Foundation's Edge
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Foundation's Edge is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his renowned Foundation series, exploring the future of the Galactic Empire and the evolving science of psychohistory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foundation's Edge canonical | 18 |
| Foundation’s Edge | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308318 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundation's Edge Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, Foundation's Edge]
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A.
Second Foundation
Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
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B.
New Heaven and New Earth
New Heaven and New Earth is a biblical eschatological concept describing the renewed, perfected creation that God will establish at the end of time following Christ’s return.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
The Warden
The Warden is an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope that inaugurates his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, focusing on church politics, moral conflict, and social reform in a fictional English cathedral town.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- 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's Edge Target entity description: Foundation's Edge is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his renowned Foundation series, exploring the future of the Galactic Empire and the evolving science of psychohistory.
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A.
Second Foundation
Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
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B.
New Heaven and New Earth
New Heaven and New Earth is a biblical eschatological concept describing the renewed, perfected creation that God will establish at the end of time following Christ’s return.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
The Warden
The Warden is an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope that inaugurates his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, focusing on church politics, moral conflict, and social reform in a fictional English cathedral town.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
Locus Award ⓘ
surface form:
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award ⓘ
surface form:
Nebula Award nomination for Best Novel
|
| chronologicalPositionInSeries | fourth novel in the Foundation series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Michael Whelan ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
collective consciousness
ⓘ
determinism vs free will ⓘ limits of predictive science ⓘ political power and manipulation ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
First Foundation
ⓘ
Gaia (fictional planet) ⓘ
surface form:
Gaia (superorganism planet)
Galaxia ⓘ Second Foundation ⓘ psychohistory ⓘ |
| followedBy | Foundation and Earth ⓘ |
| follows | Second Foundation ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | none known as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-385-17725-9 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Foundation and Earth ⓘ |
| HugoAwardYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| LocusAwardYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Golan Trevize
ⓘ
Janov Pelorat ⓘ Mayor Harla Branno ⓘ Stor Gendibal ⓘ Sura Novi ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
debate over the future direction of humanity
ⓘ
search for the Second Foundation ⓘ |
| notableFor | reviving the Foundation series after a long hiatus ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 400 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation series
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| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse |
Galactic Empire series
ⓘ
surface form:
Galactic Empire (Foundation universe)
|
| setInRegion |
Milky Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Milky Way Galaxy
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| setInTimePeriod | far future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
future history
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Subject: Foundation's Edge Description of subject: Foundation's Edge is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues his renowned Foundation series, exploring the future of the Galactic Empire and the evolving science of psychohistory.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Foundation’s Edge
this entity surface form:
Foundation’s Edge
subject surface form:
Harla Branno