Foundation and Earth

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novel science fiction novel

Foundation and Earth is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his Foundation series, following a quest to rediscover humanity’s long-lost home planet.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel → science fiction novel →
author	Isaac Asimov →
centralTheme	collective consciousness → galactic politics → human origins → search for Earth →
connectsToSeries	Empire series → Robot series →
continuesStoryFrom	Foundation's Edge →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coverArtBy	Michael Whelan →
exploresConcept	Gaia → Galaxia →
follows	Foundation's Edge →
genre	science fiction → space opera →
hasCharacter	Bliss → Fallom →
hasElement	planetary exploration → robotics continuity from Robot series →
hasMainCharacter	Golan Trevize → Janov Pelorat →
hasMotif	fate of the Galaxy → free will versus determinism → search for origins →
hasPrequel	Foundation's Edge →
hasSequel	none →
hasSetting	Alpha (fictional planet) → Comporellon → Earth (fictional representation) → Gaia (fictional planet) → Solaria →
hasSubject	ethics of collective intelligence → evolution of galactic civilization →
isFinalVolumeOf	original Foundation novels by Isaac Asimov →
language	English →
mediaType	print →
narrativeFocus	quest narrative →
narrativePerspective	third-person narrative →
originalPublisher	Doubleday →
partOf	Foundation series →
publicationYear	1986 →
publisher	Doubleday →
series	Foundation series →
setInFictionalUniverse	Foundation universe →
setInGalaxy	Milky Way →
timePeriodInFiction	far future →
workInAuthorCareer	late Asimov novel →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foundation's Edge →	followedBy
Foundation's Edge →	hasSequel
Isaac Asimov →	notableWork
Second Foundation →	relatedWork