Before the Storm
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Before the Storm is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael Kube-McDowell that launches the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, focusing on political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Before the Storm canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5117440 — 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)
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Target entity: Before the Storm Context triple: [Michael Kube-McDowell, notableWork, Before the Storm]
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A.
After the Storm
After the Storm is an R&B album by American singer Monica, known for its emotionally charged vocals and themes of resilience and personal growth.
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B.
The Coming Storm
The Coming Storm is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist George Inness, known for its atmospheric, moody depiction of nature and expressive use of light and color.
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C.
The Coming Storm
The Coming Storm is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American Hudson River School artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of nature on the brink of turbulent weather.
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D.
The Oncoming Storm
The Oncoming Storm is a fearsome epithet used by the Daleks to describe the Doctor in the Doctor Who universe, reflecting his reputation as a powerful and disruptive force.
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E.
Through the Storm
Through the Storm is a 1989 studio album by Aretha Franklin that blends pop and R&B and features several high-profile guest collaborations.
- 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: Before the Storm Target entity description: Before the Storm is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael Kube-McDowell that launches the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, focusing on political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
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A.
After the Storm
After the Storm is an R&B album by American singer Monica, known for its emotionally charged vocals and themes of resilience and personal growth.
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B.
The Coming Storm
The Coming Storm is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist George Inness, known for its atmospheric, moody depiction of nature and expressive use of light and color.
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C.
The Coming Storm
The Coming Storm is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American Hudson River School artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of nature on the brink of turbulent weather.
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D.
The Oncoming Storm
The Oncoming Storm is a fearsome epithet used by the Daleks to describe the Doctor in the Doctor Who universe, reflecting his reputation as a powerful and disruptive force.
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E.
Through the Storm
Through the Storm is a 1989 studio album by Aretha Franklin that blends pop and R&B and features several high-profile guest collaborations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expanded Universe work
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Star Wars novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Kube-McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnUniverseCreatedBy | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToContinuity | Star Wars Expanded Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Star Wars Legends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | New Republic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
C-3PO
NERFINISHED
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Chewbacca NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Solo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lando Calrissian NERFINISHED ⓘ Leia Organa Solo NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED ⓘ Nil Spaar NERFINISHED ⓘ R2-D2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterArc |
Leia Organa Solo as Chief of State
NERFINISHED
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Luke Skywalker’s spiritual quest ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Galactic Empire remnant
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New Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPlotElement |
Yevethan uprising
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diplomatic tensions in the New Republic Senate ⓘ military buildup in the Koornacht Cluster ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Yevetha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
military conflict in the New Republic
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political intrigue in the New Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Shield of Lies
NERFINISHED
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Tyrant’s Test NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | space opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Black Fleet Crisis
NERFINISHED
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New Republic government crisis ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person prose ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Black Fleet Crisis trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | tie-in novel ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Spectra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInTrilogy | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
Galaxy Far, Far Away
NERFINISHED
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New Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Star Wars fans
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adult readers ⓘ |
| timeSettingRelativeToFilms | after Return of the Jedi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Before the Storm Description of subject: Before the Storm is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael Kube-McDowell that launches the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, focusing on political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.