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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... to have me overhear what he was saying , but even from where I was standing , I could hear the conversation . Sometimes human beings forget how sharp the senses of robots can be . After all , I was very upset . I wanted 20 Gold.
... sense of the ridiculous . ” " A sense of the what ? " said the technician , angrily . “ How do I do that ? Look , Mr. Northrop , be reasonable . I can put in instructions on how to run a Writer . I can put in a dic- tionary and grammar ...
... sense of balance returned and my speech became clear , an odd thing happened . I suddenly understood how silly human beings were . They had no laws governing their actions . They had to make up their own , and even when they did ...
... sense of humor, and he has a powerful sense of power.” Then, more normally, he went on, “I was merely expressing my detestation of tuxedos, particularly when infested by fat slobs like yon bloke, 24 Gold.
... sense . A Cabwell , after all , always knows what should be done , though frequently he cannot figure out what makes sense . " I nodded and said , “ I have often wondered about the clothes , Winthrop . Why is it always necessary to have ...
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 |