Iron Winter
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Iron Winter is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores the impact of a sudden ice age on a near-future European civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iron Winter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805629 — 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: Iron Winter Context triple: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Iron Winter]
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A.
Oberwinter
Oberwinter is a village on the Rhine River in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, known as a district of the town of Remagen.
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B.
The Enduring Chill
"The Enduring Chill" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned intellectual’s return to his rural Southern home, where illness and spiritual crisis force him to confront his pride and beliefs.
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C.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
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D.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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E.
And Winter Came...
And Winter Came... is a 2008 studio album by Irish singer Enya that blends her signature ethereal new-age sound with winter and holiday-themed music.
- 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: Iron Winter Target entity description: Iron Winter is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores the impact of a sudden ice age on a near-future European civilization.
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A.
Oberwinter
Oberwinter is a village on the Rhine River in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, known as a district of the town of Remagen.
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B.
The Enduring Chill
"The Enduring Chill" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned intellectual’s return to his rural Southern home, where illness and spiritual crisis force him to confront his pride and beliefs.
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C.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
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D.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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E.
And Winter Came...
And Winter Came... is a 2008 studio album by Irish singer Enya that blends her signature ethereal new-age sound with winter and holiday-themed music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Baxter ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adaptation to environmental catastrophe
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ societal collapse ⓘ sudden ice age ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores | impact of abrupt climate cooling ⓘ |
| features | near-future European civilization ⓘ |
| follows | Bronze Summer ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Baal
ⓘ
Kali ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
geopolitical upheaval
ⓘ
human resilience ⓘ technological regression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | novel ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northland series
ⓘ
linked to:
Northland trilogy
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| positionInSeries | third novel ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bronze Summer ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz ⓘ |
| series | Northland trilogy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | near future ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| subgenre |
alternate history
ⓘ
hard science fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iron Winter Description of subject: Iron Winter is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores the impact of a sudden ice age on a near-future European civilization.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.