Gold: The Final Science Fiction CollectionHarper Collins, 2009 M03 17 - 420 pages Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large. The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, "Gold," a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made -- and won. The second section contains the grand master's ruminations on the SF genre itself. And the final section is comprised of Asimov's thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction. |
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... Yes , I did , master , ” I said . “ I mean , all by yourself . You didn't copy anything ? " " I made it up in my own head , master , " I said . " Do you like it ? " He laughed again , quite loudly . “ It's interesting Cal 11.
... interesting , " he said . I was a little anxious . " Is it funny ? " I asked . “ I don't know how to make things funny . " " I know , Cal . It's not funny intentionally . ' 99 I thought about that for a while . Then I asked , “ How can ...
... interesting . He had a de- tective who could always understand matters that others found puzzling . I didn't always understand how he could see the truth of a mystery and I had to read some of the stories over again and do so slowly ...
... interesting indication , but it's not proof . And the title of the story tends to give it away , too . " " I see . " " And , in addition , the Three Laws of Robotics are still getting in your way . You keep worrying about punishment ...
... interesting , though I doubt it . " " And he won't be treading on your turf . " " All right , then . He won't be treading on my on my turf . Satisfied ? " I still didn't know enough about the language to know what ' treading on my turf ...
Contents
Left to Right | 42 |
Alexander the God | 77 |
Goodbye to Earth | 88 |
Feghoot and the Courts | 99 |
Flying Saucers and Science Fiction | 180 |
The Science Fiction Blowgun | 189 |
The AllHuman Galaxy | 216 |
Science Fiction Series | 228 |
Hints | 316 |
Writing for Young People | 321 |
Names | 327 |
Originality | 333 |
Book Reviews | 339 |
What Writers Go Through | 344 |
Revisions | 350 |
Irony | 356 |
Outsiders Insiders | 246 |
Science Fiction Anthologies | 252 |
Plotting | 283 |
Metaphor | 289 |
Ideas | 295 |
Suspense | 301 |
Serials | 307 |
The Name of Our Field | 312 |
Plagiarism | 362 |
Symbolism | 368 |
Prediction | 374 |
Bestseller | 380 |
Pseudonyms | 386 |
Dialog | 392 |