The Colour of Magic
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The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel that launched Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, introducing its satirical, flat-world-on-the-back-of-a-turtle universe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Colour of Magic canonical | 26 |
| Terry Pratchett’s "The Colour of Magic" | 1 |
| The Colour of Magic (TV adaptation) | 1 |
| The Colour of Magic (next chapter) | 1 |
| The Colour of Magic (previous chapter) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1353867 — 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 Colour of Magic Context triple: [Terry Pratchett, notableWork, The Colour of Magic]
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A.
The Magic
The Magic is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the themes of The Secret by focusing on the transformative power of gratitude.
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B.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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C.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
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D.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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E.
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword is a 1962 fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon, loosely based on the Saint George and the Dragon legend and known for its campy special effects and fairy-tale adventure plot.
- 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 Colour of Magic Target entity description: The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel that launched Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, introducing its satirical, flat-world-on-the-back-of-a-turtle universe.
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A.
The Magic
The Magic is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the themes of The Secret by focusing on the transformative power of gratitude.
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B.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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C.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comic science fiction detective novel by Douglas Adams that follows the eccentric "holistic detective" Dirk Gently as he solves mysteries through the interconnectedness of all things.
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D.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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E.
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword is a 1962 fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon, loosely based on the Saint George and the Dragon legend and known for its campy special effects and fairy-tale adventure plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Colour of Magic Description of subject: The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel that launched Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, introducing its satirical, flat-world-on-the-back-of-a-turtle universe.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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