#1 in Short stories
Stories of Your Life and Others
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- Locus Award for Best Collection
- Bob Morane award for best short story
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Our view
Ted Chiang’s “Stories of Your Life and Others” gathers eight pieces of science fiction and fantasy that handle large ideas with rare care. They are the first eight he wrote, and all but one had appeared on their own before, so the book gives a full picture of his beginnings. The mood is thoughtful and at times dark, suited to readers who want science fiction to leave a question rather than a spectacle.
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About the book
Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by American writer Ted Chiang published in 2002 by Tor Books. It collects Chiang's first eight stories. All of the stories except "Liking What You See: A Documentary" were previously published individually elsewhere.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 1,151 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Short stories average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 94 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 1.1K | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Stories of Your Life and Others?
It has 320 pages — shorter than 77% of the ranked books in Short stories.
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