A Column of Fire
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A Column of Fire is a historical novel by Ken Follett that continues his Kingsbridge saga, focusing on religious conflict and political intrigue in 16th-century Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Column of Fire canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949381 — 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: A Column of Fire Context triple: [Ken Follett, notableWork, A Column of Fire]
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A.
The Fire Chronicle
The Fire Chronicle is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the second book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, continuing the adventures of three siblings tied to powerful magical artifacts.
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B.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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C.
Year of Sorrow
The Year of Sorrow is the period in early Islamic history marked by the deaths of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife Khadijah and his uncle Abu Talib, bringing him profound personal and social hardship.
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D.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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E.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
- 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: A Column of Fire Target entity description: A Column of Fire is a historical novel by Ken Follett that continues his Kingsbridge saga, focusing on religious conflict and political intrigue in 16th-century Europe.
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A.
The Fire Chronicle
The Fire Chronicle is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the second book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, continuing the adventures of three siblings tied to powerful magical artifacts.
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B.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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C.
Year of Sorrow
The Year of Sorrow is the period in early Islamic history marked by the deaths of the Prophet Muhammad’s wife Khadijah and his uncle Abu Talib, bringing him profound personal and social hardship.
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D.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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E.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Ken Follett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Margery Fitzgerald
ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ Ned Willard ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth I
|
| followedBy | The Evening and the Morning ⓘ |
| follows | World Without End ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-525-95499-9 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 900 pages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformation Europe
|
| mainTheme |
political intrigue
ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
Catholic–Protestant conflict
ⓘ
European religious wars ⓘ rise of Protestantism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Elizabethan espionage
ⓘ
integration of fictional and historical characters ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Kingsbridge series ⓘ |
| precededBy | World Without End ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
ⓘ
Pan Macmillan ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | third book in the Kingsbridge series ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Kingsbridge ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
English Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workInSeriesChronology | set after World Without End ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (6)
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subject surface form:
Ken Follett
subject surface form:
Ken Follett