The Reality Dysfunction
E441536
The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Reality Dysfunction canonical | 6 |
| The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence | 1 |
| The Reality Dysfunction: Expansion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467138 — 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: The Reality Dysfunction Context triple: [Peter F. Hamilton, notableWork, The Reality Dysfunction]
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A.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
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B.
Altered States
Altered States is a 1980 science fiction–horror film about a scientist’s hallucinogenic and sensory-deprivation experiments that lead to terrifying psychological and physical transformations.
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C.
A Strangeness in My Mind
A Strangeness in My Mind is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that follows the life of a street vendor in Istanbul, exploring themes of love, migration, and the city’s rapid transformation.
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D.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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E.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- 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 Reality Dysfunction Target entity description: The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
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A.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
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B.
Altered States
Altered States is a 1980 science fiction–horror film about a scientist’s hallucinogenic and sensory-deprivation experiments that lead to terrifying psychological and physical transformations.
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C.
A Strangeness in My Mind
A Strangeness in My Mind is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that follows the life of a street vendor in Istanbul, exploring themes of love, migration, and the city’s rapid transformation.
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D.
Escape from Reason
Escape from Reason is a Christian philosophical work by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and its departure from biblical truth.
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E.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| author |
Peter F. Hamilton
ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Hamilton
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Jim Burns ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| feature |
blend of hard science fiction and horror elements
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depiction of advanced space travel ⓘ depiction of biotechnology ⓘ depiction of nanotechnology ⓘ detailed world-building ⓘ multiple viewpoint characters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Naked God
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The Neutronium Alchemist ⓘ |
| followsInContinuity | set in the Confederation universe ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence
ⓘ
linked to:
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction: Expansion ⓘ
linked to:
The Reality Dysfunction
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between the living and the dead returning from beyond
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impact of technology on society ⓘ political and economic power in interstellar societies ⓘ religion and belief in a technologically advanced universe ⓘ |
| market | adult science fiction readership ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | interstellar war and large-scale cosmic events ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Al Capone (resurrected historical figure)
ⓘ
linked to:
Al Capone
Ione Saldana ⓘ Joshua Calvert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive length
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mixing hard SF with supernatural-style horror ⓘ very large cast of characters ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| series |
Night's Dawn Trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
|
| setting |
far future
ⓘ
galaxy-spanning civilization ⓘ |
| structure | multi-threaded narrative ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
ⓘ
epic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Reality Dysfunction Description of subject: The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Peter Hamilton
linked to: The Reality Dysfunction
linked to: The Reality Dysfunction