A Song for the Dark Times
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A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Song for the Dark Times canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: A Song for the Dark Times Context triple: [Ian Rankin, notableWork, A Song for the Dark Times]
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A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
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B.
A Light in the Dark
"A Light in the Dark" is a song performed by musician Dan Goodman, likely featuring reflective lyrics and melodic instrumentation.
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C.
The Dark at the End
The Dark at the End is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that serves as a climactic installment in his long-running Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle series.
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D.
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall is a classic alternate history science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp in which a modern archaeologist is transported to the late Roman Empire and attempts to prevent the onset of the Dark Ages.
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E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: A Song for the Dark Times Target entity description: A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
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A.
After the Dark
After the Dark is a 2013 philosophical science-fiction thriller film that explores moral dilemmas through a series of apocalyptic thought experiments conducted by a high school philosophy class.
-
B.
A Light in the Dark
"A Light in the Dark" is a song performed by musician Dan Goodman, likely featuring reflective lyrics and melodic instrumentation.
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C.
The Dark at the End
The Dark at the End is a horror-thriller novel by F. Paul Wilson that serves as a climactic installment in his long-running Repairman Jack/Adversary Cycle series.
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D.
Lest Darkness Fall
Lest Darkness Fall is a classic alternate history science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp in which a modern archaeologist is transported to the late Roman Empire and attempts to prevent the onset of the Dark Ages.
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E.
Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King that explore themes of revenge, guilt, and the darker sides of human nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Tartan Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresRelationship | father–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Malcolm Fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siobhan Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 2020-10-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Heart Full of Headstones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | In a House of Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict | investigation into a disappearance ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Orion Books design team ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781409176978 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
memory and the past
ⓘ
political protest ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | retired detective ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistStatus | semi-retired ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | remote Scottish community ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isWrittenByNationality | Scottish author ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Scottish crime fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Inspector Rebus novel ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Inspector Rebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| precededBy | In a House of Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Orion Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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justice ⓘ personal loyalty ⓘ social unrest ⓘ |
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Subject: A Song for the Dark Times Description of subject: A Song for the Dark Times is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, set against contemporary social unrest and exploring themes of aging, justice, and personal loyalty.
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