The Puppet Masters
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The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Puppet Masters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5066602 — 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 Puppet Masters Context triple: [Robert A. Heinlein, notableWork, The Puppet Masters]
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A.
The Krotons
"The Krotons" is a serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor as he confronts crystalline alien beings oppressing a primitive human society.
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B.
The Mind Robber
The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
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C.
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.
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D.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
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E.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
- 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 Puppet Masters Target entity description: The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
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A.
The Krotons
"The Krotons" is a serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor as he confronts crystalline alien beings oppressing a primitive human society.
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B.
The Mind Robber
The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
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C.
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.
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D.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
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E.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction film
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alienAbility | direct neural control of human hosts ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Puppet Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipDetail | original 1951 edition was cut for sexual content ⓘ |
| conflictType | covert war between humans and alien parasites ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Hubert Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Section ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Puppet Masters (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlienSpecies | slug-like parasites ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipHistory | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780345324413 ⓘ |
| influenced | Invasion of the Body Snatchers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cold War era anxieties ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mary
NERFINISHED
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Sam Cavanaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of parasitic mind-control aliens
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mixing espionage thriller with science fiction ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Doubleday & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert A. Heinlein bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
covert alien invasion of Earth
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government counterintelligence operations ⓘ parasitic mind-controlling creatures ⓘ use of human hosts by alien parasites ⓘ |
| precededBy | Farmer in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| restoredEdition | uncut version published later with restored text ⓘ |
| setIn | near-future United States ⓘ |
| subgenre |
alien invasion fiction
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military science fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War paranoia
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body autonomy and control ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ individualism versus collectivism ⓘ loss of free will ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Puppet Masters Description of subject: The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.