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''It seemed inevitable that the next danger the Foundation would have to face was the final lash of the dying Empire.''
-->--"Prologue"
''Foundation and Empire'' is a [[{{Anthology}} collection]] of two ''Literature/FoundationSeries'' stories [[OrwellianRetcon edited]] into a cohesive {{Novel}} for Creator/GnomePress publication in 1952. Reprinted many times since, Creator/AceBooks used the title ''The Man Who Upset the Universe'' for their printings.
Unlike the previous book in ''Literature/TheFoundationTrilogy'', both stories within feature plenty of space adventure and daring escapes. Most of the space battles still take place off-screen, but Dr Asimov is exploring with more of the adventure style storytelling that characterizes ''Literature/TheCompleteAdventuresOfLuckyStarr'', another of his series that combines PuzzleThriller and ActionAdventure.
!!''Foundation and Empire'' works:
[[index]]%%Works in chronological order
* Prologue
* "Literature/TheGeneralFoundation"
* "Literature/TheMule"
[[/index]]
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!!''Foundation and Empire'' provides examples of:
* BilledAboveTheTitle:
** Creator/GnomePress's cover from 1952 (with a red background) includes a {{Tagline}} above the title, "A new science fiction novel by Creator/IsaacAsimov".
** Creator/AceBooks's ''The Man Who Upset the Universe'' cover from 1963 includes a {{Tagline}} above the title, "Creator/IsaacAsimov's greatest science-fiction novel".
** Creator/{{Panther}}'s cover from 1964 listed Dr Asimov's name first, then the title in AllCaps, and then a {{Tagline}}. Creator/IsaacAsimov is in font twice as large as the other two, although all three combined take up less than a quarter of the space on the cover.
** Creator/{{Panther}}'s cover from 1965 listed ASIMOV first, then the title at one-third the size, and followed by a {{Tagline}} in font slightly smaller than the title. All three combined take up about a quarter of the space on the cover.
** Creator/{{Avon}}'s cover from 1966 listed Creator/IsaacAsimov first, then the title (with FOUNDATION three times as large as the rest of the title).
** Creator/{{Heyne}}'s cover from 1966 has a {{Tagline}} first, then Creator/IsaacAsimov, and ''then'' the title, placing the title of the work roughly one-third of the way down the cover.
** Creator/{{Panther}}'s cover from 1969 listed "asimov" first, at roughly three times the font size of the title.
** The French translation of 1974 listed both the author and the title in small font on the same line at the bottom of the cover, giving the author's name first.
** The French translation of 1976, by Creator/{{Denoel}}, puts Creator/IsaacAsimov's name first, then the title of this book.
** Creator/{{Panther}}'s cover from 1979 puts "asimov" at the top of the cover (just under Panther), and three times as large as the title.
** Creator/DelRey's cover from 1983 lists the title beneath Dr Asimov's name, making the two lines of the title combined just as large as his first name, and his last name is larger than both of them combined.
* {{Dedication}}: This book is dedicated to Mary and Henry because of how they willingly persevere with him.
-->''To Mary and Henry\\
For Patience and Endurance''
* MarketBasedTitle:
** The 1974 Italian translation (by Creator/{{Oscar}}) for ''Foundation and Empire'' is "Il crollo della Galassia Centrale", which roughly translates in English as "The collapse of the Central Galaxy".
** The 1977 German translation (by Creator/{{Heyne}}) for for ''Foundation and Empire'' is "Der galaktische General'', which roughly translates in English as ''The galactic General''.
* TheNamesake:
** The title derives from the [[Literature/TheGeneralFoundation first conflict]] of the book, the conflict between General Bel Riose of the central Galactic Empire, and the [[RisingEmpire growing nation of the Foundation]], out along the periphery of the galaxy.
** The 1963 publication by Creator/AceBooks is instead titled ''The Man Who Upset the Universe''. Rather than meaning the conflict of failing Empire versus rising Foundation, this title is based on the [[Literature/TheMule second conflict]] of the book, where a {{mutant|s}} rises from nothing to smash the Foundation, [[GalacticConqueror conquering what took it three centuries to do in less than three years]], as well as the remnants of the Galactic Empire.
** The 1974 Italian translation (by Creator/{{Oscar}}) [[MarketBasedTitle changed the title]] to "Il crollo della Galassia Centrale", which roughly translates in English as "The collapse of the Central Galaxy". This refers to the events of both stories, the way the Galactic Empire collapses from their position as a strong central GalacticSuperpower, to a small part of the Mule's galactic conquest.
* PreviouslyOn: The book is prefaced by a Prologue, which summarizes the events from ''Literature/Foundation1951''.
* RetroRocket: The cover of the 1955 Creator/AceBooks has several dart-like spaceships in the background. The foreground characters are a mix of spacesuit-wearing guards and [[WorkingOnTheChainGang chain gang prisoners]] in a desert-like valley.
* {{Tagline}}:
** "A new science fiction novel by Creator/IsaacAsimov" -- Creator/GnomePress's cover from 1952 (with a red background)
** "Creator/IsaacAsimov's greatest science-fiction novel" -- Creator/AceBooks's ''The Man Who Upset the Universe'' cover from 1963
** "Two mighty civilizations clashed over the destiny of the Universe" -- Creator/{{Panther}}'s ''Foundation and Empire'' cover from 1964, and reused for their 1965 cover
** "Two mighty forces of civilization oppose each other in a galactic battle for mastery of the Universe" -- Creator/{{Avon}}'s ''Foundation and Empire'' cover from 1966
** "Der treueste General des Sternenkaisers versucht, das sterbende Imperium zu retten -- aber die Berenchnungen eines Toten triumphieren uber den Willien der Lebenden" -- Creator/{{Heyne}}'s cover from 1966, translates back into English as (roughly) "The stalwart General of the Star Emperor tries to save the dying Empire - but the Calculations of the Dead triumphs over the Will of the Living".
** "Book Two of the ''Foundation Trilogy'', awarded the UsefulNotes/{{Hugo|Award}} as Best Series Ever!" -- Creator/DelRey's cover from 1983
* TitleDrop: The Prologue provides basic [[TheVerse setting details]], including the primary conflict of the next story; the battle of Foundation (along the Periphery) and Empire (still in control of the centre, with three-quarters of the galactic population loyal to the emperor).
-->The way must be cleared for the battle of Foundation and Empire. -- "Prologue"
* WhatOtherGalaxies: The stories originally handled the difference between the Milky Way galaxy and the universe (including multiple galaxies) correctly, but the ''[[EncyclopediaExposita Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' entry for "Literature/TheMule" conflates the two, and this mistake is followed by multiple covers for this book, as do {{Tagline}}s from Creator/{{Panther}} and Creator/{{Avon}}.
* WorkingOnTheChainGang: The cover of the 1955 Creator/AceBooks has a mix of foreground characters, some of whom are spacesuit-wearing guards with rifles, and others are prisoners linked by chains, marching in a desert-like valley. [[CoversAlwaysLie Not that this ever occurs in the book.]]
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