novel "Foundation's Edge"

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"Foundation's Edge" is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues the story of the Foundation centuries after its founding, exploring political intrigue, the search for the mythical Second Foundation, and the evolution of psychohistory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Isaac Asimov
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED
basedOnFictionalTheory Seldon Plan NERFINISHED
psychohistory
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresConcept collective consciousness
galactic politics
psychohistory
featuresOrganization First Foundation NERFINISHED
Second Foundation NERFINISHED
featuresPlanet Gaia NERFINISHED
Terminus NERFINISHED
Trantor NERFINISHED
followedBy Foundation and Earth NERFINISHED
follows Second Foundation NERFINISHED
genre political fiction
science fiction
space opera
hasSequel Foundation and Earth NERFINISHED
hasTheme determinism versus free will
power and governance
the nature of consciousness
language English
literarySetting Foundation NERFINISHED
Galactic Empire NERFINISHED
Second Foundation NERFINISHED
future
mainCharacter Blissenobiarella NERFINISHED
Dom NERFINISHED
Fallom NERFINISHED
Golan Trevize NERFINISHED
Janov Pelorat NERFINISHED
Mayor Harla Branno NERFINISHED
Stor Gendibal NERFINISHED
Sura Novi NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus evolution of psychohistory
political intrigue within the Foundation
search for the Second Foundation
originalPublicationMedium print
partOf Foundation series NERFINISHED
partOfFranchise Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1982
publisher Doubleday
series Foundation series NERFINISHED
timeSettingRelativeToSeries centuries after the founding of the Foundation

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First Foundation appearsIn novel "Foundation's Edge"