Shield of Lies
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Shield of Lies is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael P. Kube-McDowell, forming the second book of the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy and exploring political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shield of Lies canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5117441 — 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: Shield of Lies Context triple: [Michael Kube-McDowell, notableWork, Shield of Lies]
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A.
The Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is a political book by Pat Buchanan that critiques free trade and globalization from a nationalist, protectionist perspective.
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B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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D.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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E.
Separate Lies
Separate Lies is a 2005 British drama film, adapted from Nigel Balchin’s novel "A Way Through the Wood," about a seemingly perfect upper-class marriage unraveling after a hit-and-run accident.
- 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: Shield of Lies Target entity description: Shield of Lies is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael P. Kube-McDowell, forming the second book of the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy and exploring political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
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A.
The Great Betrayal
The Great Betrayal is a political book by Pat Buchanan that critiques free trade and globalization from a nationalist, protectionist perspective.
-
B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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D.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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E.
Separate Lies
Separate Lies is a 2005 British drama film, adapted from Nigel Balchin’s novel "A Way Through the Wood," about a seemingly perfect upper-class marriage unraveling after a hit-and-run accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expanded Universe novel
ⓘ
Star Wars Legends work ⓘ Star Wars novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
Michael P. Kube-McDowell
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Kube-McDowell
|
| basedOnFranchise | Star Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Admiral Ackbar
ⓘ
linked to:
Admiral Gial Ackbar
Chewbacca ⓘ Han Solo ⓘ Lando Calrissian ⓘ Leia Organa Solo ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Leia
Luke Skywalker ⓘ Nil Spaar ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Galactic Empire remnant
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial remnant
New Republic ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Yevetha ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
ethnic conflict
ⓘ
governmental crisis ⓘ imperial legacy ⓘ interstellar diplomacy ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tyrant’s Test ⓘ |
| followsEventsOf | Before the Storm ⓘ |
| genre |
military science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
military conflict
ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ |
| narrativeType | prose fiction ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Black Fleet Crisis trilogy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Before the Storm ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Spectra ⓘ |
| setInEra | New Republic era ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Star Wars Expanded Universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars Legends
|
| targetAudience |
Star Wars fans
ⓘ
adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shield of Lies Description of subject: Shield of Lies is a Star Wars Expanded Universe novel by Michael P. Kube-McDowell, forming the second book of the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy and exploring political intrigue and military conflict in the New Republic era.
Referenced by (5)
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