Gold: The Final Science Fiction CollectionHarper Collins, 17 mar 2009 - 420 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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... It's 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 ...
... It's an improvement , but it's still not a good mystery . Do you realize that ? " " In what way is it disappointing , sir ? " " Well , you don't understand modern business practices or computerized financing for one thing . And no one ...
... it's not safe . " " Why isn't it safe ? " " Because , look , Mr. Northrop , you started off with a pretty cheap robot , but I've been making it more elaborate . You admit that it's unique and that you never heard of one that wants to ...
... it's a pretty expensive robot . You may even have a Classic model here that should be given to the Robotic Institute . If you want me to fool around , I might spoil the whole thing . Do you realize that ? " " I'm willing to take the ...
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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 |