Skylark of Valeron
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Skylark of Valeron is a classic space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that continues his Skylark series with intergalactic adventure and high-powered scientific fantasy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skylark of Valeron canonical | 10 |
| The Skylark of Valeron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6202346 — 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: Skylark of Valeron Context triple: [Edward E. Smith, notableWork, Skylark of Valeron]
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A.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
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B.
Lady of Driftmark
Lady of Driftmark is the noble title held by Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a prominent Targaryen princess and Velaryon matriarch during the events surrounding the Dance of the Dragons in George R. R. Martin’s fictional history of Westeros.
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C.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Pern universe, focusing on the dragonriders’ struggle against a devastating plague.
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D.
The Skies of Pern
The Skies of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Dragonriders of Pern universe, continuing the story of dragonriders as they face new social and technological changes on their world.
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E.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
- 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: Skylark of Valeron Target entity description: Skylark of Valeron is a classic space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that continues his Skylark series with intergalactic adventure and high-powered scientific fantasy.
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A.
Dragonsong
Dragonsong is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following a musically gifted girl who discovers her place among fire lizards and Harpers.
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B.
Lady of Driftmark
Lady of Driftmark is the noble title held by Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a prominent Targaryen princess and Velaryon matriarch during the events surrounding the Dance of the Dragons in George R. R. Martin’s fictional history of Westeros.
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C.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Pern universe, focusing on the dragonriders’ struggle against a devastating plague.
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D.
The Skies of Pern
The Skies of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Dragonriders of Pern universe, continuing the story of dragonriders as they face new social and technological changes on their world.
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E.
Wintersong
"Wintersong" is a 2006 holiday-themed studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, featuring a mix of Christmas standards and original material.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| author | E. E. "Doc" Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Dorothy Seaton
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Margaret Spencer ⓘ Martin Crane ⓘ Richard Seaton ⓘ |
| featuresSpaceship | Skylark ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
Skylark universe
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linked to:
Skylark series
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | pulp science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic space opera style
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depiction of vast cosmic distances ⓘ high-powered scientific fantasy elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Skylark series ⓘ |
| prequel | Skylark Three ⓘ |
| publicationType | serialized fiction ⓘ |
| sequel | Skylark DuQuesne ⓘ |
| series | Skylark series ⓘ |
| setting | intergalactic space ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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science fiction fans ⓘ |
| theme |
advanced technology
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cosmic scale conflict ⓘ intergalactic adventure ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | E. E. "Doc" Smith ⓘ |
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: Skylark of Valeron Description of subject: Skylark of Valeron is a classic space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that continues his Skylark series with intergalactic adventure and high-powered scientific fantasy.
Referenced by (11)
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