The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
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The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that delves into gunslinger Roland Deschain’s tragic youth and the origins of his quest for the Dark Tower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass canonical | 20 |
| The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass | 5 |
| The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714598 — 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 IV: Wizard and Glass Context triple: [The Dark Tower series, hasPart, The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass]
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A.
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Target entity description: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that delves into gunslinger Roland Deschain’s tragic youth and the origins of his quest for the Dark Tower.
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A.
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark fantasy novel
ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOnInternalEvent | Roland’s mission to Hambry in Mejis ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Crimson King
ⓘ
linked to:
The Crimson King
Marten Broadcloak ⓘ Rhea of the Cöos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla ⓘ |
| follows | The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands ⓘ |
| frameLocation | the Emerald City-like structure on the Path of the Beam ⓘ |
| frameStory | Roland’s ka-tet traveling along the Path of the Beam ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ western fantasy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Dave McKean ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
epic fantasy
ⓘ
weird western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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fate and destiny ⓘ obsession with the Dark Tower ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
The Dark Tower universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Tower series
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eddie Dean
ⓘ
Jake Chambers ⓘ Oy ⓘ Roland Deschain ⓘ Susan Delgado ⓘ Susannah Dean ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Roland Deschain’s first love
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Roland Deschain’s youth ⓘ origins of Roland’s quest for the Dark Tower ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~700 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Dark Tower
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Tower (novel)
|
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Grant
ⓘ
Viking Press ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| setting |
Barony of Mejis
ⓘ
Mid-World ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Description of subject: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that delves into gunslinger Roland Deschain’s tragic youth and the origins of his quest for the Dark Tower.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
linked to: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
subject linked to:
the ka-tet of the Dark Tower