The Stars My Destination
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The Stars My Destination is a classic 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, renowned for its revenge-driven plot, innovative narrative style, and lasting influence on the cyberpunk genre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Stars My Destination canonical | 1 |
| The Stars My Destination (science fiction cover art) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8493211 — 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 Stars My Destination Context triple: [Galaxy Science Fiction, notableWorkPublished, The Stars My Destination]
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A.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
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B.
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars is a 1945 British war drama film that poignantly portrays the lives and relationships of RAF airmen and civilians on the home front during World War II.
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C.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
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D.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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E.
Beyond Horizons
Beyond Horizons is the official motto of the Republic of Singapore Navy, expressing its commitment to operating decisively and innovatively across and beyond traditional maritime boundaries.
- 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 Stars My Destination Target entity description: The Stars My Destination is a classic 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, renowned for its revenge-driven plot, innovative narrative style, and lasting influence on the cyberpunk genre.
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A.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
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B.
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars is a 1945 British war drama film that poignantly portrays the lives and relationships of RAF airmen and civilians on the home front during World War II.
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C.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles is a classic science fiction collection of interconnected stories depicting human colonization of Mars and its consequences, written by Ray Bradbury.
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D.
The City and the Stars
The City and the Stars is a classic science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of immortality, memory, and the cyclical nature of civilization in a far-future utopian city.
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E.
Beyond Horizons
Beyond Horizons is the official motto of the Republic of Singapore Navy, expressing its commitment to operating decisively and innovatively across and beyond traditional maritime boundaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tiger! Tiger! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Bester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Count of Monte Cristo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class conflict
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corporate power ⓘ human potential ⓘ revenge ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Kelly Freas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
cult classic
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highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| feature | teleportation called jaunting ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized novel ⓘ |
| genre |
proto-cyberpunk
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
comic book adaptation
ⓘ
radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dagenham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gully Foyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jisbella McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Presteign NERFINISHED ⓘ Presteign of Presteign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
psychic powers
ⓘ
space travel ⓘ tattooed body markings ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neil Gaiman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ cyberpunk genre ⓘ science fiction New Wave ⓘ |
| inUniverseConflict | war between Inner Planets and Outer Satellites ⓘ |
| inUniverseTechnology | jaunting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gully Foyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental typography
ⓘ
nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on cyberpunk
ⓘ
innovative narrative style ⓘ revenge-driven plot ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tiger! Tiger! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Shasta Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serializationVenue | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 25th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Stars My Destination Description of subject: The Stars My Destination is a classic 1956 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester, renowned for its revenge-driven plot, innovative narrative style, and lasting influence on the cyberpunk genre.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Stars My Destination (science fiction cover art)