Broken Homes
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Broken Homes is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broken Homes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796468 — 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: Broken Homes Context triple: [Ben Aaronovitch, notableWork, Broken Homes]
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A.
Broken Home
"Broken Home" is a nu metal song by Papa Roach that explores themes of family dysfunction and emotional trauma.
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B.
Leave Home
Leave Home is the Ramones’ second studio album, a seminal 1977 punk rock release known for its fast, catchy songs and influence on the genre’s development.
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C.
Leaving Home
"Leaving Home" is an orchestral cue from John Williams' iconic 1978 Superman film score, underscoring Clark Kent’s emotional departure from Smallville.
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D.
Leaving Home
"Leaving Home" is a collection of humorous and nostalgic stories by Garrison Keillor set in the fictional Midwestern town of Lake Wobegon.
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E.
A House Is Not a Home
"A House Is Not a Home" is a classic soul ballad written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, most famously performed by Luther Vandross.
- 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: Broken Homes Target entity description: Broken Homes is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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A.
Broken Home
"Broken Home" is a nu metal song by Papa Roach that explores themes of family dysfunction and emotional trauma.
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B.
Leave Home
Leave Home is the Ramones’ second studio album, a seminal 1977 punk rock release known for its fast, catchy songs and influence on the genre’s development.
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C.
Leaving Home
"Leaving Home" is an orchestral cue from John Williams' iconic 1978 Superman film score, underscoring Clark Kent’s emotional departure from Smallville.
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D.
Leaving Home
"Leaving Home" is a collection of humorous and nostalgic stories by Garrison Keillor set in the fictional Midwestern town of Lake Wobegon.
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E.
A House Is Not a Home
"A House Is Not a Home" is a classic soul ballad written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, most famously performed by Luther Vandross.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Ben Aaronovitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | author's experience with London geography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Molly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Faceless Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
magic
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modernist housing estate ⓘ river spirits ⓘ |
| followedBy | Foxglove Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
police procedural
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urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575132477 ⓘ |
| hasPoliceUnitName | The Folly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesUniverse | Folly universe ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
identity ⓘ magic in contemporary society ⓘ police investigation ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Beverley Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesley May NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Broken Homes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rivers of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Whispers Under Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | Metropolitan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | police constable ⓘ |
| protagonistUnit | Specialist unit for magical crimes ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTime | contemporary era ⓘ |
| workInvolves | magical police investigations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broken Homes Description of subject: Broken Homes is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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