His Majesty's Dragon
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His Majesty's Dragon is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars fought with an air force of intelligent dragons and their human captains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| His Majesty's Dragon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666540 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: His Majesty's Dragon Context triple: [Naomi Novik, notableWork, His Majesty's Dragon]
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A.
Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
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B.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
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C.
Blood of the Dragon
"Blood of the Dragon" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the power and legacy of House Targaryen.
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D.
El Draque
El Draque is the Spanish nickname for Sir Francis Drake, the famed 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and circumnavigator who raided Spanish possessions in the Americas.
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E.
Blackfyre Rebellions
The Blackfyre Rebellions were a series of civil wars in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, sparked by rival Targaryen claimants and their supporters vying for the Iron Throne of Westeros.
- 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: His Majesty's Dragon Target entity description: His Majesty's Dragon is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars fought with an air force of intelligent dragons and their human captains.
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A.
Fire and Blood
"Fire and Blood" is the climactic season one finale of Game of Thrones, known for its shocking aftermath of Ned Stark’s execution and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons.
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B.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
-
C.
Blood of the Dragon
"Blood of the Dragon" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the power and legacy of House Targaryen.
-
D.
El Draque
El Draque is the Spanish nickname for Sir Francis Drake, the famed 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and circumnavigator who raided Spanish possessions in the Americas.
-
E.
Blackfyre Rebellions
The Blackfyre Rebellions were a series of civil wars in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe, sparked by rival Targaryen claimants and their supporters vying for the Iron Throne of Westeros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Naomi Novik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Compton Crook Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locus Award for Best First Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | bond between Captain William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dragonBreedOfTemeraire | Celestial ⓘ |
| features |
aerial corps
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intelligent dragons ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Throne of Jade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ historical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasDragonCharacter | Temeraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
duty and honor
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friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ military strategy ⓘ warfare with dragons ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Temeraire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending meticulous historical detail with fantasy elements
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integrating dragons into Napoleonic-era naval and aerial warfare ⓘ |
| originalTitle | His Majesty's Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Temeraire series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| protagonistLaterOccupation | Aerial Corps captain ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Del Rey Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Temeraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
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