Sandkings
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Sandkings is a science fiction novelette by George R. R. Martin that explores themes of cruelty, power, and unintended consequences through a man's sadistic experiments with alien insectoid creatures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandkings canonical | 1 |
| Sandkings (short story collection) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3277783 — 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: Sandkings Context triple: [George R. R. Martin, notableWork, Sandkings]
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Ailes
Ailes is the surname of Roger Ailes, the influential and controversial American media executive who founded and led Fox News.
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The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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C.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 2011 historical adventure film set in Roman Britain, following a young Roman officer’s quest to restore his family’s honor by recovering a lost legion’s emblem beyond Hadrian’s Wall.
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D.
The Raptor
The Raptor is the high-energy, dinosaur-themed official mascot of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, known for acrobatic antics and entertaining fans during games.
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E.
Giant of the Skies
Giant of the Skies is an episode of the documentary series "Walking with Dinosaurs" that focuses on the life and behavior of large pterosaurs, particularly the giant Quetzalcoatlus.
- 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: Sandkings Target entity description: Sandkings is a science fiction novelette by George R. R. Martin that explores themes of cruelty, power, and unintended consequences through a man's sadistic experiments with alien insectoid creatures.
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A.
Ailes
Ailes is the surname of Roger Ailes, the influential and controversial American media executive who founded and led Fox News.
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B.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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C.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 2011 historical adventure film set in Roman Britain, following a young Roman officer’s quest to restore his family’s honor by recovering a lost legion’s emblem beyond Hadrian’s Wall.
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D.
The Raptor
The Raptor is the high-energy, dinosaur-themed official mascot of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, known for acrobatic antics and entertaining fans during games.
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E.
Giant of the Skies
Giant of the Skies is an episode of the documentary series "Walking with Dinosaurs" that focuses on the life and behavior of large pterosaurs, particularly the giant Quetzalcoatlus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptationFirstAiredYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | television ⓘ |
| adaptationNotableCast |
Beau Bridges
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Helen Shaver ⓘ Lloyd Bridges ⓘ |
| adaptationSeries |
The Outer Limits (TV series)
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surface form:
The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
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| adaptedAs |
Outer Limits (episodes)
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surface form:
The Outer Limits episode "Sandkings"
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| author | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
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Locus Award for Best Novelette ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novelette ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective
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Sandkings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sandkings (short story collection)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
escalation of violence
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ethical treatment of non-human life ⓘ humans as gods to lesser beings ⓘ loss of control ⓘ |
| featuresCreaturesType | alien insectoid creatures ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | sandkings ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWordCountRange | 7500–17500 words ⓘ |
| hasLengthCategory | novelette ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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horror-tinged ⓘ |
| influencedBy | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simon Kress ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of sadistic experiments on alien creatures
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early critical success for George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | Omni magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | George R. R. Martin bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | wealthy playboy ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Timescape Books ⓘ |
| setting |
a distant planet
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futuristic society ⓘ |
| theme |
cruelty
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hubris ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ power ⓘ sadism ⓘ unintended consequences ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Sandkings (short story collection)