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more about #tedchiang Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I liked the style, but the substance made me think "meh". more » Liz Weinbloom: Ooh that was fabulous, thank you! I'm now totally in love with this idea of melding the 19th century faux-autobiographical narrative with robots. Mus... more » Grey_Area: LOVE that story. more » bonniegrrl: "Fables" needs to just be handed that award. It's filled the Sandman void in my heart and James Jean's covers give me dream material for decades. more » Grey_Area: Okay, this is more like it! Is that Elizabeth Bear short available online? Love her work, missed that story. Those Nebula folk are all taking the craz... more » tawm: Check out the nominees for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form." Wow. I don't even know how I could begin to choose. Not a Battlestar fan, but the... more » KhaiJB: good luck to Howard Tayler for Schlock Mercenary! more » NerD: Blattella: That list just reminded me I have a hardcover copy of Anathem sitting in my trunk I've been afraid of opening. Also I didn't realize Gaiman had anothe... more » JeffriesTuber: Lots of great works on these lists, but Cory Doctorow is clearly the future of science fiction. more » -
#afternoonreading
Pry Open Your Own Head, With Ted Chiang's Exhalation
Ted Chiang's Hugo-nominated story of robot self-examination, "Exhalation," is available as a free download in a variety of formats. Find out why the robot brains are slowing down, if you dare.
