The Coming Race
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The Coming Race is an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that depicts a technologically and psychically advanced subterranean civilization, and is often cited as an early influence on later speculative and occult literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Coming Race canonical | 1 |
| Vril, the Power of the Coming Race | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2551816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Coming Race Context triple: [Edward Bulwer-Lytton, notableWork, The Coming Race]
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People of the Dawn
People of the Dawn is a term referring to the Wabanaki peoples, an Indigenous confederacy of the Northeastern Woodlands known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the dawn-lit regions of northeastern North America.
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B.
Tierra de Gigantes
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C.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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D.
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts is a BBC documentary series that uses CGI and scientific research to depict the evolution and lives of prehistoric mammals after the age of the dinosaurs.
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E.
Land of Giants
Land of Giants is a folk music album by The New Christy Minstrels that showcases the group’s signature 1960s choral folk style and storytelling songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Coming Race Target entity description: The Coming Race is an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that depicts a technologically and psychically advanced subterranean civilization, and is often cited as an early influence on later speculative and occult literature.
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A.
People of the Dawn
People of the Dawn is a term referring to the Wabanaki peoples, an Indigenous confederacy of the Northeastern Woodlands known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the dawn-lit regions of northeastern North America.
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B.
Tierra de Gigantes
Tierra de Gigantes is a popular nickname for the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, highlighting its reputation for producing prominent figures in sports, culture, and public life.
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C.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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D.
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts is a BBC documentary series that uses CGI and scientific research to depict the evolution and lives of prehistoric mammals after the age of the dinosaurs.
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E.
Land of Giants
Land of Giants is a folk music album by The New Christy Minstrels that showcases the group’s signature 1960s choral folk style and storytelling songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Coming Race
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surface form:
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race
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| author | Edward Bulwer-Lytton ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Vril-ya
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surface form:
Vril
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | underground world ⓘ |
| features |
psychically advanced beings
ⓘ
technologically advanced society ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Vril-ya ⓘ |
| hasImaginaryTechnology | Vril energy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
concept of vril in occultism
ⓘ
later hollow earth fiction ⓘ pseudoscientific ideas about hidden races ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
critique of contemporary society
ⓘ
speculation about future evolution of humanity ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | unnamed male traveler ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
decline of surface civilizations
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ power and technology ⓘ race and superiority ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ utopian society ⓘ |
| influenced |
Theosophical thought
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early science fiction writers ⓘ esoteric movements ⓘ occult literature ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early work of science fiction dealing with advanced hidden races ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall ⓘ |
| setting | subterranean civilization ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | Victorian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Coming Race Description of subject: The Coming Race is an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that depicts a technologically and psychically advanced subterranean civilization, and is often cited as an early influence on later speculative and occult literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race