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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... 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 . Sometimes I couldn't understand them even when I read them ...
... matter is not easily traced . " " I see . Yes , it is unfortunately true that human be- ings may steal . Have you confronted your suspects with the situation ? " " Yes , I have . They all deny any such activity , but , of course , human ...
... matter . " He put the manuscript down and I was troubled . I said , " But what did you think of the mystery ? " " It's an improvement , but it's still not a good mystery . Do you realize that ? " " In what way is it disappointing , sir ...
... matter now , Mr. Northrop ? " asked the tech- nician in a voice that sounded sardonic to my ears . “ Has this robot of yours been writing a story again ? " " Yes , he has , " said Mr. Northrop , trying to sound indif- ferent . " He's ...
... matter so much and the Three Laws won't be so important and in time , some day , he may possibly turn out something interesting , though I doubt it . " " And he won't be treading on your turf . " " All right , then . He won't be ...
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 |