Startide Rising
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Startide Rising is a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction novel by David Brin that follows a crew of uplifted dolphins and humans stranded on an alien world after discovering a mysterious galactic secret.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Startide Rising canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7657704 — 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: Startide Rising Context triple: [David Brin, notableWork, Startide Rising]
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A.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
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B.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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D.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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E.
The Witchwood
The Witchwood is a spooky, Worgen-themed Hearthstone expansion set in the haunted forests of Gilneas, introducing new cards and mechanics focused on eerie, supernatural gameplay.
- 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: Startide Rising Target entity description: Startide Rising is a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction novel by David Brin that follows a crew of uplifted dolphins and humans stranded on an alien world after discovering a mysterious galactic secret.
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A.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
-
B.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
-
C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
-
D.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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E.
The Witchwood
The Witchwood is a spooky, Worgen-themed Hearthstone expansion set in the haunted forests of Gilneas, introducing new cards and mechanics focused on eerie, supernatural gameplay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | David Brin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiun Award for Best Translated Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ethics of genetic engineering
ⓘ
first contact ⓘ galactic politics ⓘ uplift of non-human intelligences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Jim Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
humans
ⓘ
uplifted dolphins ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Uplift War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sundiver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | planned film adaptation (unproduced) ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
French translation
ⓘ
German translation ⓘ Japanese translation ⓘ Spanish translation ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-553-23433-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3552.R4825 S7 1983 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Creideiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gillian Baskin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hikahi NERFINISHED ⓘ Keepiru NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshio Iwashika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableElement |
depiction of a complex galactic civilization
ⓘ
use of dolphin language and poetry ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 9623044 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 458 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hugo Award–winning works
ⓘ
Nebula Award–winning works NERFINISHED ⓘ Uplift Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mixed crew of uplifted dolphins and humans aboard the starship Streaker becomes stranded on the ocean world Kithrup after discovering a derelict fleet containing a galactic secret. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Uplift Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
planet Kithrup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
starship Streaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Startide Rising Description of subject: Startide Rising is a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction novel by David Brin that follows a crew of uplifted dolphins and humans stranded on an alien world after discovering a mysterious galactic secret.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.