Title: Foundation

Title: Foundation Title Record # 46532
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1942-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Foundation (Original Stories)
Series Number: 1
Language: English
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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1955^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands	Swedish	Stiftelsen
1978^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Fondazione
1981^ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch	German	Basis
1981^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	La Fondazione
1982	Polish	Fundacja
1982^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Nagel	German	Die Stiftung
1984^ⓘTranslated by Barbara Heidkamp	German	Die Enzyklopädisten^?Die Enzyklopaedisten

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
34 ^ⓘ15 votes.	2012 Locus Online	20th Century Novelette
1	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novelette

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1942	1942-05-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	132	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Hubert Rogers
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1942	1942-05-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		-/9^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	64	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag
Häpna!, september 1955^?Hapna!, september 1955	1955-09-00	ed. Kjell Ekström^?Kjell Ekstroem Kjell Ekstrom	Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg & Söner^?Grafiska Foerlaget Kindberg & Soener Grafiska Forlaget Kindberg & Soner		skr 1.50^?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK	98	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Paul Blaisdell
Galactic Empires Volume One	1976-07-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Weidenfeld & Nicolson	0-297-77108-6	£4.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xii+ 338	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires Volume One	1976-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Orbit	0-86007-908-2	£0.85^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xii+ 338	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires Volume One	1977-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press	0-312-31527-9	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires, Volume I	1978-04-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	2456	$4.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Imperi galattici: l'epica fantascientifica 1923-1978	1978-11-00	Brian Aldiss	Fanucci Editore (Enciclopedia della fantascienza #3)		Lit 9,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	623	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Frank Frazetta
Galactic Empires Volume One	1979-02-00	ed. Brian Aldiss	Avon	0-380-42341-3	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 331	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Alex Ebel
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405)	0-87997-570-9 / UE1570	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	448	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Antonio Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-570-9	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	448	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Antonio Bernal
Die besten Stories von 1942	1981-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717)	3-8118-6717-2	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	335	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Fantastyka 2'82	1982-00-00	ed. Adam Hollanek	Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"^?Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch"	35839 Z-109	zł 50.00^?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995	66	A4^?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines	mag	C. Thole
Titan 18	1982-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3920)	3-453-30846-8	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	174	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	S. R. Dodd
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-41367-1		723	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Abenteuer Weltraum 2	1984-02-00	ed. uncredited	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24051)	3-404-24051-0	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	301	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Galactic Empires	1988-09-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Legend	0-09-952150-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xviii+ 650	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Chris Foss
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 4	1990-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #155)	88-452-1638-1 / 268474	Lit 10,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	444	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Aurelia Raffo

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Review by Jonathan Wright (2022) in Ultimate Sci-Fi Retro Collection