Desolation Road sequence
E451739
The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Desolation Road sequence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4543597 — 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: Desolation Road sequence Context triple: [Ian McDonald, notableSeries, Desolation Road sequence]
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A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Badwater Road
Badwater Road is a scenic highway in Death Valley National Park that provides access to the famously low-lying Badwater Basin and other desert landmarks.
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C.
Diablo Road
Diablo Road is a main local thoroughfare in Contra Costa County, California, providing access to the unincorporated community of Diablo and surrounding residential areas.
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D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
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E.
Superstition Mountain segment
The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.
- 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: Desolation Road sequence Target entity description: The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
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A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Badwater Road
Badwater Road is a scenic highway in Death Valley National Park that provides access to the famously low-lying Badwater Basin and other desert landmarks.
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C.
Diablo Road
Diablo Road is a main local thoroughfare in Contra Costa County, California, providing access to the unincorporated community of Diablo and surrounding residential areas.
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D.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
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E.
Superstition Mountain segment
The Superstition Mountain segment is a distinct portion of the San Jacinto Fault Zone in Southern California, known for its role in the region’s active seismicity and complex fault geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction book series ⓘ |
| author | Ian McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Martian railways
ⓘ
corporate power ⓘ political revolution ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| explores |
creation of new societies on other planets
ⓘ
impact of large-scale engineering projects on ordinary people ⓘ intersection of technology and myth ⓘ |
| focusesOn | interconnected lives of multiple characters ⓘ |
| genre |
magical realism
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | town of Desolation Road ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPlanet | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ares Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desolation Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAuthor | Ian McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeries |
Ares Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desolation Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Latin American magical realism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Space Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
baroque
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ magical realist prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonization of Mars
ⓘ
community ⓘ family ⓘ industrialization ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
character-driven storytelling
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork |
Ares Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desolation Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
far-future Mars ⓘ terraformed Mars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desolation Road sequence Description of subject: The Desolation Road sequence is a science fiction series by Ian McDonald set on a far-future, terraformed Mars, blending magical realism with intricate character-driven storytelling.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.