City Watch novels
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The City Watch novels are a popular Discworld subseries of comic fantasy books by Terry Pratchett that follow the adventures of Ankh-Morpork’s beleaguered city police force.
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| City Watch novels canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: City Watch novels Context triple: [Discworld, notableSubseries, City Watch novels]
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A.
City Detective
City Detective was an American crime drama television series from the 1950s that followed a big-city police detective solving various cases.
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B.
NYPD Red series
The NYPD Red series is a fast-paced crime thriller book franchise co-authored by James Patterson that follows an elite New York City police unit handling high-profile and celebrity-related cases.
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C.
Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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D.
Harry Bosch series
The Harry Bosch series is a collection of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch as he investigates complex, often morally ambiguous cases in Los Angeles.
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E.
Hector Cross series
The Hector Cross series is a set of contemporary action-thriller novels by Wilbur Smith featuring ex-SAS operative and security specialist Hector Cross in high-stakes, international adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: City Watch novels Target entity description: The City Watch novels are a popular Discworld subseries of comic fantasy books by Terry Pratchett that follow the adventures of Ankh-Morpork’s beleaguered city police force.
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A.
City Detective
City Detective was an American crime drama television series from the 1950s that followed a big-city police detective solving various cases.
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B.
NYPD Red series
The NYPD Red series is a fast-paced crime thriller book franchise co-authored by James Patterson that follows an elite New York City police unit handling high-profile and celebrity-related cases.
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C.
Women's Murder Club series
The Women's Murder Club series is a popular crime thriller book franchise co-created by James Patterson that follows a group of women professionals in San Francisco who team up to solve complex murder cases.
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D.
Harry Bosch series
The Harry Bosch series is a collection of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch as he investigates complex, often morally ambiguous cases in Los Angeles.
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E.
Hector Cross series
The Hector Cross series is a set of contemporary action-thriller novels by Wilbur Smith featuring ex-SAS operative and security specialist Hector Cross in high-stakes, international adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld subseries
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comic fantasy ⓘ fantasy novel series ⓘ |
| author | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWork | Guards! Guards! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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satirical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Watch (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement |
detective fiction parody
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police procedural parody ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Feet of Clay
NERFINISHED
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Guards! Guards! NERFINISHED ⓘ Jingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Men at Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Snuff NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fifth Elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ Thud! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseChronologyNote | span multiple periods in Ankh-Morpork history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Sam Vimes from drunk guard to statesman
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expanding the political and social worldbuilding of Discworld ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angua von Überwald
NERFINISHED
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Carrot Ironfoundersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheery Littlebottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Detritus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Colon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobby Nobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Vimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Ramkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Ankh-Morpork City Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Guards! Guards!
NERFINISHED
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Men at Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Corgi Books
NERFINISHED
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Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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law and order ⓘ policing ⓘ prejudice ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
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