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Ted Chiang's story Exhalation -- free podcast

Cory Doctorow at 10:13 pm Thu, Feb 26, 2009

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Avi sez, "StarShipSofa has made a podcast of Ted Chiang's amazing new story: 'Exhalation'. This is as good as it gets for quality SF." Ohmanohmanohman! New Ted Chiang fiction. We're all in for a treat.

Exhalation, MP3 link (Thanks, Avi!)

Previously:
  • Ted Chiang short story in StarShipSofa's Aural Delights podcast ...
  • Podcast of Ted Chiang's THE MERCHANT AND THE ALCHEMIST'S GATE ...
  • Ted Chiang is a brilliant - Boing Boing
  • Short-story collection of the decade if not the century - Boing Boing

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  • Kytsune

    Rigorous. No kidding. I really loved listening to that.

  • teapot7

    Ted Chiang is a brilliant writer, no two ways about it – but I’m not much of a fan of story readings.

    Where did/will the print version appear?

  • bililoquy

    DANTURNER & TEAPOT7:

    This is in Jonathan Strahan’s anthology ECLIPSE 2. It’s a great book, well worth the purchase.

    “Exhalation” isn’t a story, exactly, but it’s a beautiful tear-jerker of a thought experiment. BoingBoingers in particular owe it to themselves to have a look or listen. “Hard SF” is a meaningless phrase these days, but this is thoughtful, rigorous SCIENCE fiction.

  • danturner

    Oooh oooh new-to-me Ted Chiang! Anyone know where I can read this myself, as opposed to having it read to me? I googled but no joy so far.