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Rhodia is a planet in The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov. It orbited a star of spectral class F-8, 10.7 parsecs (35 lightyears) from Lingane. The Stars, Like Dust is a book by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. ... Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Isaac Asimov (c. ... Spoiler warning: Lingane is a planet in The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov. ...


Ruled by a hereditary monarch known as the 'Director', Rhodia was the largest of the 'Nebular Kingdoms' near the Horsehead Nebula, Rhodia was on its way to achieving total dominon over the other Nebular Kingdoms when it was conquered by Tyrann. The Director was chosen from the Hinriad family (adoption into the Hinriad clan was encouraged), by election. When they invaded, Tyrann took control of these elections. One of the results was the weak rulership of Hinrik V. Rhodia was the 1098th world settled in the second settlement. IC 434, the Horsehead Nebula. ... Tyrann is a planet in The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov. ...


One known town in Rhodia is Southwark, where Biron Farrill took on supplies before fleeing aboard the Tyranni ship Remorseless.


Later, it is found that Rhodia, in fact, is the fabled and hidden home of the anti-Tyranni rebellion. Following events are not clearly known, although it seems that the Rhodian rebellion is successful in throwing off the Tyranni yoke over the Nebular Kingdoms. In Foundation's Triumph, it is stated that Rhodia and her attendant worlds have an unusual degree of self-rule under the Galactic Empire.



Major and minor planets featured in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series

Anacreon | Aurora | Baley's World (Comporellon) | Earth | Gaia | Helicon | Kalgan | Delicass (Neotrantor) | Sayshell | Solaria | Siwenna | Tazenda | Terminus | Trantor (Hame) A list of planets featured or mentioned in books set in the Foundation Universe (Robot series, Empire series, Foundation series), a fictional universe created by Isaac Asimov. ... This is a list of minor planets in Isaac Asimovs Foundation, Robot, and Empire series. ... Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Isaac Asimov (c. ... Hari Seldons holographic image, pictured on a paperback edition of Foundation, appears at various times in the First Foundations history, to guide it through the social and economic crises that befall it. ... A planet from Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series, Anacreon was one of the most important worlds in the galactic periphery prior to the fall of the Galactic Empire. ... Aurora is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Robot Series. ... Comporellon is a planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series. ... This article is on the history of Earth, as presented in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series, Robot Series, and Empire Series. ... Gaia is a fictional planet described in the book Foundations Edge, by Isaac Asimov. ... In Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series, Helicon is the name of the home planet of Hari Seldon, discoverer and developer of psychohistory. ... For most of the history of the Galactic Empire, Kalgan was a semi-tropical resort world in the Santanni Sector. ... Neotrantor, New Trantor, is a planet in Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov. ... Spoiler warning: Sayshell is a planet in Foundations Edge by Isaac Asimov. ... Solaria was a fictional human-inhabited planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation and Robot series. ... Spoiler warning: Siwenna is a planet prominent in Foundation and Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov. ... Spoiler warning: Tazenda is a planet that plays an important role in Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov. ... Terminus is a fictional planet at the edge of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series, capital of the Foundation. ... Trantor is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series and Empire series of science-fiction novels. ...


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