Dragonsdawn
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Dragonsdawn is a science fiction novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series that chronicles the original human colonization of Pern and the creation of the dragon-human partnership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragonsdawn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753464 — 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: Dragonsdawn Context triple: [Dragonriders of Pern, includesWork, Dragonsdawn]
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A.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
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B.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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C.
Tides of Light
Tides of Light is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford, part of his Galactic Center series exploring humanity’s struggle against powerful machine intelligences in a distant future.
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D.
Spinning Dragons
Spinning Dragons is a spinning steel roller coaster located at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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E.
Blood of the Dragon
"Blood of the Dragon" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the power and legacy of House Targaryen.
- 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: Dragonsdawn Target entity description: Dragonsdawn is a science fiction novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series that chronicles the original human colonization of Pern and the creation of the dragon-human partnership.
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A.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
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B.
Tehanu
Tehanu is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that revisits the archipelago through a more intimate, feminist lens, focusing on the lives of Tenar and a mysterious, traumatized child.
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C.
Tides of Light
Tides of Light is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford, part of his Galactic Center series exploring humanity’s struggle against powerful machine intelligences in a distant future.
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D.
Spinning Dragons
Spinning Dragons is a spinning steel roller coaster located at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.
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E.
Blood of the Dragon
"Blood of the Dragon" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, evoking the power and legacy of House Targaryen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey ⓘ |
| chronologyScope | early years of Pern colony ⓘ |
| containsElement |
bioengineering
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space travel ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Emily Boll
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Kitti Ping Yung ⓘ Paul Benden ⓘ Sean Connell ⓘ Sorka Hanrahan ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
first Threadfall on Pern
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original human landing on Pern ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | The Renegades of Pern ⓘ |
| genre |
planetary romance
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science fiction ⓘ space colonization fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonisticForce | Thread ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
dragons
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fire-lizards ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
genetic engineering of dragons
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human colonization of Pern ⓘ human–dragon partnership ⓘ survival on a hostile planet ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting origin of dragon-human bond on Pern
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establishing backstory for Dragonriders of Pern series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dragonriders of Pern ⓘ |
| precedesInSeries | The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books ⓘ |
| seriesOrder |
earliest in Pern internal chronology
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prequel in publication order ⓘ |
| setting | planet Pern ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| universe | Pern universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dragonsdawn Description of subject: Dragonsdawn is a science fiction novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series that chronicles the original human colonization of Pern and the creation of the dragon-human partnership.
Referenced by (3)
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