Reading Order
3 series · 36 booksTed Chiang Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tower of Babylon (Short Story) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Understand (in Asimov's) (Short Story) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Story of Your Life (in Stories of Your Life and Others) (Short Story) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Seventy-Two Letters (in Vanishing Acts) (Short Story) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Hell Is the Absence of God | 2001 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate (Short Story) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | The Lifecycle of Software Objects | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 9 | The Great Silence (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 10 | Omphalos (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 11 | Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ted Chiang Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stories of Your Life and Others / Arrival | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Exhalation | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ted Chiang Anthologies
Ted Chiang is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Born in Port Jefferson, New York, in 1967, he received his B.S. at Brown University in computer science. Chiang's writing career began in the mid-1990s with short stories such as "Tower of Babylon" and "Story of Your Life," which won the Nebula and Sturgeon Awards, respectively. His debut collection of short stories, "Stories of Your Life and Others," was published in 2002 and was met with widespread critical acclaim, winning the Nebula, Locus, and Hugo Awards for Best Collection. Chiang's works are known for their depth, philosophical exploration, and skillful blend of science and human emotion. He has been praised by critics for his innovative ideas and elegant prose.