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Second Foundation

Second Foundation is the third novel of the Foundation Trilogy, the third published of the Foundation Series by the American writer Isaac Asimov, and the fifth in the in-universe chronology. It was first published in 1953 by Gnome Press.

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Author
Isaac Asimov
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
May 15, 1953
Publisher
Gnome Press
Cover artist
Ric Binkley
Followed by
Foundation's Edge

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Second Foundation

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related to Part I: Search by the Mule · 22
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related to Part II: Search by the Foundation · 13
Second Foundation → Arcadia, Because, Dr Darell's, Foundation, Homir Munn, Kalgan, Mule, Mule's, Munn, Part II, Second Foundation's, They, With
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Second Foundation → Foundation, Hari Seldon, Hari's, In Forward, Seldon, Star's End, Stettin Palver, The, The Second Foundation, Wanda Seldon
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Second Foundation → And Now You Don't, Foundation, Internet Archive, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseSecond, Now You See It, Open Library
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Second Foundation → Galaxy, Groff Conklin, On, Schuyler Miller
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Second Foundation → Isaac Asimov
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Second Foundation → Ric Binkley
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Second Foundation → Foundation's Edge
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Second Foundation → Science fiction
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Second Foundation → English

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Second FoundationAuthorIsaac Asimov1.00infobox
Second FoundationCover artistRic Binkley1.00infobox
Second FoundationFollowed byFoundation's Edge1.00infobox
Second FoundationGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
Second FoundationLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Second FoundationMedia typePrint (Hardcover)1.00infobox
Second FoundationPages2101.00infobox
Second FoundationPreceded byFoundation and Empire1.00infobox
Second FoundationPublication dateMay 15, 19531.00infobox
Second FoundationPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Second FoundationPublisherGnome Press1.00infobox
Second FoundationSeriesFoundation Series1.00infobox
Second Foundationis athird novel of the Foundation Trilogy0.90text

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