Gold (Asimov book)

For the 2007 novel by Dan Rhodes, see Gold (Rhodes novel). For the 2012 novel by Chris Cleave, see Gold (Cleave novel).

First edition
(published by Harper Prism).

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection is a 1995 collection of stories and essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories, which comprise the volume's first half, are short pieces which had remained uncollected at the time of the author's death. "Cal" describes a robot that wishes to write, and the title story "Gold" expresses both Asimov's admiration of King Lear and his thoughts on cinema adaptations of his own stories. The story "Gold" won a Hugo Award.

Contents

Part One: The Final Stories

Short stories:

1. "Cal" (1990), novelette, Robot series
2. "Left to Right" (1987), Probability Zero series
3. "Frustration" (1991)
4. "Hallucination" (1985), novelette, Multivac series
5. "The Instability" (1989)
6. "Alexander the God" (1989)
7. "In the Canyon" (1990)
8. "Good-bye to Earth" (1989)
9. "Battle-Hymn" (1995)
10. "Feghoot and the Courts" (1986)
11. "Fault-Intolerant" (1990)
12. "Kid Brother" (1990), Robot series
13. "The Nations in Space" (1995)
14. "The Smile of the Chipper" (1988)
15. "Gold" (1991), novelette

Part Two: On Science Fiction

Essays:

1. "The Longest Voyage" (1983)
2. "Inventing the Universe" (1990)
3. "Flying Saucers and Science Fiction" (1982)
4. "Invasion" (1990)
5. "The Science Fiction Blowgun" (1978)
6. "The Robot Chronicles" (1990)
7. "Golden Age Ahead" (1979)
8. "The All-Human Galaxy" (1983)
9. "Psychohistory" (1988)
10. "Science Fiction Series" (1986)
11. "Survivors" (1987)
12. "Nowhere!" (1983)
13. "Outsiders, Insiders" (1986)
14. "Science Fiction Anthologies" (1981)
15. "The Influence of Science Fiction" (1981)
16. "Women and Science Fiction" (1983)
17. "Religion and Science Fiction" (1984)
18. "Time-Travel" (1984)

Part Three: On Writing Science Fiction

Essays:

1. "Plotting" (1989)
2. "Metaphor" (1989)
3. "Ideas" (1990)
4. "Serials" (1980)
5. "The Name of Our Field" (1978)
6. "Hints" (1979)
7. "Writing for Young People" (1986)
8. "Names" (1984)
9. "Originality" (1986)
10. "Book Reviews" (1981)
11. "What Writers Go Through" (1981)
12. "Revisions" (1982)
13. "Irony" (1984)
14. "Plagiarism" (1985)
15. "Symbolism" (1985)
16. "Prediction" (1989)
17. "Best-Seller" (1983)
18. "Pseudonyms" (1984)
19. "Dialog" (1985)

External links

• Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Eos paperback edition (2003) ISBN 0-06-055652-8.