomplete: Stories of Your Life and Others
genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Philosophy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Short Story Collection, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 98002
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novella for "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novella for "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Collection, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
category: "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Nouvelle étrangère, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
category: "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Asimov's Readers' Poll Award
category: Best Novelette, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: HOMer Award
category: Best Novella for "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: SF ga Yomitai
category: Best Translated SF of the Year in Japan, awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: Premi Ictineu
category: Millor antologia fantàstica, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Translated Short Story for "Story of Your Life", awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Openbook好書獎
category: 年度好書．翻譯書
publisher: Pan Macmillan