Ted Chiang's Hugo nominated story Exhalation free download

John sez, "Ted Chiang's short story "Exhalation" --which is currently a finalist for the Hugo Award and the British Science Fiction Association Award--is now available to read online in a variety of formats, via our Downloads page. Originally appearing in Jonathan Strahan's Eclipse Two, 'Exhalation' is an evocative story of an all-metal world, its argon-breathing inhabitants, and a scientist who performs the ultimate self-examination. The story is also available as a podcast from StarShipSofa".

Ted Chiang’s “Exhalation” now available for download. (Thanks, John!)

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Anonymous

The story deservedly WON.

All hail Ted Chiang!
minamisan

Both Ted Chiang and the StarShipSofa are awesome.
PaulR

Ted Chiang’s The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate is also worth seeking out and giving a listen-to.

His writing is beautiful, evocative, and these two ‘steam-punk’ stories disguise a deep understanding of science.

Thanks for this and the previous link (s?), Cory.
ravenword

Thanks for sharing this. I love Ted Chiang’s stories.
igpajo

The podcast of this is excellent! Great story that is deserving of the nomination.