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The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate - Community Reviews back

by Ted Chiang
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Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus rated it 10 years ago
So the Humble Bundle up right now is a bit odd. Most of the time, things are of relatively equal size; volumes of graphic novels, full length novels, or anthologies. This is a little weird because this story comes up at less than a hundred pages, as did Barker's story, and some of them like The ...
altheaann
altheaann rated it 12 years ago
Another excellent story by Ted Chiang... actually, it's three stories, set in a framing device. In the medieval Middle East, an alchemist has developed a kind of time machine. When a potential customer walks in, the inventor offers him the chance to go through his gateway and through time - but fir...
Barrita
Barrita rated it 13 years ago
El único reproche que le tengo a Ted Chiang ahora que terminé todo su repertorio es que no escribe mucho. Ni siquiera puedo reprocharle que sus historias sean cortas porque mucho de su talento yace en contar historias tan buenas en tan poco espacio.En esta historia trata el viaje en el tiempo, como ...
Gregor Xane
Gregor Xane rated it 13 years ago
A fine, short piece.
Readundant
Readundant rated it 14 years ago
Let's try this again, Goodreads. Bad gateway. Hmmph.Though I suppose a bad gateway is apropos for this book, as it is about a gateway through time, and depending on your actions in the past/future, the outcome might be bad. Oh server error, I see what you did there. Next time, though, try not to DEL...
Bun's Books
Bun's Books rated it 56 years ago
For some reason I was not expecting this to be quite so short. Even though the description says its a novelette. I guess because it was not in an anthology I thought there was going to be a little bit more to it. But once I got over that confusion of expectations I enjoyed it. A nice romantic tal...
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