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Why is Trantor, from Asimovs Foundation, all underground? Trantor's climate deteriorated as it was developed and urbanised, to the extent that people preferred to live underground And Trantor itself is a bigger puzzle than almost any world
Was there any influence of Foundation series by Asimov on Star Wars? 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 Trantor, or it was changed because the similarity was pointed out at an early stage
Did L. Ron Hubbard write about a planet called Trantor? 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
isaac asimov - Science Fiction Fantasy Stack Exchange 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 leave, but it is the only w
When did the idea of Coruscant being a planet wide city develop? 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 since I read the Foundation books but wasn't it a big deal that Trantorians never saw the sky? Jun 16, 2020 at 19:25 @chx Well, it's never really described well
Does anyone live on the surface of Trantor in the year 20,000? None of the books in the Foundation canon describe anyone living on the surface of Trantor apart from the Emperor and his staff Though it should be noted that Trantor's description is a bit different in the prequels than they are in the Foundation trilogy itself