Lightning
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"Lightning" is a bestselling suspense novel by Dean Koontz that blends thriller, science fiction, and supernatural elements in a time-bending story of fate and protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lightning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6524782 — 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: Lightning Context triple: [Dean Koontz, notableWork, Lightning]
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A.
Lightning
Lightning is Apple’s proprietary compact connector used for charging and data transfer on many of its mobile devices and accessories.
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B.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is an American noise rock duo known for their frenetic live performances, distorted bass-driven sound, and influential role in the underground experimental rock scene.
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C.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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D.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is the famous nickname of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, highlighting his exceptional speed and dominance in track and field.
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E.
Lightning Rod
Lightning Rod is a high-speed wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, renowned for its intense launch and airtime-filled layout.
- 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: Lightning Target entity description: "Lightning" is a bestselling suspense novel by Dean Koontz that blends thriller, science fiction, and supernatural elements in a time-bending story of fate and protection.
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A.
Lightning
Lightning is Apple’s proprietary compact connector used for charging and data transfer on many of its mobile devices and accessories.
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B.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is an American noise rock duo known for their frenetic live performances, distorted bass-driven sound, and influential role in the underground experimental rock scene.
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C.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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D.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is the famous nickname of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, highlighting his exceptional speed and dominance in track and field.
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E.
Lightning Rod
Lightning Rod is a high-speed wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, renowned for its intense launch and airtime-filled layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Dean Koontz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
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alternate history ⓘ storm imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | G. P. Putnam's Sons art department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ suspense ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Nazi regime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vokht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780399133143 ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | mysterious guardian figure ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Laura Shane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception |
commercial success
ⓘ
popular among Dean Koontz readers ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
blend of horror and suspense
ⓘ
fast-paced narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate versus free will
ⓘ
love and sacrifice ⓘ protection ⓘ the impact of time travel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Laura Shane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stefan Krieger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | suspense thriller ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fate and protection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of suspense and science fiction
ⓘ
time travel elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 384 (approximate, first edition hardcover) ⓘ |
| partOf | Dean Koontz bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeTravel | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lightning Description of subject: "Lightning" is a bestselling suspense novel by Dean Koontz that blends thriller, science fiction, and supernatural elements in a time-bending story of fate and protection.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.