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Prelude to Foundation

1988 novel by Isaac Asimov
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Prelude to Foundation

Summary

Prelude to Foundation is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prelude to Foundation authored Isaac Asimov[3].
  • Prelude to Foundation's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Prelude to Foundation's publisher is recorded as Doubleday[5].
  • Prelude to Foundation's genre is recorded as science fiction[6].
  • Prelude to Foundation's follows is recorded as Blind Alley[7].
  • Prelude to Foundation's followed by is recorded as Foundation's Fear[8].
  • Prelude to Foundation's followed by is recorded as Forward the Foundation[9].
  • Prelude to Foundation's part of the series is recorded as Foundation series[10].
  • Prelude to Foundation's OCLC number is recorded as 462251054[11].
  • Prelude to Foundation's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 18193690g[12].
  • Prelude to Foundation's place of publication is recorded as United States[13].
  • Prelude to Foundation's language of work or name is recorded as American English[14].
  • Prelude to Foundation's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Prelude to Foundation's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prelude to Foundation[17].
  • Prelude to Foundation's publication date is recorded as +1988-05-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Prelude to Foundation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gc9g[19].
  • Prelude to Foundation's Open Library ID is recorded as OL46172W[20].
  • Prelude to Foundation's characters is recorded as Hari Seldon[21].
  • Prelude to Foundation's cover art by is recorded as Q377997[22].
  • Prelude to Foundation's has edition or translation is recorded as Die Rettung des Imperiums[23].
  • Prelude to Foundation's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126707635[24].
  • Prelude to Foundation's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126707919[25].
  • Prelude to Foundation's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122124496[26].
  • Prelude to Foundation's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134399827[27].

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Works and Contributions

Prelude to Foundation authored Isaac Asimov[3].

Why It Matters

Prelude to Foundation ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Isaac Asimov literary work United States

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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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → science fiction
    Form of creative work → novel
    Cover art by → Q377997
    Aliases → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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