The Norby Chronicles
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The Norby Chronicles is a young adult science fiction series, co-created by Isaac Asimov and Janet Asimov, that follows the humorous adventures of a quirky robot named Norby and his human friend in space and time.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norby series | 12 |
| The Norby Chronicles canonical | 9 |
| Norby universe | 5 |
| Norby Chronicles | 3 |
| The Norby Chronicles fictional universe | 2 |
| Norby Chronicles series | 1 |
| Norby Finds a Villain | 1 |
| Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure | 1 |
| Norby and the Oldest Dragon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308340 — 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.
Target entity: The Norby Chronicles Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, The Norby Chronicles]
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Harold’s Stones
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The Harafish
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The Pleased
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After the Fall
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The Light
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Norby Chronicles Target entity description: The Norby Chronicles is a young adult science fiction series, co-created by Isaac Asimov and Janet Asimov, that follows the humorous adventures of a quirky robot named Norby and his human friend in space and time.
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A.
Harold’s Stones
Harold’s Stones is a prehistoric standing stone alignment near Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, thought to date from the Bronze Age and associated with local legend.
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B.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
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C.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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D.
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.
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E.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
ⓘ
young adult science fiction series ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Isaac Asimov bibliography ⓘ |
| author |
Isaac Asimov
ⓘ
Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| basedOn | original stories by Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| coCreator |
Isaac Asimov
ⓘ
Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacterType |
human
ⓘ
robot ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jeff Wells
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Norby ⓘ Yobo ⓘ the Oldest Dragon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Norby Down to Earth
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The Norby Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Norby Finds a Villain
Norby Through Time and Space ⓘ The Norby Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure
Norby and the Invaders ⓘ Norby and the Lost Princess ⓘ The Norby Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Norby and the Oldest Dragon
Norby and the Queen's Necklace ⓘ Norby's Other Secret ⓘ Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humor
ⓘ
space travel ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | juvenile literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | humorous ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jeff Wells
ⓘ
Norby ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | adventures of a quirky robot and his human friend ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining humor with science fiction concepts
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featuring a small, eccentric robot protagonist ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| publisher | Walker & Company ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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outer space ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
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Subject: The Norby Chronicles Description of subject: The Norby Chronicles is a young adult science fiction series, co-created by Isaac Asimov and Janet Asimov, that follows the humorous adventures of a quirky robot named Norby and his human friend in space and time.
Referenced by (35)
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