Foundation series (early stories)

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The Foundation series (early stories) are Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction tales that introduced the concept of psychohistory and laid the groundwork for his influential Foundation universe.

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Foundation series 34
Foundation series (early stories) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf part of series
science fiction work
short story collection
author Isaac Asimov
compiledInto Foundation (1951 novel)
surface form: Foundation (1951 book)

Foundation and Empire
surface form: Foundation and Empire (1952 book)

Second Foundation
surface form: Second Foundation (1953 book)
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresIdea long-term historical prediction
manipulation of history through science
featuresCharacter Hari Seldon
Hober Mallow
Salvor Hardin
featuresOrganization First Foundation
Second Foundation
firstPublicationDecade 1940s
genre science fiction
hasInfluenceOn Asimov universe
surface form: Asimov’s unified Robot–Empire–Foundation universe

later Foundation novels
hasLegacy inspired adaptations in radio, comics, and television
hasLiterarySignificance seminal work of Golden Age science fiction
hasMainTheme predictability of mass behavior
rise and fall of empires
role of science in society
hasNarrativeDevice Seldon Crisis
surface form: Seldon Crises
hasReception critically acclaimed
influenced modern science fiction
influencedBy The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
surface form: Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
introducedConcept Foundation (organization)
Galactic Empire
surface form: Galactic Empire (Asimov universe)

psychohistory
language English
narrativeForm linked stories
originalMagazine Astounding Science Fiction
originalMedium pulp magazine
partOf Foundation
surface form: Foundation series
primaryFocus sociological science fiction
publisherOfFirstBookForm Gnome Press
relatedWork Foundation (novel)
Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation
setIn Milky Way
surface form: Milky Way galaxy

far future
subgenre future history
space opera
targetAudience adult readers

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Astounding Science Fiction notableSeriesPublished Foundation series (early stories)
Salvor Hardin fictionalUniverse Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Hober Mallow appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory universe Foundation series (early stories)
subject surface form: Hari Seldon
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Seldon Plan appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The Psychohistorians partOf Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The Encyclopedists partOfSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The Mayors partOfSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The Traders partOfSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Forward the Foundation series Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Toran Darell appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Ebling Mis appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The General partOfSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation versus the Mule partOf Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation universe hasWork Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Search by the Mule series Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Golan Trevize appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Fallom universe Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Fallom appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Empire series connectedTo Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Gaia (fictional planet) partOf Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Comporellon appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Alpha (fictional planet) appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation (1942 short story) series Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Prelude to Foundation partOfSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Janov Pelorat fictionalUniverse Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Bliss appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Galaxia appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
R. Daneel Olivaw appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Seldon Crisis appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Asimov universe includesWork Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Mayor Harla Branno fictionalUniverse Foundation series (early stories)
subject surface form: Harla Branno
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Stor Gendibal universe Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Sura Novi appearsInSeries Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Arkady Darell appearsIn Foundation series (early stories)
this entity surface form: Foundation series