LEADER 02078nam 2200493 450 001 9910827898103321 005 20230124193648.0 010 $a1-4766-2394-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000654136 035 $a(EBL)4515726 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001677632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16488420 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001677632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15013774 035 $a(PQKB)10403473 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4515726 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000654136 100 $a20160517h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn Asimov companion $echaracters, places and terms in the robot/empire/foundation metaseries /$fDonald E. Palumbo 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (195 p.) 225 1 $aCritical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy ;$v51 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7864-9823-4 327 $aCover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Asimov's Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries and Chaos Theory; The Encyclopedia; Index 330 $a"Palumbo and Sullivan's major new reference work book contains 1,000 selected excerpts from the Encyclopedia, identifying and describing all of the characters, locales, artifacts, concepts and institutions in Asimov's metaseries. The authors argue that Asimov successfully integrates the three series through the retroactive use of chaos theory, the underlying principle behind both psychohistory and Three Laws of Robotics"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aCritical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;$v51. 606 $aScience fiction, American$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aScience fiction, American 676 $a813/.54 700 $aPalumbo$b Donald E.$0564002 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827898103321 996 $aAn Asimov companion$94054658 997 $aUNINA