An Asimov Companion

<p> A prolific author Isaac Asimov is most admired for his science fiction including his collection of short stories <I>I Robot</I> and his Robot Empire and Foundation series novels. While each of these narratives takes place in a different fictional universe Asimov asserted at the end of his career that he had with his last Robot and Foundation novels unified them into one coherent metaseries.</p><p> This reference work identifies and describes all of the characters locales artifacts concepts and institutions in Asimov's metaseries. Mimicking the style of <I>The Encyclopedia Galactica</I> the fictional compendium of all human knowledge that features prominently in the Foundation series this encyclopedia is an invaluable companion to Asimov's science fiction oeuvre.</p>