Nerilka's Story
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Nerilka's Story is a science fantasy novella by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a young woman's efforts to combat a deadly plague on Pern.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nerilka's Story canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753463 — 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: Nerilka's Story Context triple: [Dragonriders of Pern, includesWork, Nerilka's Story]
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A.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
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B.
An Nisa
An Nisa is the fourth chapter of the Quran, known for its detailed guidance on social justice, family law, and the rights and responsibilities of women and orphans in Islamic society.
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C.
The Little Sister
The Little Sister is a 1949 hardboiled detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe in a complex case involving Hollywood corruption and deception.
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D.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- 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: Nerilka's Story Target entity description: Nerilka's Story is a science fantasy novella by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a young woman's efforts to combat a deadly plague on Pern.
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A.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
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B.
An Nisa
An Nisa is the fourth chapter of the Quran, known for its detailed guidance on social justice, family law, and the rights and responsibilities of women and orphans in Islamic society.
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C.
The Little Sister
The Little Sister is a 1949 hardboiled detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe in a complex case involving Hollywood corruption and deception.
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D.
The Daughter
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "The Wild Duck," that explores buried family secrets and emotional fallout in a small town.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pern series work
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novella ⓘ science fantasy work ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | plague on Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companionTo | Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Michael Whelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
airborne pathogen
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hold politics ⓘ romantic subplot ⓘ telepathic dragons ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
dragons
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fire-lizards ⓘ humans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryUniverseCreator | Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nerilka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Pern chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole |
healer's assistant
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minor holder's daughter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Dragonriders of Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Fort Hold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hold Ruatha NERFINISHED ⓘ planet Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
class and privilege
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duty ⓘ responsibility ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriodInUniverse | Moreta's time ⓘ |
| universe | Pern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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