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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... looked skared. Cal felt bad that the introoder looked skared. Cal said, “Look what you have done. You have bro- ken the windo.” “Yes,” said the introoder, looking very ashaymed. “I did not mean to break the windo.” Cal was very clever ...
... looked at the introoder . He said , “ Are you sorry for wat you have done ? " " I am , " said the introoder . He was crying and water was coming out of his eys the way it happens with mas- ters when they are sad . " Will you ever do it ...
... He lifted his head and looked down on the technician very angrily . " Don't be a fool . You just do what I pay you to do . " I think the master made the technician sorry he had said that , but I don't know why . If my Cal 13.
... looked at the words , I could hear them in my ear . It was surprising . I couldn't imagine how I had been unable to do it before . " Thank you , sir , ” I said . “ I shall read this and I'm sure it will help me in my writing . " " Very ...
... looked from one to another and said , “ You did not talk to each other or look at each other , I hope ? " There was a general shaking of heads as though they were still fearful of speaking . " Mr. Wassell , " said the detective . " Do ...
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 |