fictional planet Terminus
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The fictional planet Terminus is the remote, resource-poor world at the edge of the galaxy that serves as the primary setting and headquarters of the Foundation in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| planet Terminus | 1 |
| Terminus | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional planet
ⓘ
location in fiction ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Foundation series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Galactic Empire decline
ⓘ
psychohistory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | First Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Hari Seldon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hober Mallow NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvor Hardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Terminus City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseStrategy | reliance on political and technological leverage instead of military strength ⓘ |
| describedAs |
isolated planet
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remote world ⓘ |
| economicBase | trade and technology rather than raw materials ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Foundation" ⓘ |
| foundedAs | site of the First Foundation ⓘ |
| function | center of psychohistorical plan implementation ⓘ |
| galacticRegion | periphery of the Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor of Terminus ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
Foundation administrators
ⓘ
Foundation scientists ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Foundation ⓘ |
| hasStatusInSeries | grows from weak outpost to powerful political center ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | setting of multiple novels and stories in the Foundation series ⓘ |
| knownFor |
encyclopedic project
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political maneuvering in the Foundation series ⓘ scientific research ⓘ technological development ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | Foundation Federation (in-series political entity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | edge of the galaxy ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeEra | far future of the Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | starting point of the Seldon Plan ⓘ |
| partOf | Galactic Empire setting (historical context) ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Terminus City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceLevel | resource-poor ⓘ |
| role |
headquarters of the Foundation
ⓘ
primary setting of the Foundation series ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high strategic importance despite lack of natural resources ⓘ |
| universe | Foundation universe ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
planet Terminus