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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... 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 he says, Good, Cal. Good. I say to my master, Thank you. You make me feel ...
... feel good. He says only human masters feel good. He says robots just have positronic brain paths that work more easily when they follow orders. I don't know what positronic brain paths are. He says they are something inside me. I say ...
The Final Science Fiction Collection Isaac Asimov. happy , too . I have a feeling — I 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 ...
... feel bad. Well, says my master, that is why you cannot write mys- teries and crime stories. I think about that. There must be a way to write stories in which people are not hurt. I would like to do that. I want to be a writer. I want to ...
... feel better. I do not know what gibberish is. I say, Is it a story? He says, No, it is not. And it is a lucky thing the Writer cannot be damaged by mishandling. If you really want to write so badly, I will tell you what I will do. I ...
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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 |