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An Asimov companion : characters, places and terms in the robot/empire/foundation metaseries / Donald E. Palumbo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palumbo, Donald E., author.
- Series:
- Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 51.
- Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy ; 51
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992. Encyclopedists.
- Asimov, Isaac.
- Science fiction, American--Encyclopedias.
- Science fiction, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Palumbo and Sullivan's major new reference work book contains 1,000 selected excerpts from the Encyclopedia, identifying and describing all of the characters, locales, artifacts, concepts and institutions in Asimov's metaseries. The authors argue that Asimov successfully integrates the three series through the retroactive use of chaos theory, the underlying principle behind both psychohistory and Three Laws of Robotics"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Asimov's Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries and Chaos Theory; The Encyclopedia; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2394-5
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