The Darkling Child
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The Darkling Child is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the Defenders of Shannara storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Darkling Child canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666600 — 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 Darkling Child Context triple: [Shannara series, hasPart, The Darkling Child]
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A.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
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B.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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C.
The Witchwood
The Witchwood is a spooky, Worgen-themed Hearthstone expansion set in the haunted forests of Gilneas, introducing new cards and mechanics focused on eerie, supernatural gameplay.
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D.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
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E.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
- 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 Darkling Child Target entity description: The Darkling Child is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the Defenders of Shannara storyline.
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A.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
-
B.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
-
C.
The Witchwood
The Witchwood is a spooky, Worgen-themed Hearthstone expansion set in the haunted forests of Gilneas, introducing new cards and mechanics focused on eerie, supernatural gameplay.
-
D.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
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E.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shannara mythos created by Terry Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features |
Druid order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
magic ⓘ sorcerers ⓘ |
| franchise | Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of magic
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good versus evil ⓘ responsibility of power ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arcannen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paxon Leah NERFINISHED ⓘ Reese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | middle volume of The Defenders of Shannara trilogy ⓘ |
| partOf | Shannara series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | The High Druid’s Blade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel | The Sorcerer’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Defenders of Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Four Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | epic fantasy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| universe | Shannara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Darkling Child Description of subject: The Darkling Child is a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks set in his Shannara universe, continuing the Defenders of Shannara storyline.
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