Exhalation

A collection of 9 short stories covering variety of science fiction topics from near future to far future and a few taking place in the past. Except for maybe 1 or 2 none of the stories in this collection are character driven they are all technical about the topic at discussion, embracing the science exactly what I like. Very hardware oriented and detailed. In the titular short story Exhalation, the inside of a brain of an advanced lifeform is explored in length quite intricately which can be challenging to follow but also fun at the same time. But even with all the technical stuff what I liked most were the central and underlying themes within the stories like ethics of humans towards AI, do our choices and decisions matter in the grand scheme of the universe etc. all of which pose big questions and are important to every one of us. A great collection overall definitely has got me thinking and worry about what the future has in store for us.