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The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang

The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate Ted Chiang ebook
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Page: 62
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Format: pdf

Fuwaad ibn Abbas, a fabric merchant, tells this story to the Caliph of. Here is an excerpt from a review of The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by William Mingin at Strange Horizons. "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang: Chiang has a reputation as a brilliant short story writer, and while this is the first of his stories that I've reviewed, I can believe it from this example. Of all the Short Fiction writers I've recently discovered, Ted Chiang is perhaps the highest regarded, but also the least prolific. Best Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. Best Short Story: “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov's June 2007). Published by Subterranean Press, a specialist in limited-run books, the collection is Ted's first 'novel'. TC: In a sense, both “Story of Your Life” and “The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” are attempts to depict a scenario where knowing your own future is not a tragedy. This year, a new collection finally emerged, called The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate. Of the best works of speculative fiction over the past five decades have been novellas or novelettes: “Sandkings” by George R.R. Ted Chiang's The Lifecycles of Software Objects for 2.99$ here and The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate for 2.99$ here.