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01973aam a22003858i 4500 001 26F3323E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 160606s2016 ncu be 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016012529 020 $a 0786498234 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786498239 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)933438461 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PS3551 S5 Z77 2016 100 1 $a Palumbo, Donald, $d 1949- $e author. 245 13 $a An Asimov companion : $b characters, places and terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation metaseries / $c Donald E. Palumbo. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2016. 300 $a 186 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; $v 51 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992 $v Encyclopedias. 600 10 $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Foundation series. 650 0 $a Science fiction, American $v Encyclopedias. 650 0 $a Chaotic behavior in systems in literature. 650 0 $a Robots in literature. 830 0 $a Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; $v 51. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706012915.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180106054533.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=26F3323E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search