Foundation Trilogy
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The Foundation Trilogy is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction series chronicling the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the use of psychohistory to guide humanity’s future.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foundation Trilogy canonical | 4 |
| Foundation novels | 1 |
| Foundation series novels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1799395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation Trilogy Context triple: [Foundation and Empire, includedIn, Foundation Trilogy]
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A.
Night–Dawn–Day trilogy
The Night–Dawn–Day trilogy is a series of three autobiographical Holocaust memoirs by Elie Wiesel that trace his experiences from the Nazi death camps through postwar disillusionment and spiritual struggle.
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B.
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a fantasy television series adaptation of Philip Pullman’s acclaimed novel trilogy, featuring parallel worlds, daemons, and a young heroine’s journey against a powerful theocratic authority.
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C.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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D.
Shannara series
The Shannara series is a popular epic fantasy book saga by Terry Brooks, set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic has replaced advanced technology.
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E.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a long-running science fantasy book series by Anne McCaffrey (later continued by her son Todd) that follows telepathically bonded dragonriders defending the planet Pern from a deadly extraterrestrial threat called Thread.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation Trilogy Target entity description: The Foundation Trilogy is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction series chronicling the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the use of psychohistory to guide humanity’s future.
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A.
Night–Dawn–Day trilogy
The Night–Dawn–Day trilogy is a series of three autobiographical Holocaust memoirs by Elie Wiesel that trace his experiences from the Nazi death camps through postwar disillusionment and spiritual struggle.
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B.
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a fantasy television series adaptation of Philip Pullman’s acclaimed novel trilogy, featuring parallel worlds, daemons, and a young heroine’s journey against a powerful theocratic authority.
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C.
Red Tower
Red Tower is a historic medieval tower and landmark in the German city of Chemnitz.
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D.
Shannara series
The Shannara series is a popular epic fantasy book saga by Terry Brooks, set in a post-apocalyptic world where magic has replaced advanced technology.
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E.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a long-running science fantasy book series by Anne McCaffrey (later continued by her son Todd) that follows telepathically bonded dragonriders defending the planet Pern from a deadly extraterrestrial threat called Thread.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel trilogy
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science fiction book series ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov ⓘ Isaac Asimov ⓘ Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Series
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surface form:
Special Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series
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| awardYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| exploresIdea |
determinism versus free will
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planned history ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalEmpire | Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
First Foundation
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Second Foundation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
1951
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1951 ⓘ 1952 ⓘ 1953 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | concept of predictive social science in fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Foundation
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Foundation and Empire ⓘ Second Foundation ⓘ |
| influenced |
later space opera works
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modern science fiction about galactic empires ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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surface form:
Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hari Seldon ⓘ |
| mainConcept | psychohistory ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
preservation of knowledge and civilization
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rise and fall of a galactic empire ⓘ use of psychohistory to predict the future ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | linked short stories and novellas ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Ebling Mis
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Hober Mallow ⓘ Salvor Hardin ⓘ The Mule ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedAs | magazine stories in Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foundation Trilogy
self-linksurface differs
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Foundation Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ Foundation Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| publisher | Gnome Press ⓘ |
| setIn |
Milky Way
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surface form:
Milky Way Galaxy
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| setInTimePeriod | far future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
future history
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space opera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foundation Trilogy Description of subject: The Foundation Trilogy is Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction series chronicling the rise and fall of a galactic empire and the use of psychohistory to guide humanity’s future.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Foundation
subject surface form:
Foundation and Empire
subject surface form:
Second Foundation
this entity surface form:
Foundation series novels
subject surface form:
Harla Branno
this entity surface form:
Foundation novels