Walkaway

E31303

science fiction novel

Walkaway is a science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores post-scarcity society, open-source culture, and resistance to surveillance capitalism in a near-future setting.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Walkaway canonical	5
Walkaway universe	2
Walkaway (novel)	1
science fiction novel Walkaway	1
walkaway movement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230529 — 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: Walkaway
Context triple: [Cory Doctorow, notableWork, Walkaway]

A. After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
B. Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
C. Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
D. The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
E. The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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: Walkaway
Target entity description: Walkaway is a science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores post-scarcity society, open-source culture, and resistance to surveillance capitalism in a near-future setting.

A. After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
B. Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
C. Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
D. The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
E. The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	science fiction novel ⓘ
author	Cory Doctorow ⓘ
availableAsFreeDownload	Yes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
creativeCommonsLicense	Yes ⓘ
exploresConcept	abundance economy ⓘ commons-based peer production ⓘ digital rights ⓘ disaster capitalism ⓘ open hardware fabrication ⓘ peer-to-peer production ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ uploading consciousness ⓘ
followedBy	Radicalized ⓘ
genre	science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ
hasAwardNomination	Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ Prometheus Award ⓘ surface form: Prometheus Award for Best Novel
hasGoodreadsId	29502138 ⓘ
hasLibraryOfCongressControlNumber	2016053930 ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland ⓘ Natalie Redwater ⓘ Seth ⓘ
hasReviewIn	National Public Radio ⓘ surface form: NPR The Guardian ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ
isbn10	0765392763 ⓘ
isbn13	9780765392763 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
licenseType	Creative Commons license ⓘ surface form: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
literaryTheme	class struggle ⓘ open-source culture ⓘ post-scarcity society ⓘ resistance to authoritarianism ⓘ surveillance capitalism ⓘ utopian and dystopian futures ⓘ
mediaType	audiobook ⓘ ebook ⓘ print ⓘ
narrativeFocus	post-scarcity communities called walkaways ⓘ
pageCount	384 ⓘ
partOfSeries	Cory Doctorow standalone novels ⓘ
precededBy	Homeland ⓘ
publicationDate	2017-04-25 ⓘ
publisher	Tor Books ⓘ
settingPlace	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
settingTime	near future ⓘ

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Cory Doctorow → notableWork → Walkaway ⓘ

Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland → movement → Walkaway ⓘ

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Seth → appearsIn → Walkaway ⓘ

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Seth → universe → Walkaway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walkaway universe

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this entity surface form: Walkaway (novel)

Natalie Redwater → appearsIn → Walkaway ⓘ

this entity surface form: science fiction novel Walkaway

Natalie Redwater → isProtagonistOf → Walkaway ⓘ

Natalie Redwater → fictionalUniverse → Walkaway ⓘ