The Waste Lands
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The Waste Lands is the third novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending dark fantasy, horror, and western elements as Roland and his ka-tet continue their quest toward the Dark Tower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Waste Lands canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8243156 — 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 Waste Lands Context triple: [The Man in Black, appearsIn, The Waste Lands]
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A.
The Wasteland
The Wasteland is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of decay, disillusionment, and the psychological aftermath of modern life in the American South.
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B.
Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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C.
Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands is a post-apocalyptic martial arts television series known for its stylized fight choreography and feudal, dystopian setting.
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D.
The Cursing of the Land
The Cursing of the Land is a seminal work by Iranian writer Jalal Al-e-Ahmad that critiques the social and cultural consequences of modernization and Western influence in Iran.
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E.
Dark Land
Dark Land is the final, lava-filled world ruled by Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3, known for its high difficulty and fortress-heavy layout.
- 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: The Waste Lands Target entity description: The Waste Lands is the third novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending dark fantasy, horror, and western elements as Roland and his ka-tet continue their quest toward the Dark Tower.
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A.
The Wasteland
The Wasteland is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of decay, disillusionment, and the psychological aftermath of modern life in the American South.
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B.
Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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C.
Into the Badlands
Into the Badlands is a post-apocalyptic martial arts television series known for its stylized fight choreography and feudal, dystopian setting.
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D.
The Cursing of the Land
The Cursing of the Land is a seminal work by Iranian writer Jalal Al-e-Ahmad that critiques the social and cultural consequences of modernization and Western influence in Iran.
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E.
Dark Land
Dark Land is the final, lava-filled world ruled by Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3, known for its high difficulty and fortress-heavy layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ western fiction ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Dark Tower poem by Robert Browning (inspiration) ⓘ |
| containsElement |
multiverse
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psychic phenomena ⓘ time distortion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Ned Dameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | ka-tet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | Blaine the Mono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Lud
NERFINISHED
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Mid-World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wizard and Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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dark fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ western ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-937986-98-6 ⓘ |
| hasSubseries | The Dark Tower main sequence ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and destiny
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friendship and loyalty ⓘ madness and decay ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ technology gone wrong ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eddie Dean
NERFINISHED
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Jake Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Oy NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Deschain NERFINISHED ⓘ Susannah Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | quest for the Dark Tower ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| pageCount | 512 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Dark Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Drawing of the Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
NERFINISHED
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| seriesNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| settingType | post-apocalyptic world ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Waste Lands Description of subject: The Waste Lands is the third novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending dark fantasy, horror, and western elements as Roland and his ka-tet continue their quest toward the Dark Tower.
Referenced by (4)
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