Moon Witch, Spider King
E346538
Moon Witch, Spider King is a fantasy novel by Marlon James that reimagines African mythology through a dark, epic narrative centered on the life and perspective of a powerful witch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moon Witch, Spider King canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3315156 — 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: Moon Witch, Spider King Context triple: [Marlon James, notableWork, Moon Witch, Spider King]
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A.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
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B.
The Encantadas
The Encantadas is a series of darkly atmospheric sketches by Herman Melville that depict the desolate Galápagos Islands and explore themes of isolation, suffering, and the indifference of nature.
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C.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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D.
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen, set in 1920s France and centered on a skeptical magician investigating a young spiritualist.
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E.
The Dragon
"The Dragon" is a track from Vangelis's 1979 electronic music album "China," blending synthesizer-driven soundscapes with an evocative, atmospheric style.
- 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: Moon Witch, Spider King Target entity description: Moon Witch, Spider King is a fantasy novel by Marlon James that reimagines African mythology through a dark, epic narrative centered on the life and perspective of a powerful witch.
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A.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
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B.
The Encantadas
The Encantadas is a series of darkly atmospheric sketches by Herman Melville that depict the desolate Galápagos Islands and explore themes of isolation, suffering, and the indifference of nature.
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C.
The Sorceress
The Sorceress is the main antagonist of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, a powerful magic-wielding villain who seeks to steal dragon eggs for her own dark purposes.
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D.
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen, set in 1920s France and centered on a skeptical magician investigating a young spiritualist.
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E.
The Dragon
"The Dragon" is a track from Vangelis's 1979 electronic music album "China," blending synthesizer-driven soundscapes with an evocative, atmospheric style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Marlon James ⓘ |
| awarded |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
ⓘ
surface form:
2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction
|
| basedOn | African mythology ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
gender
ⓘ
history ⓘ memory ⓘ power ⓘ survival ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Greg Ruth ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aesi
ⓘ
The Moon Witch ⓘ Tracker ⓘ |
| follows | Black Leopard, Red Wolf ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
epic fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasSequel | third volume of The Dark Star Trilogy (title not yet confirmed as of 2024) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
colonial violence
ⓘ
court politics ⓘ myth and legend ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0735220200 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780735220200 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Afrofuturism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sogolon ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex worldbuilding
ⓘ
reimagining African mythology ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ violent and graphic content ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 640 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dark Star Trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Dark Star Trilogy
|
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | Black Leopard, Red Wolf ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sogolon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
ⓘ
Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| series |
Dark Star Trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Dark Star Trilogy
|
| setting | mythic Africa-inspired world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Moon Witch, Spider King Description of subject: Moon Witch, Spider King is a fantasy novel by Marlon James that reimagines African mythology through a dark, epic narrative centered on the life and perspective of a powerful witch.
Referenced by (4)
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