Second Foundation

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novel science fiction novel

Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Second Foundation canonical 46
First Speaker of the Second Foundation 1
Second Foundation (1953 book) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author Isaac Asimov ⓘ
centralConflict search for the hidden Second Foundation ⓘ
struggle between the Mule and the Second Foundation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuresConcept mentalics ⓘ
mind control ⓘ
telepathy ⓘ
firstEditionFormat hardcover ⓘ
focusesOn Second Foundation organization ⓘ
follows Foundation and Empire ⓘ
genre future history ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
hasCoverArtist Ric Binkley ⓘ
hasGoodreadsWorkId 29579 ⓘ
hasISBN 978-0-575-04800-6 ⓘ
hasPart Search by the Foundation ⓘ
Search by the Mule ⓘ
influencedGenre later space opera works ⓘ
involvesPlan Seldon Plan ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme fate versus free will ⓘ
manipulation of history ⓘ
psychohistory ⓘ
majorCharacter Arkady Darell ⓘ
Second Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Speaker of the Second Foundation

The Mule ⓘ
surface form: the Mule
majorOrganization Second Foundation self-link ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStructure two-part novel ⓘ
notableFor conclusion of the original Foundation trilogy ⓘ
exploration of secretive guiding elite ⓘ
originalPublicationYear 1953 ⓘ
partOfSeries Foundation ⓘ
surface form: Foundation series
positionInSeries third book in the original Foundation trilogy ⓘ
prequel Foundation and Empire ⓘ
publisher Gnome Press ⓘ
relatedWork Foundation ⓘ
Foundation and Earth ⓘ
Foundation and Empire ⓘ
Foundation's Edge ⓘ
setInFictionalUniverse Foundation universe ⓘ
setting Galactic Empire series ⓘ
surface form: Galactic Empire

far future Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction interregnum after the fall of the First Galactic Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

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Isaac Asimov → notableWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation → hasSequel → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation and Empire → followedBy → Second Foundation ⓘ
Second Foundation → majorCharacter → Second Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Speaker of the Second Foundation
Second Foundation → majorOrganization → Second Foundation self-link ⓘ
psychohistory → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
psychohistory → associatedWithOrganization → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation's Edge → follows → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation's Edge → featuresConcept → Second Foundation ⓘ
Gnome Press → publishedWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Hari Seldon → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
Hari Seldon → associatedWith → Second Foundation ⓘ
Hari Seldon → influences → Second Foundation ⓘ
Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Hari Seldon
Hari Seldon is the creator of psychohistory → founds → Second Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Hari Seldon
Seldon Plan → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
Seldon Plan → implementedBy → Second Foundation ⓘ
Seldon Plan → monitoredBy → Second Foundation ⓘ
The Mule → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
The Mule → opposes → Second Foundation ⓘ
The Mule → defeatedBy → Second Foundation ⓘ
Toran Darell → appearsInWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Ebling Mis → associatedWithConcept → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation versus the Mule → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation versus the Mule → featuresCharacter → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation versus the Mule → hasOpposingGroup → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation versus the Mule → relatedWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation Trilogy → hasPart → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation Trilogy → featuresOrganization → Second Foundation ⓘ
Foundation universe → hasOrganization → Second Foundation ⓘ
Search by the Mule → partOf → Second Foundation ⓘ
Search by the Mule → narrativeFocus → Second Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Mule's search for the Second Foundation
Golan Trevize → associatedWith → Second Foundation ⓘ
Golan Trevize → inConflictWith → Second Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Foundation (ideologically)
Trantor → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
First Foundation → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: novel "Second Foundation"
First Foundation → hasCounterpart → Second Foundation ⓘ
Prime Radiant → primaryUsers → Second Foundation ⓘ
Prime Radiant → relatedConcept → Second Foundation ⓘ
Prelude to Foundation → prequelTo → Second Foundation ⓘ
Janov Pelorat → affiliation → Second Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Foundation era Foundation
Galaxia → relatedConcept → Second Foundation ⓘ
R. Daneel Olivaw → associatedWith → Second Foundation ⓘ
Isaac Asimov bibliography → includesNotableWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Bayta Darell → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
Seldon Crisis → appearsIn → Second Foundation ⓘ
Asimov universe → containsOrganization → Second Foundation ⓘ
Asimov universe → hasWork → Second Foundation ⓘ
Stor Gendibal → affiliation → Second Foundation ⓘ
Stor Gendibal → conflictWith → Second Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Foundation leadership