The Black Elfstone
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The Black Elfstone is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga with a new generation of characters facing emerging magical and political threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Elfstone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666603 — 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 Black Elfstone Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Black Elfstone]
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A.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
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B.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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C.
Fallen Dragon
Fallen Dragon is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that follows a disillusioned space marine involved in corporate-backed planetary raids who becomes entangled with a mysterious alien entity.
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D.
The Silky Veils of Ardor
"The Silky Veils of Ardor" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1977 album *Don Juan's Reckless Daughter*, blending jazz-inflected folk with introspective, poetic lyrics.
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E.
Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
- 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 Black Elfstone Target entity description: The Black Elfstone is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga with a new generation of characters facing emerging magical and political threats.
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A.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
-
B.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
-
C.
Fallen Dragon
Fallen Dragon is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton that follows a disillusioned space marine involved in corporate-backed planetary raids who becomes entangled with a mysterious alien entity.
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D.
The Silky Veils of Ardor
"The Silky Veils of Ardor" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1977 album *Don Juan's Reckless Daughter*, blending jazz-inflected folk with introspective, poetic lyrics.
-
E.
Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryUniverse | Shannara universe ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
rising magical catastrophe in the Four Lands
ⓘ
struggle for political control of the Four Lands ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinFranchise | late in Shannara timeline ⓘ |
| containsElement |
ancient artifacts
ⓘ
druids ⓘ magic ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| continuationOf | earlier Shannara storylines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Drisker Arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shea Ohmsford (descendant line) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarsha Kaynin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tavo Kaynin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseCreator | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup |
magic users
ⓘ
royal and political figures ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Skaar Invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | new generation of Shannara characters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multi-kingdom conflict ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Fall of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | first book in The Fall of Shannara ⓘ |
| setting | Four Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | epic fantasy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
| theme |
decline of magic
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emerging magical threats ⓘ legacy and destiny ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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dramatic ⓘ |
| workType | long-form fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Black Elfstone Description of subject: The Black Elfstone is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks that continues the Shannara saga with a new generation of characters facing emerging magical and political threats.
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