The City in the Middle of the Night
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The City in the Middle of the Night is a science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders set on a tidally locked planet, exploring themes of social inequality, alien communication, and the reshaping of human society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The City in the Middle of the Night canonical | 2 |
| The City in the Middle of the Night (spiritual successor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6140125 — 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 City in the Middle of the Night Context triple: [Charlie Jane Anders, notableWork, The City in the Middle of the Night]
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A.
Goodnight City
Goodnight City is a studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, showcasing her distinctive blend of folk, rock, and confessional songwriting.
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B.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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C.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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D.
The City
The City is a 1919–1920 Cubist painting by Fernand Léger that depicts the dynamism and fragmentation of modern urban life through bold colors and geometric forms.
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E.
The City
The City is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of revenge and the lingering consequences of war through the perspective of a sentient, vengeful metropolis.
- 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 City in the Middle of the Night Target entity description: The City in the Middle of the Night is a science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders set on a tidally locked planet, exploring themes of social inequality, alien communication, and the reshaping of human society.
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A.
Goodnight City
Goodnight City is a studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, showcasing her distinctive blend of folk, rock, and confessional songwriting.
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B.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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C.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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D.
The City
The City is a 1919–1920 Cubist painting by Fernand Léger that depicts the dynamism and fragmentation of modern urban life through bold colors and geometric forms.
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E.
The City
The City is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of revenge and the lingering consequences of war through the perspective of a sentient, vengeful metropolis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Charlie Jane Anders ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ
linked to:
Locus Award
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Will Staehle ⓘ |
| explores |
communication across species boundaries
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conflict between tradition and change ⓘ human adaptation to extreme environments ⓘ |
| feature |
cities on day and night sides of planet
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rigidly stratified societies ⓘ telepathic communication with aliens ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | crocodiles ⓘ |
| followsWork | All the Birds in the Sky ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasGoodreadsID | 37534659 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780765379962 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
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speculative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alyssa
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Mouth ⓘ Sophie ⓘ |
| market |
North American market
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UK market ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple viewpoint characters ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Titan Books
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Tor Books ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Tor ⓘ |
| setting | tidally locked planet ⓘ |
| structure | divided into multiple parts ⓘ |
| theme |
alien communication
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authoritarianism ⓘ friendship ⓘ otherness ⓘ reshaping of human society ⓘ revolution ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The City in the Middle of the Night Description of subject: The City in the Middle of the Night is a science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders set on a tidally locked planet, exploring themes of social inequality, alien communication, and the reshaping of human society.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The City in the Middle of the Night