The Shadow Speaker
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The Shadow Speaker is a young adult science fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends futuristic technology with West African mythology in a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Sahara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shadow Speaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6066576 — 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 Shadow Speaker Context triple: [Nnedi Okorafor, notableWork, The Shadow Speaker]
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A.
Voice of the Unseen
Voice of the Unseen is a phrase denoting a mysterious, often prophetic or hidden source of guidance or knowledge beyond ordinary human perception.
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B.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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C.
Tongue of the Unseen
Tongue of the Unseen is an honorific epithet for the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his mystical eloquence and ability to give voice to hidden spiritual truths.
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D.
The Shadow
The Shadow is a classic American radio drama series featuring a mysterious crime-fighting vigilante with the power to cloud men's minds, making him invisible to his enemies.
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E.
The Unseen
The Unseen is a 2000 hip-hop album by producer-rapper Madlib, released under his Quasimoto alias and acclaimed for its experimental, jazz-infused production and surreal, off-kilter lyricism.
- 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 Shadow Speaker Target entity description: The Shadow Speaker is a young adult science fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends futuristic technology with West African mythology in a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Sahara.
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A.
Voice of the Unseen
Voice of the Unseen is a phrase denoting a mysterious, often prophetic or hidden source of guidance or knowledge beyond ordinary human perception.
-
B.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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C.
Tongue of the Unseen
Tongue of the Unseen is an honorific epithet for the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his mystical eloquence and ability to give voice to hidden spiritual truths.
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D.
The Shadow
The Shadow is a classic American radio drama series featuring a mysterious crime-fighting vigilante with the power to cloud men's minds, making him invisible to his enemies.
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E.
The Unseen
The Unseen is a 2000 hip-hop album by producer-rapper Madlib, released under his Quasimoto alias and acclaimed for its experimental, jazz-infused production and surreal, off-kilter lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Nnedi Okorafor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Carl Brandon Parallax Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alternate realities
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interdimensional travel ⓘ post-apocalyptic politics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement |
West African mythology
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futuristic technology ⓘ |
| genre |
science fantasy
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speculative fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Africanfuturism
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West African folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1423100051 ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | shadow-speaking ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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environmental change ⓘ identity ⓘ political conflict ⓘ power ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ejii Ugabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | coming-of-age story ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending science fiction and fantasy elements
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strong female protagonist ⓘ use of Hausa and other African cultural references ⓘ |
| partOf | Nigerian speculative fiction ⓘ |
| protagonistAgeGroup | teenager ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hyperion Books for Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Niger
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ post-apocalyptic Sahara ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Golden Duck Award
NERFINISHED
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James Tiptree Jr. Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shadow Speaker Description of subject: The Shadow Speaker is a young adult science fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends futuristic technology with West African mythology in a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Sahara.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.