<b><b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER •</b> ONE OF <i>THE</i> <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR <b>•</b> Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of <i>Stories of Your Life and Others</i></b><br /><br /> Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and see the world. They are Ted Chiang at his best: profound, sympathetic, revelatory.