
Exhalation
Ted Chiang · 2019
Nine stories exploring free will, time, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Chiang is the most important short fiction writer in science fiction, and this collection cemented that status. Every story is a philosophical thought experiment executed with flawless craft.
Best of Last 10 Years · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.