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Author:
Palumbo, Donald, 1949- author.
Title:
An Asimov companion : characters, places and terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation metaseries / Donald E. Palumbo.
Publisher:
McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
186 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Asimov, Isaac,--1920-1992--Encyclopedias.
Asimov, Isaac,--1920-1992.--Foundation series.
Science fiction, American--Encyclopedias.
Chaotic behavior in systems in literature.
Robots in literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Series:
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 51
ISBN:
0786498234 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786498239 (softcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)933438461
LCCN:
2016012529
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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