The Atrocity Archives
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The Atrocity Archives is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that blends Lovecraftian horror with bureaucratic spy thriller elements in a satirical take on occult intelligence agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Atrocity Archives canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060082 — 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 Atrocity Archives Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Atrocity Archives]
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A.
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Atrocity Exhibition is an experimental, fragmented novel by J. G. Ballard that explores media-saturated violence, celebrity, and psychological breakdown through surreal, collage-like vignettes.
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B.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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C.
Vicious World
Vicious World is a song by the American rock band Want One, known for its intense sound and emotionally charged lyrics.
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D.
Fiasco
Fiasco is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning Hungarian author Imre Kertész that continues his exploration of totalitarianism, individual fate, and the absurdity of existence.
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E.
Fiasco
Fiasco is a science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem that explores the perils and limits of human attempts at interstellar communication and first contact.
- 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 Atrocity Archives Target entity description: The Atrocity Archives is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that blends Lovecraftian horror with bureaucratic spy thriller elements in a satirical take on occult intelligence agencies.
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A.
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Atrocity Exhibition is an experimental, fragmented novel by J. G. Ballard that explores media-saturated violence, celebrity, and psychological breakdown through surreal, collage-like vignettes.
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B.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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C.
Vicious World
Vicious World is a song by the American rock band Want One, known for its intense sound and emotionally charged lyrics.
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D.
Fiasco
Fiasco is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning Hungarian author Imre Kertész that continues his exploration of totalitarianism, individual fate, and the absurdity of existence.
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E.
Fiasco
Fiasco is a science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem that explores the perils and limits of human attempts at interstellar communication and first contact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lovecraftian horror fiction
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ spy thriller ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Hugo Award for Best Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardForComponentWork | The Concrete Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blendsGenre |
Lovecraftian horror
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bureaucratic spy thriller ⓘ |
| containsNovella |
The Atrocity Archive
NERFINISHED
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The Concrete Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | John Picacio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | The Laundry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 2004 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Jennifer Morgue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 1-930846-16-4 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucracy
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cosmic horror ⓘ espionage ⓘ occult intelligence agencies ⓘ satire of government bureaucracy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
H. P. Lovecraft
NERFINISHED
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Len Deighton NERFINISHED ⓘ bureaucratic spy thrillers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Golden Gryphon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Laundry Files NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Bob Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisherForUKEdition | Orbit Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Laundry Files NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
applied computational demonology
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occult mathematics ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Atrocity Archives Description of subject: The Atrocity Archives is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that blends Lovecraftian horror with bureaucratic spy thriller elements in a satirical take on occult intelligence agencies.
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