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{{Short description|1953 novel by Isaac Asimov}}
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| name          = Second Foundation
| title_orig    = 
| translator    = 
| image         = Second foundation.jpg  
| caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition
| author        = [[Isaac Asimov]]
| illustrator   = 
| cover_artist  = Ric Binkley
| country       = United States
| language      = English
| series        = [[Foundation Series|''Foundation'' Series]]
| genre         = [[Science fiction]] 
| publisher     = [[Gnome Press]]
| release_date  = 1953
| media_type    = Print ([[Hardcover]])
| pages         = 210  
| preceded_by   = [[Foundation and Empire]]
| followed_by   = [[Foundation's Edge]]
}}

'''''Second Foundation''''' is the third novel published of the [[Foundation (book series)|''Foundation'' Series]] by American writer [[Isaac Asimov]], and the fifth in the in-universe chronology.  It was first published in 1953 by [[Gnome Press]].

''Second Foundation'' consists of two previously published novellas originally published in ''[[Astounding Magazine]]'' (with different titles) between 1948 and 1950: this makes it the third volume in Asimov's ''Foundation'' series. Decades later, Asimov wrote two further sequel novels and two prequels. Later writers have added authorized tales to the series. The ''Foundation'' series is often regarded as one of Isaac Asimov's best works, along with his [[Robot series (Asimov)|''Robot'' series]].

The term also describes the [[#The_organization|organization by that name]] which is the focus of the book. The organization's existence (and nothing more) had been revealed in [[Foundation (Isaac Asimov novel)|''Foundation'']]; it is searched for in ''[[Foundation and Empire]]'', and it makes brief appearances in this novel. It would not be described in detail until ''[[Foundation's Edge]]''.