Ted Chiang writes science fiction stories that address fundamental issues about the human condition, such as free will, our responsibilities to others, and the meaning of truth. His stories are noticeably thoughtful and surprisingly, refreshingly, optimistic. His writing has an analytical tone, even when describing emotional topics; the narrative details often feel like a thin veneer over the philosophical questions. The title story, for instance, is about the implications of living in a universe that began with ridiculously low entropy. Pretty abstract, no?
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