A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows
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A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that blends space opera adventure with themes of political intrigue and cultural conflict in a richly imagined future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722540 — 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: A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Context triple: [Poul Anderson, notableWork, A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows]
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A.
The Shadows of Knight
The Shadows of Knight were a 1960s American garage rock band best known for their hit version of "Gloria" and their raw, blues-influenced sound.
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B.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights are a prehistoric stone circle burial chamber, part of the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, associated with local legends and ancient ritual use.
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C.
The Shadow Lands
The Shadow Lands is a mysterious, little-known region at the far eastern edge of the world in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" universe, rumored to be filled with dark magic, strange creatures, and ancient, sinister lore.
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D.
Brotherhood of Blades
Brotherhood of Blades is a Chinese wuxia action film set in the late Ming dynasty, following elite imperial assassins entangled in political intrigue and betrayal.
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E.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
- 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: A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Target entity description: A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that blends space opera adventure with themes of political intrigue and cultural conflict in a richly imagined future.
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A.
The Shadows of Knight
The Shadows of Knight were a 1960s American garage rock band best known for their hit version of "Gloria" and their raw, blues-influenced sound.
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B.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights are a prehistoric stone circle burial chamber, part of the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, associated with local legends and ancient ritual use.
-
C.
The Shadow Lands
The Shadow Lands is a mysterious, little-known region at the far eastern edge of the world in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" universe, rumored to be filled with dark magic, strange creatures, and ancient, sinister lore.
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D.
Brotherhood of Blades
Brotherhood of Blades is a Chinese wuxia action film set in the late Ming dynasty, following elite imperial assassins entangled in political intrigue and betrayal.
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E.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| blendsSubgenres |
political science fiction
ⓘ
space opera adventure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | richly imagined future narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasElement |
alien cultures
ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ political conspiracies ⓘ space battles ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | interstellar civilization ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural conflict
ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ interstellar politics ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| hasTone |
adventurous
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | space opera tradition ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | far future ⓘ |
| workType | novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Description of subject: A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson that blends space opera adventure with themes of political intrigue and cultural conflict in a richly imagined future.
Referenced by (1)
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