Regarding the ending of Asimov's the Second Foundation
Dec 11, 2018 · It's not a fair mystery as far as I know. But it is a bit of a homage to "All roads lead to Rome." All star travel ends at Trantor.
isaac asimov - Why is Trantor so metropolitan with such a low ...
Mar 28, 2016 · The opening chapters of Asimov's Foundation characterize Trantor as being a dense, highly-populated city, to the point that it's almost exclusively indoors and extends a …
Why is Trantor, from Asimov's Foundation, all underground?
Mar 21, 2016 · Trantor has a land area of 75 million square miles, so the pop. density is ~500 per sq mile, less than Maryland or the UK. In Second Foundation Asimov retconned Trantor's …
Is Trantor Earth? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
Jul 9, 2013 · After reading the first Foundation book in the series, I asked myself if Trantor was Earth at one point. I don't think Asimov ever mentions Earth in the Foundation series.
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Nov 24, 2021 · I would like to know why people, websites, forums, etc. all claim that Trantor from Foundation is larger than Earth. In the book, it's clearly stated that Trantor's surface area is …
Did L. Ron Hubbard write about a planet called Trantor?
Jun 4, 2024 · In an article about the '80s video game Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper, the author, Nick Bruty, says he got the name "Trantor" from "a planet in an L. Ron Hubbard book." Trantor...
Was there any influence of "Foundation" series by Asimov on "Star …
Nov 16, 2012 · The name "Jhantor" was used in early drafts for "Coruscant", according to the Wikipedia article cited above. It seems likely that either the name Jhantor was patterned on …
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Oct 2, 2023 · At the end of Forward the Foundation, Hari talks about sending Wanda away from Trantor: “No, Wanda,” Seldon replied, his voice choked with emotion. “I don’t want you to …
When did the idea of Coruscant being a planet wide city develop?
Jun 16, 2020 · Trantor was depicted as covered in domes and stretching underground, Coruscant is depicted as a normal city with above ground buildings, towers etc. Been quite a few years …
Why did Seer Church let Gaal Dornick leave Synnax?
Nov 22, 2021 · When Gaal Dornick was leaving Synnax, everyone knew that she was a mathematician who was going to Sterling University on Trantor (that's why they were avoiding …