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Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

Author:

Isaac Asimov (author)

Language:

English

Original language:

English

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Categories:

Anthology, essay, science fiction and short stories

Publication year:

1996

Original publication year:

1995

ISBN:

0-06-105409-7

Pages:

434

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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