Gold : The Final Science Fiction Collection

English

ISBN: 0060556528

EAN: 9780060556525

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship/Fiction / Science Fiction / Short Stories/Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Release Date: 10/25/2003

Synopsis: Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fictions 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 masters ruminations on the SF genre itself. And the final section is comprised of Asimovs thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.

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Gold : The Final Science Fiction Collection

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.95 inches

Width: 5.3 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 11.22 oz

Pages: 416