Great Sky River
E351656
Great Sky River is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and human survival on a distant world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Sky River canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835533 — 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: Great Sky River Context triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Great Sky River]
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A.
Pic River
Pic River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into the northeastern shore of Lake Superior and is known for its surrounding boreal landscapes and nearby Indigenous communities.
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B.
Bei River
The Bei River is one of the principal tributaries of southern China’s Pearl River system, flowing through Guangdong province and helping drain the Pearl River Delta region.
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C.
Leona River
The Leona River is a tributary in south-central Texas that flows through several counties, including Uvalde County, before joining the Frio River.
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D.
Arc River
The Arc River is a mountain river in southeastern France that flows through the Maurienne Valley in the Alps before joining the Isère River.
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E.
McKenzie River
The McKenzie River is a major, cold, clear river in western Oregon renowned for its scenic beauty, recreation opportunities, and role in supplying water and hydroelectric power.
- 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: Great Sky River Target entity description: Great Sky River is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and human survival on a distant world.
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A.
Pic River
Pic River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into the northeastern shore of Lake Superior and is known for its surrounding boreal landscapes and nearby Indigenous communities.
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B.
Bei River
The Bei River is one of the principal tributaries of southern China’s Pearl River system, flowing through Guangdong province and helping drain the Pearl River Delta region.
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C.
Leona River
The Leona River is a tributary in south-central Texas that flows through several counties, including Uvalde County, before joining the Frio River.
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D.
Arc River
The Arc River is a mountain river in southeastern France that flows through the Maurienne Valley in the Alps before joining the Isère River.
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E.
McKenzie River
The McKenzie River is a major, cold, clear river in western Oregon renowned for its scenic beauty, recreation opportunities, and role in supplying water and hydroelectric power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard science fiction novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Benford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
advanced technology
ⓘ
hostile alien machines ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tides of Light ⓘ |
| follows | Across the Sea of Suns ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tides of Light ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Galactic Center series
ⓘ
surface form:
Galactic Center Saga
|
| mainConflict | struggle between humans and machine intelligences ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | human tribes on an alien world ⓘ |
| partOf | Galactic Center series ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Galactic Center series
ⓘ
surface form:
Galactic Center Saga
|
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| scienceBasis |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| setting | distant planet ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
alien contact
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ human survival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Sky River Description of subject: Great Sky River is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and human survival on a distant world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.