| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 51 |
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Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 51
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| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Asimov's Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries and Chaos Theory; The Encyclopedia; 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 |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 5, 2016) |
| Subject |
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992 -- Encyclopedias
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| SUBJECT |
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992 fast |
| Subject |
Science fiction, American -- Encyclopedias
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Science fiction, American
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| Genre/Form |
encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476623948 |
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1476623945 |
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