The World of Null-A
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The World of Null-A is a classic mid-20th-century science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that explores a future society structured around non-Aristotelian logic and complex mind games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Players of Null-A | 1 |
| The World of Null-A canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8964106 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World of Null-A Context triple: [A. E. van Vogt, notableWork, The World of Null-A]
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A.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
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B.
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging is a pioneering 1985 interactive fiction game by Infocom that explores political and philosophical themes through the perspective of a sentient computer.
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C.
The Stars My Destination
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 Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is an 1894 science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV that imagines space travel and life on other planets in the far-off year 2000.
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E.
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.
- 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 World of Null-A Target entity description: The World of Null-A is a classic mid-20th-century science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that explores a future society structured around non-Aristotelian logic and complex mind games.
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A.
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that centers on the visionary construction of a space elevator on a fictionalized Sri Lankan island, exploring themes of technological ambition, religion, and human progress.
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B.
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging is a pioneering 1985 interactive fiction game by Infocom that explores political and philosophical themes through the perspective of a sentient computer.
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C.
The Stars My Destination
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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D.
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is an 1894 science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV that imagines space travel and life on other planets in the far-off year 2000.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The World of Ā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | A. E. van Vogt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Retro Hugo Award nomination for Best Novel (1945) ⓘ |
| basedOn | general semantics ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
general semantics in society
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identity and self-discovery ⓘ mind training and mental games ⓘ non-Aristotelian logic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | influential but controversial among critics ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophy |
rejection of strict Aristotelian either-or logic
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relativity of human perception ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
Null-A society
NERFINISHED
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multiple bodies for one mind ⓘ telepathy ⓘ teleportation ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Games Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Crang
NERFINISHED
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Enro the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Hardie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | revised book version (late 1940s) ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Null-A Three
NERFINISHED
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The Pawns of Null-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Wave science fiction writers
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later philosophical science fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | non-Aristotelian logic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gilbert Gosseyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, twist-heavy plotting
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early use of general semantics in fiction ⓘ |
| originalMagazine | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Null-A series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Gilbert Gosseyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherBookEdition | Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Venus
NERFINISHED
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future Earth ⓘ |
| subgenre |
philosophical science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | far future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The World of Null-A Description of subject: The World of Null-A is a classic mid-20th-century science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt that explores a future society structured around non-Aristotelian logic and complex mind games.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Players of Null-A