Foundation

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novel science fiction novel

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.

Aliases (2)

Foundation series ×14
Foundation series (as a bridge work) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel → science fiction novel →
adaptedAs	television series episodes in Foundation (TV series) →
author	Isaac Asimov →
awarded	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 →
coverArtist	Edd Cartier →
depicts	Galactic Empire →
firstPublicationMedium	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	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 series →
protagonistRole	Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory →
publisher	Gnome Press →
series	Foundation series →
setIn	Milky Way Galaxy →
setInTimePeriod	far future →
structure	fix-up novel →
subjectMatter	mathematical sociology → predictive social science →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Golden Age of Science Fiction ("Foundation series") → Isaac Asimov → Isaac Asimov ("Foundation series") → Lee Pace →	notableWork
Foundation and Empire ("Foundation series") → Foundation's Edge ("Foundation series") → Second Foundation ("Foundation series") →	partOfSeries
Galactic Empire series ("Foundation series") → Second Foundation → The Currents of Space ("Foundation series") →	relatedWork
psychohistory ("Foundation series") → psychohistory →	appearsIn
Foundation ("Foundation series") → Foundation and Earth ("Foundation series") →	partOf
Foundation ("Foundation series") → Foundation and Earth ("Foundation series") →	series
Robot series ("Foundation series") →	connectedTo
Robots and Empire ("Foundation series") →	connectsWork
Foundation and Empire →	depicts
Foundation and Empire →	follows
Robots and Empire ("Foundation series (as a bridge work)") →	prequelTo