The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a classic 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony’s revolution against Earth, noted for its political themes and sentient computer character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5066599 — 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 Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Context triple: [Robert A. Heinlein, notableWork, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]
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A.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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B.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
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C.
The Forever War
The Forever War is a landmark science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman that explores the psychological and social effects of relativistic interstellar warfare, often interpreted as an allegory for the Vietnam War.
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D.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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E.
Commandement de l’espace
Commandement de l’espace is the French Space Command, a military organization responsible for France’s space operations, defense, and space-based security capabilities.
- 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 Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Target entity description: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a classic 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony’s revolution against Earth, noted for its political themes and sentient computer character.
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A.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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B.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
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C.
The Forever War
The Forever War is a landmark science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman that explores the psychological and social effects of relativistic interstellar warfare, often interpreted as an allegory for the Vietnam War.
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D.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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E.
Commandement de l’espace
Commandement de l’espace is the French Space Command, a military organization responsible for France’s space operations, defense, and space-based security capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| characterType | sentient computer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Irving Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | lunar revolution against Earth ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | If magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
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science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
libertarian political thought
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science fiction depictions of AI ⓘ |
| hasMotto | TANSTAAFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-399-10200-4 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Manuel Garcia O'Kelly-Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Bernardo de la Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoh Knott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Manuel Garcia O'Kelly-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 382 ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert A. Heinlein bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serializationForm | serial ⓘ |
| setting |
Luna (lunar colony)
NERFINISHED
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the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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colonial independence ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ rational anarchism ⓘ resource exploitation ⓘ revolution ⓘ self-governance ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | late 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Description of subject: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a classic 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar colony’s revolution against Earth, noted for its political themes and sentient computer character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.