Foundation

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Foundation is a landmark science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that launched his influential series about the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the science of psychohistory.

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Foundation canonical 25
Foundation series 19
Foundation series (as a bridge work) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
adaptedAs television series episodes in Foundation (TV series)
author Isaac Asimov
awarded Hugo Award for Best Series
surface form: Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series
awardYear 1966
basedOn Foundation short stories
centralConcept psychohistory
centralTheme rise and fall of a galactic empire
containsStory The Encyclopedists
The Mayors
The Merchant Princes
The Psychohistorians
The Traders
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Edd Cartier
depicts Galactic Empire series
surface form: Galactic Empire
firstPublicationMedium Astounding Science Fiction
surface form: Astounding Science Fiction magazine
follows decline of the Galactic Empire
genre science fiction
space opera
hasPrequel Forward the Foundation
Prelude to Foundation
hasSequel Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation
influenced later space opera works
science fiction about galactic empires
ISBN 978-0-553-80371-0
language English
mainCharacter Hari Seldon
Hober Mallow
Salvor Hardin
mediaType print
notableElement Encyclopaedia Galactica
surface form: Encyclopedia Galactica project

Seldon Plan
notableFor foundational work of the Foundation series
popularizing the concept of psychohistory
originallyPublishedAs short stories in Astounding Science Fiction
originalPublicationYear 1951
pageCount about 255 pages
partOf Foundation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foundation series
protagonistRole Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory
publisher Gnome Press
series Foundation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foundation series
setIn Milky Way
surface form: Milky Way Galaxy
setInTimePeriod far future
structure fix-up novel
subjectMatter mathematical sociology
predictive social science

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Isaac Asimov notableWork Foundation
Isaac Asimov notableWork Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation series Foundation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation partOf Foundation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation and Empire partOfSeries Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation and Empire follows Foundation
Foundation and Empire depicts Foundation
Second Foundation partOfSeries Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Second Foundation relatedWork Foundation
Foundation and Earth series Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation and Earth partOf Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The Currents of Space relatedWork Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Golden Age of Science Fiction notableWork Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Robot series connectedTo Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Galactic Empire series relatedWork Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
psychohistory appearsIn Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
psychohistory appearsIn Foundation
Robots and Empire prequelTo Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series (as a bridge work)
Robots and Empire connectsWork Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Foundation's Edge partOfSeries Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Lee Pace notableWork Foundation
Zero to One notableChapter Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundations
Gnome Press publishedWork Foundation
Hari Seldon appearsIn Foundation
Hari Seldon influences Foundation
Salvor Hardin citizenship Foundation
Salvor Hardin appearsIn Foundation
Salvor Hardin alignment Foundation
Hober Mallow appearsIn Foundation
Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory appearsIn Foundation
subject surface form: Hari Seldon
Seldon Plan appearsIn Foundation
Forward the Foundation prequelTo Foundation
The Mule appearsIn Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
The General collectedIn Foundation
Foundation Trilogy hasPart Foundation
First Foundation appearsIn Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Prime Radiant appearsIn Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Prelude to Foundation prequelTo Foundation
Isaac Asimov bibliography includesSeries Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series
Bayta Darell appearsInSeries Foundation
Seldon Crisis appearsIn Foundation
Foundation series (early stories) partOf Foundation
this entity surface form: Foundation series