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The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate Ted Chiang
Publisher: Subterranean Press

His "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" is a modern-day Arabian Nights tour de force. Derek's recommendation re Ted Chiang is strongly recommended!! Kelly Link, “The Faery Handbag” (2004) 6. Of all the Short Fiction writers I've recently discovered, Ted Chiang is perhaps the highest regarded, but also the least prolific. Neil Gaiman, “A Study in Emerald” (2003) 4. My second sin: I've selected Ted Chiang's "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" as my new story of the week. My name is Fuwaad ibn Abbas, and I was born here in Baghdad, City of Peace. The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate. Paolo Bacigalupi, “The Calorie Man” (2005) 5. "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang: Chiang has a reputation as a brilliant short story writer, and while this is the first of his stories that I've reviewed, I can believe it from this example. The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang My rating: 3 of 5 stars A novelette set in ancient Baghdad and Cairo, as a merchant tells us – and the Caliph – nested tales of time travel. Selecting the story, of course, isn't a sin. Ted Chiang, “The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (2007) 3.