Gold

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With a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Orson Scott CardHe invented science fiction. And in this final and crowning achievement of a career spanning 50 years, Isaac Asimov shares short stories ranging from the humorous to the profound, ruminations on the science fiction genre itself, and thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.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. **Short 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 **Essays:** 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 Plotting Metaphor Ideas 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