PM> Issac Asimov, the Sci-Fi writer wrote a few books called
 PM> "EMPIRE" "FOUNDATION", "THIRD FOUNDATION" etc. Did Lucas
 PM> borrow any ideas from him? I read those books a long while
 PM> ago before SW and have forgotten much I read. But what were
 PM> the name of all the books?
Lucas did borrow from many sources but I don't know if Asimov was one of 
hem.
Although I admit the idea of a galactic empire of the Roman model could have 
come from him.
The books in the original Foundation trilogy are:
Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation
Then he wrote a couple of sequels and prequels, they are:
Foundation's Edge
Foundation and Earth
and
Prelude to Foundation
Forward the Foundation (last book published by Asimov before he died in 1992)
And recently three other authors are adding:
Foundation's Fear
Foundation and Chaos

The last one is still unpublished.
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