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Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

Author:
Isaac Asimov (author)
Language:
English
Original language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Publication year:
1996
Original publication year:
1995
ISBN:
0-06-105409-7
Synopsis:

The first part is an anthology of short stories, while the two last parts are non-fiction dealing with concepts in science fiction and on writing science fiction, respectively.

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Table of Contents:
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part one: The Final Stories

  • Introduction
  • Cal
  • Left to Right
  • Frustration
  • Hallucination
  • The Instability
  • Alexander the God
  • In the Canyon
  • Good-bye to Earth
  • Battle-Hymn
  • Feghoot and the Courts
  • Fault-Intolerant
  • Kid Brother
  • The Nations in Space
  • The Smile of the Chipper
  • Gold

part two: On Science Fiction

  • The Longest Voyage
  • Inventing a Universe
  • Flying Saucers and Science Fiction
  • Invasion
  • The Science Fiction Blowgun
  • The Robot Chronicles
  • Golden Age Ahead
  • The All-Human Galaxy
  • Psychohistory
  • Science Fiction Series
  • Survivors
  • Nowhere!
  • Outsiders, Insiders
  • Science Fiction Anthologies
  • The Influence of Science Fiction
  • Women and Science Fiction
  • Religion and Science Fiction
  • Time-Travel

part three: On Writing Science Fiction

  • Plotting
  • Metaphor
  • Ideas
  • Suspense
  • Serials
  • The Name of Our Field
  • Hints
  • Writing for Young People
  • Names
  • Originality
  • Book Reviews
  • What Writers Go Through
  • Revisions
  • Irony
  • Plagiarism
  • Symbolism
  • Prediction
  • Best-Seller
  • Pseudonyms
  • Dialog

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