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!)

[#1 posted by igpajo, March 24, 2009 7:45 PM]

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

[#2 posted by PaulR, March 25, 2009 4:27 AM]

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.

[#3 posted by ravenword, March 25, 2009 2:02 PM]

Thanks for sharing this. I love Ted Chiang's stories.

[#4 posted by minamisan, March 25, 2009 7:30 PM]

Both Ted Chiang and the StarShipSofa are awesome.

[#5 posted by Anonymous, August 10, 2009 11:45 AM]

The story deservedly WON.

All hail Ted Chiang!