The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands is a fantasy-horror novel by Stephen King that continues Roland Deschain’s quest toward the Dark Tower, blending Western, post-apocalyptic, and metaphysical elements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands canonical | 22 |
| The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III) cover art | 1 |
| The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower III) interior illustrations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714597 — 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 Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Context triple: [The Dark Tower series, hasPart, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands]
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A.
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower is a 2017 fantasy western film adaptation of Stephen King’s epic book series, blending horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy elements around a mysterious tower that anchors the universe.
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B.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
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C.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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D.
The Dark Tower series
The Dark Tower series is Stephen King’s epic multi-genre saga that blends fantasy, horror, western, and science fiction elements to follow gunslinger Roland Deschain’s quest for the mysterious Dark Tower.
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E.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Target entity description: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands is a fantasy-horror novel by Stephen King that continues Roland Deschain’s quest toward the Dark Tower, blending Western, post-apocalyptic, and metaphysical elements.
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A.
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower is a 2017 fantasy western film adaptation of Stephen King’s epic book series, blending horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy elements around a mysterious tower that anchors the universe.
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B.
The Stand
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King that follows survivors of a devastating plague as they become embroiled in an epic battle between good and evil.
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C.
World's End
World's End is a riverside district in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, known for its large 1970s housing estate and proximity to the western end of the King's Road.
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D.
The Dark Tower series
The Dark Tower series is Stephen King’s epic multi-genre saga that blends fantasy, horror, western, and science fiction elements to follow gunslinger Roland Deschain’s quest for the mysterious Dark Tower.
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E.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy novel
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fantasy novel ⓘ horror novel ⓘ novel ⓘ post-apocalyptic novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| containsElement |
horror elements
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metaphysical elements ⓘ science fiction elements ⓘ western elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Ned Dameron ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Lud
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Mid-World ⓘ The Waste Lands ⓘ |
| featuresObject | Blaine the Mono ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ western fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubplot |
Jake Chambers’ return to Mid-World
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encounter with Blaine the Mono ⓘ journey to the city of Lud ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and destiny
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friendship and ka-tet ⓘ quest for the Dark Tower ⓘ time and reality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eddie Dean
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Jake Chambers ⓘ Oy ⓘ Roland Deschain ⓘ Susannah Dean ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stephen King bibliography
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The Dark Tower universe ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Tower series
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| positionInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc.
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Grant ⓘ |
| series | The Dark Tower ⓘ |
| settingType | post-apocalyptic world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Description of subject: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands is a fantasy-horror novel by Stephen King that continues Roland Deschain’s quest toward the Dark Tower, blending Western, post-apocalyptic, and metaphysical elements.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
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hasCompanionVolume
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
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linked to: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
linked to: The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
subject linked to:
the ka-tet of the Dark Tower
subject linked to:
the ka-tet of the Dark Tower