Gold: The Final Science Fiction CollectionHarper Collins, 17. mars 2009 - 420 sider 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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... don't understand how he makes it or why. I ask him and he says to me that he laughs when something is funny. I ask him if what I said is funny. He says, Yes, it is. It is funny because I say I feel good. He says robots do not really ...
... don't have the words for it . I think a while and he waits for me . He is still smiling . I say , I want to know because it will make me feel better to know . I am — I am— He says , You are curious , Cal . I say , I don't know what that ...
... don't know what sentimental value is. I do not like to ask. He does not use the machine for his stories. Maybe sen- timental value means it must not be used. He doesn't say I can not use it. I do not ask him if I can use it. If I do not ...
... 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 can something be funny unintentionally ? " " It's hard to explain , but don't worry ...
... don't care about money , but tell me why you are so interested in making a writer out of this hunk of steel and ... Don't tell me you have it in your head that he'll be able to write your stories for you , Mr. Northrop . " My master ...
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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 |