''Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection'' is a 1995 collection of stories and essays by American writer

Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...

. The stories, which comprise the volume's first half, are short pieces which had remained uncollected at the time of Asimov's death. " Cal" describes a robot that wishes to write, and the title story "

Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...

" expresses both Asimov's admiration of ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' and his thoughts on cinema adaptations of his own stories. The story "Gold" won a

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...

Part One: The Final Stories

Short stories: # " Cal" (1990), novelette, ''Robot'' series # "

Left to Right A writing system is a method of visually representing verbal communication, based on a script and a set of rules regulating its use. While both writing and speech are useful in conveying messages, writing differs in also being a reliable form ...

" (1987), ''Probability Zero'' series # "

Frustration In psychology, frustration is a common emotional response to opposition, related to anger, annoyance and disappointment. Frustration arises from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of an individual's will or goal and is likely to inc ...

" (1991) # "

Hallucination A hallucination is a perception in the absence of an external stimulus that has the qualities of a real perception. Hallucinations are vivid, substantial, and are perceived to be located in external objective space. Hallucination is a combinatio ...

" (1985), novelette, ''Multivac'' series # " The Instability" (1989) # "

Alexander the God Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

" (1989) # "

In the Canyon IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Indepen ...

" (1990) # "

Good-bye to Earth Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' ...

" (1989) # " Battle-Hymn" (1995) # "

Feghoot and the Courts A feghoot (also known as a story pun or poetic story joke) is a humorous short story or vignette ending in a pun (typically a play on a well-known phrase), where the story contains sufficient context to recognize the punning humor. History Ferdinan ...

" (1986) # " Fault-Intolerant" (1990) # "

Kid Brother Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goats * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin, leat ...

" (1990), ''Robot'' series # "

The Nations in Space ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

" (1995) # "

The Smile of the Chipper ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

" (1988) # "

" (1991), novelette

Part Two: On Science Fiction

Essays: # "The Longest Voyage" (1983) # "Inventing the Universe" (1990) # "Flying Saucers and Science Fiction" (1982) # "Invasion" (1990) # "The Science Fiction Blowgun" (1978) # "The Robot Chronicles" (1990) # "Golden Age Ahead" (1979) # "The All-Human Galaxy" (1983) # "Psychohistory" (1988) # "Science Fiction Series" (1986) # "Survivors" (1987) # "Nowhere!" (1983) # "Outsiders, Insiders" (1986) # "Science Fiction Anthologies" (1981) # "The Influence of Science Fiction" (1981) # "Women and Science Fiction" (1983) # "Religion and Science Fiction" (1984) # "Time-Travel" (1984)

Part Three: On Writing Science Fiction

Essays: # "Plotting" (1989) # "Metaphor" (1989) # "Ideas" (1990) # "Serials" (1980) # "The Name of Our Field" (1978) # "Hints" (1979) # "Writing for Young People" (1986) # "Names" (1984) # "Originality" (1986) # "Book Reviews" (1981) # "What Writers Go Through" (1981) # "Revisions" (1982) # "Irony" (1984) # "Plagiarism" (1985) # "Symbolism" (1985) # "Prediction" (1989) # "Best-Seller" (1983) # "Pseudonyms" (1984) # "Dialog" (1985)

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* * Eos paperback edition (2003) . 1995 short story collections Science fiction short story collections by Isaac Asimov {{1990s-sf-story-collection-stub

Contents

Part One: The Final Stories

Part Two: On Science Fiction

Part Three: On Writing Science Fiction

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