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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... course, I do as I am told. What else can I do? I want to make my master feel good. I can tell when my master feels good. His mouth stretches and he calls that a smile. He pats me on the shoulder and says, Good, Cal. Good. I like it when ...
... are pun- ished . They are put in prison and kept there where they cannot hurt people . Do they like it in prison ? I ask . Of course not . They must not . Fear of prison keeps them from doing more hurtful things than they do . Cal 5.
... however . " " Of course , master . " He was clearly amused because I think he expected more gibberish ( what an ugly word ! ) but I didn't think he would get any more . I didn't write a story immediately . I had to 8 Gold.
... course a human master can say anything he wants to say . They always talk about us robots as though we weren't there . I've noticed that , too . My master said , “ Did you ever hear of a robot who wanted to be a writer ? " “ No , ” said ...
... They could not steal . Besides , I have asked each one of them if they took any money and they all said they had not . And , of course , robots can- not lie , either . " " You are quite right , " said Smithson . Cal 15.
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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 |