Foundation and Empire

1952 novel by Isaac Asimov
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Foundation and Empire

Summary

Foundation and Empire is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foundation and Empire authored Isaac Asimov[3].
  • Foundation and Empire's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Foundation and Empire was published by Gnome Press[5].
  • Foundation and Empire's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Foundation and Empire followed Foundation[7].
  • Foundation and Empire was followed by Second Foundation[8].
  • Foundation and Empire's part of the series is recorded as Foundation series[9].
  • Foundation and Empire's part of the series is recorded as Foundation Trilogy[10].
  • Foundation and Empire's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • Foundation and Empire's language of work or name is recorded as American English[12].
  • Foundation and Empire's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • 1945 marks the founding of Foundation and Empire[14].
  • Foundation and Empire was released on 1952[15].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Hari Seldon[16].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Bel Riose[17].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Mule[18].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Bayta Darell[19].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Ebling Mis[20].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Toran Darell[21].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Han Pritcher[22].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Inbur Ⅲ[23].
  • Foundation and Empire's characters is recorded as Dagobert IX[24].
  • Foundation and Empire's cover art by is recorded as Edd Cartier[25].
  • Foundation and Empire's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126698129[26].
  • Foundation and Empire's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126700629[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f1da747-eeab-4c4f-8a39-753627553f70[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Foundation and Empire authored Isaac Asimov[3]. It was published by Gnome Press[5].

Publication

Foundation and Empire was released on 1952[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as American English[12]. Its genre is science fiction[6]. Series this is part of include Foundation series[9] and Foundation Trilogy[10].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Foundation series[9] and Foundation Trilogy[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Foundation and Empire followed Foundation[7]. It was followed by Second Foundation[8].

Why It Matters

Foundation and Empire ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (854 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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