The Garden of Rama
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The Garden of Rama is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee that continues the story of humanity’s encounters with the enigmatic alien starship Rama and the society that develops within it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Garden of Rama canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5374169 — 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 Garden of Rama Context triple: [Rendezvous with Rama, hasSequel, The Garden of Rama]
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A.
King of Rama
The King of Rama was a medieval royal title used for rulers claiming authority over the historical region of Rama in parts of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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B.
Rama Revealed
Rama Revealed is a science fiction novel co-authored by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee that concludes the Rama series by exploring the mysteries of the alien starship Rama and its creators.
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C.
Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with Rama is a classic hard science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity’s encounter with a mysterious alien starship entering the Solar System.
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D.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
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E.
King of the Yakshas
King of the Yakshas is a divine title in Hindu mythology referring to Kubera as the sovereign ruler of the yaksha nature-spirits and the god of wealth.
- 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 Garden of Rama Target entity description: The Garden of Rama is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee that continues the story of humanity’s encounters with the enigmatic alien starship Rama and the society that develops within it.
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A.
King of Rama
The King of Rama was a medieval royal title used for rulers claiming authority over the historical region of Rama in parts of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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B.
Rama Revealed
Rama Revealed is a science fiction novel co-authored by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee that concludes the Rama series by exploring the mysteries of the alien starship Rama and its creators.
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C.
Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with Rama is a classic hard science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores humanity’s encounter with a mysterious alien starship entering the Solar System.
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D.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
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E.
King of the Yakshas
King of the Yakshas is a divine title in Hindu mythology referring to Kubera as the sovereign ruler of the yaksha nature-spirits and the god of wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
Arthur C. Clarke
ⓘ
Gentry Lee ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of an alien starship Rama ⓘ |
| coSeriesDeveloper | Gentry Lee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Michael Whelan ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
first contact
ⓘ
human adaptation to alien environments ⓘ social engineering ⓘ utopian and dystopian societies ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rama Revealed ⓘ |
| follows | Rama II ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780553076511 ⓘ |
| hasPrequelRelationshipWith | Rama II ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationshipWith | Rama Revealed ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Benjamin O’Toole
ⓘ
Ellie Wakefield ⓘ Nicole des Jardins Wakefield ⓘ
linked to:
Nicole des Jardins
Patrick Wakefield ⓘ Richard Wakefield ⓘ alien species known as the Ramans ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | human society developing inside Rama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
ⓘ
detailed depiction of multi-species society inside Rama ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rama series ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | third novel in the Rama series ⓘ |
| setIn |
Rama starship
ⓘ
Solar System ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 22nd century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Garden of Rama Description of subject: The Garden of Rama is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee that continues the story of humanity’s encounters with the enigmatic alien starship Rama and the society that develops within it.
Referenced by (7)
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