Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection is a book by Isaac Asimov published by HarperPrism in 1995.
The collection comprises thirty-eight essays and fifteen short stories that had remained uncollected when Asimov died.
Contents[]
Introduction by Orson Scott Card
Part One - The Final Stories[]
- 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
Acknowledgements
About the Author
See Also[]