''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 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 me ...

" 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 ...

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

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 in ...

" (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 combinati ...

" (1985), novelette, ''Multivac'' series # " The Instability" (1989) # " Alexander the God" (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" (1989) # " Battle-Hymn" (1995) # " Feghoot and the Courts" (1986) # " Fault-Intolerant" (1990) # " Kid Brother" (1990), ''Robot'' series # " The Nations in Space" (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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