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ⓘ About Ted Chiang
Author Ted Chiang was born in Port Jefferson, which is located in the state of New York sometime in the year 1967. His parents were both born in China, and later immigrated to Taiwan with their families, while the Communist Revolution was going on. Later they came to America, which is where the couple met each other. They would later divorce. His father teaches engineering courses and his mother was a librarian before she retired. Chiang is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in computer science. He would graduate from Clarion’s Writers Workshop in the year 1989. Chiang works as a technical writer, creating reference materials for programmers.
All Book Series by Ted Chiang
Story of Your Life (in Stories of Your Life and Others)
Book 3 of 12 · published 1998
Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2019
Stories of Your Life and Others / Arrival
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2002
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1991
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 1991
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
Book 10 of 23 · published 2005
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Book 17 of 23 · published 2011
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2016
Book 19 of 23 · published 2016
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ted Chiang?
Author Ted Chiang was born in Port Jefferson, which is located in the state of New York sometime in the year 1967. His parents were both born in China, and later immigrated to Taiwan with their families, while the Communist Revolution was going on. Later they came to America, which is where the couple met each other.
Which Ted Chiang series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Year's Best SF Anthology series, the earliest of Ted Chiang's multi-book series: it opens with Year's Best SF (1996) and runs to 18 books across 1996–2013, ending with Year's Best SF 18 (2013).
How many books has Ted Chiang written?
Ted Chiang has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Year's Best SF Anthology series with 18 books — and 37 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ted Chiang's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ted Chiang's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Year's Best SF Anthology (1996–2013, 18 books).
How are Ted Chiang's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ted Chiang's 55 books into 1 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Year's Best SF Anthology (18 books, 1996–2013).