novel Foundation

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Foundation is a landmark science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that introduces the concept of psychohistory and chronicles the efforts to preserve knowledge and civilization as a vast galactic empire collapses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Isaac Asimov
awarded Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series NERFINISHED
awardYear 1966
basedOn Foundation short stories
centralConcept psychohistory
centralTheme determinism vs. free will
preservation of knowledge
rise and fall of empires
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Edd Cartier NERFINISHED
exploresIdea manipulation of history
scientific prediction of mass behavior
fictionalOrganization Foundation NERFINISHED
Galactic Empire NERFINISHED
fictionalScience psychohistory
genre science fiction
hasAdaptation Foundation (Apple TV+ series) NERFINISHED
hasSequel Foundation and Empire NERFINISHED
Second Foundation NERFINISHED
influenced later space opera works
science fiction about galactic empires
isbn 978-0-553-80371-0
language English
libraryOfCongressClassification PS3551.S5 F6
mainCharacter Hari Seldon NERFINISHED
Hober Mallow NERFINISHED
Salvor Hardin NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativeStructure linked stories
notableFor depicting a collapsing galactic empire
popularizing the concept of psychohistory
oclcNumber 232776
originalEditor John W. Campbell NERFINISHED
originalMagazine Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED
originalPublicationFormat fix-up novel
originalPublicationYear 1951
pages about 255
partOfSeries Foundation series NERFINISHED
precededBy Foundation short stories in Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED
publisher Gnome Press NERFINISHED
setIn Milky Way Galaxy NERFINISHED
setInTimePeriod far future
subgenre future history
space opera

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