Ted Chiang books in order
8 books in the catalogue, about 57 hours of reading in all; the shortest takes 2 hours and the longest 14 hours.
8 standalone books in the catalogue.
Standalone books
The Fantasy Hall of Fame [30 stories] 10.3 h 
Stories of Your Life and Others 5.8 h 
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate 1.5 h 
Steampunk 7.1 h 
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Three 9.1 h 
The Lifecycle of Software Objects 2.8 h 
Exhalation 6.2 h 
The Best of Subterranean 13.8 h