Harper Collins, London, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 335 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. There are some essays printed here as well as his thoughts on writing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Short Stories; United States; 20th century; ISBN: 000224621x. ISBN/EAN: 9780002246217. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9639. . 9780002246217

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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.

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9639
Title: Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection
Author: Asimov, Isaac
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 000224621X
ISBN 13: 9780002246217
Publisher: Harper Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1995
Keywords: BZDB137 isaac asimov, short stories, science fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy; Short Stories; United States; 20th century; ISBN: 000224621x EAN: 9780002246217 Asimov, Isaac Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection

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