Perdido Street Station
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Perdido Street Station is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by China Miéville that blends steampunk, horror, and political intrigue in the sprawling, grotesque city of New Crobuzon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perdido Street Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861739 — 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.
Target entity: Perdido Street Station Context triple: [China Miéville, notableWork, Perdido Street Station]
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The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores genetic engineering, corporate power, and environmental collapse through a post-apocalyptic narrative.
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Ringworld
Ringworld is a science fiction megastructure concept, popularized by Larry Niven’s novel of the same name, depicting a vast artificial ring encircling a star to provide an enormous habitable surface area.
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D.
MaddAddam
MaddAddam is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that concludes her speculative trilogy exploring genetic engineering, ecological collapse, and post-apocalyptic survival.
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E.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Perdido Street Station Target entity description: Perdido Street Station is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by China Miéville that blends steampunk, horror, and political intrigue in the sprawling, grotesque city of New Crobuzon.
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A.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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B.
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores genetic engineering, corporate power, and environmental collapse through a post-apocalyptic narrative.
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C.
Ringworld
Ringworld is a science fiction megastructure concept, popularized by Larry Niven’s novel of the same name, depicting a vast artificial ring encircling a star to provide an enormous habitable surface area.
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D.
MaddAddam
MaddAddam is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that concludes her speculative trilogy exploring genetic engineering, ecological collapse, and post-apocalyptic survival.
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E.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ science fantasy novel ⓘ steampunk novel ⓘ |
| author | China Miéville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Arthur C. Clarke Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| containsElement |
body horror
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horror ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Edward Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Scar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | King Rat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fantasy ⓘ steampunk ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-333-78172-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin
NERFINISHED
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Lin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yagharek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
British Fantasy Award
NERFINISHED
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Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
blend of fantasy and industrial technology
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depiction of a corrupt industrial city-state ⓘ use of multiple sentient species ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
Macmillan
NERFINISHED
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Pan Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 710 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Bas-Lag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| setting | New Crobuzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
exploitation of labor
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political corruption ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ social inequality ⓘ urban decay ⓘ |
| universe | Bas-Lag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Perdido Street Station Description of subject: Perdido Street Station is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by China Miéville that blends steampunk, horror, and political intrigue in the sprawling, grotesque city of New Crobuzon.
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