Foundation refers to both the series of novels by Isaac Asimov, and the eponymous institute/world. In the series, the fall of a great galactic empire is predicted and only through Psychohistory and the Foundation can a new dark age be avoided.
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Why was “Forward the Foundation” unpublished?
I am looking at this Wikipedia article and wondering about Forward the Foundation ... why was it unpublished?
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Why did this character want to establish Psychohistory?
I re-read the foundation series a few months ago but I was just thinking about it now in a case of very late Fridge Logic. If Daneel already established Gaia a long time ago, why did he feel the need ...
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Isaac Asimov references Clarke's Third Law?
I read Foundation (by Isaac Asimov) a while ago, just after I finished the Prelude to Foundation (of the same author). Today I have come about the notion that he, in either of the books, made a ...
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When does Foundation take place?
I'm currently on the third Foundation book ("Second Foundation") by Isaac Asimov, and I'm beginning to wonder when does this series take place. I know 1FE is 12069GE, but what would that be in AD/CE? ...
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Asimov's Foundation Comic/Manga
Is there any Comic/Manga or animation adaptation of the Asimov foundation trilogy ?
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Why did Lieutenant Dirige let Arcadia go?
In the third book of the original Foundation series, Second Foundation, Arcadia Darrell tries to escape from Kalgan and get to Trantor. In the spaceport, she is confronted by Police Lieutenant Orum ...
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What was the “obvious solution” to the first crisis in foundation?
The Anacreonians were landing their first spaceships tomorrow, but that was all right, too. In six months, they would be giving orders no longer.
In fact, as Hari Seldon had said, and as ...
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I read Asimov's Foundation trilogy. Which Foundation novel should I tackle next? [duplicate]
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What order should Asimov’s Foundation series be read in?
I recently read Asimov's Foundation Trilogy (i. e. Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation. I ...
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About origins of Dors Venabili
This question itself contains spoilers which may, well spoil, your reading experience of books Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation. Proceed with caution!
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What was the most important thing of all that Hari Seldon wished to tell Daneel?
In Asimov's Forward the Foundation Hari Seldon's last encounter with the robot Daneel Olivaw is below:
Seldon stood there for a few minutes after Daneel had gone, lost in thought. Suddenly he ...
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Are the Second Foundation trilogy and the Caliban trilogy considered Foundation canon?
So, as far as I know, there are several series approved by Asimov or his estate for the Foundation series, including the Second Foundation Trilogy and the Caliban Trilogy.
Of the ...
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Have any movies been based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series?
Have any movies been produced based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation series? If not, why not?
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What order should Asimov's Foundation series be read in?
I believe that Asimov himself recommended reading them in chronological order, however I read them in the order that they were published and think that this is the best way to do it.
What is the ...
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In Foundation and Earth, what about the story about a Settler and a Spacer woman on Solaria?
In Foundation and Earth, there is a story about a Settler man and a Spacer woman leaving Solaria together. However, there is no further explanation in the book. Is it explained in another book?
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Asimov - Start with Foundation or Robots
I want to start and (this time) finish the two Asimov series I have: the Foundation books (Trilogy in fact) and the Robots cycle.
Is there a particular order between those two series or are they ...
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Asimov's Foundation Epic the 'granddaddy of sci fi'? [closed]
What are the big influences that Asimov's Foundation Saga has had on other science fiction franchises?
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What is the chronological order of the novels in Asimov's Foundation series?
I've been meaning to read the Foundation series but haven't quite been able to figure out which book to read first. Does anyone know the correct chronological order of the books in the series? Are ...
