Falling Free
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Falling Free is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold set in her Vorkosigan Saga universe, exploring themes of bioengineering, corporate ethics, and human rights through the story of genetically modified "quaddies" designed for zero-gravity work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Falling Free canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Falling Free Context triple: [Lois McMaster Bujold, notableWork, Falling Free]
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A.
Free Fall
"Free Fall" is a 1959 novel by William Golding that explores themes of free will, guilt, and the nature of human choice through the introspective narrative of an artist reflecting on his life.
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B.
Ready to Fall
"Ready to Fall" is a politically charged punk rock song by Rise Against that addresses environmental destruction and humanity’s impact on the planet.
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C.
Falling Up
Falling Up is a whimsical collection of humorous and imaginative children's poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein.
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D.
Fallin’ Up
"Fallin’ Up" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas from their debut studio album, *Behind the Front*.
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E.
Wind Fell
Wind Fell is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range of the Southern Uplands in Scotland, known for its open moorland and upland walking routes.
- 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: Falling Free Target entity description: Falling Free is a science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold set in her Vorkosigan Saga universe, exploring themes of bioengineering, corporate ethics, and human rights through the story of genetically modified "quaddies" designed for zero-gravity work.
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A.
Free Fall
"Free Fall" is a 1959 novel by William Golding that explores themes of free will, guilt, and the nature of human choice through the introspective narrative of an artist reflecting on his life.
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B.
Ready to Fall
"Ready to Fall" is a politically charged punk rock song by Rise Against that addresses environmental destruction and humanity’s impact on the planet.
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C.
Falling Up
Falling Up is a whimsical collection of humorous and imaginative children's poems and drawings by Shel Silverstein.
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D.
Fallin’ Up
"Fallin’ Up" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas from their debut studio album, *Behind the Front*.
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E.
Wind Fell
Wind Fell is a hill in the Ettrick Hills range of the Southern Uplands in Scotland, known for its open moorland and upland walking routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Lois McMaster Bujold ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1988 Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| character |
Bruce Van Atta
ⓘ
Leo Graf ⓘ Silver ⓘ |
| chronologyNote | set about 200 years before Miles Vorkosigan’s birth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Gary Ruddell ⓘ |
| coverType | originally published as mass-market paperback ⓘ |
| exploresIssue |
corporate liability for created beings
ⓘ
legal status of engineered humans ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
corporate ownership of persons
ⓘ
genetic engineering ⓘ zero-gravity adaptation ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | quaddies ⓘ |
| genre |
biopunk
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasReprint | included in omnibus Miles, Mutants and Microbes ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | hard science fiction elements ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-671-65459-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bioengineering ethics
ⓘ
corporate ethics ⓘ exploitation of workers ⓘ human rights ⓘ personhood of genetically modified humans ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 312 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Vorkosigan Saga
ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
|
| protagonist | Leo Graf ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Baen Books ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Baen
ⓘ
linked to:
Baen Books
|
| relatedWork | Diplomatic Immunity ⓘ |
| relatedWorkRelation | features quaddies again in Diplomatic Immunity ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | chronologically first in the Vorkosigan Saga timeline ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Vorkosigan universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
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| setting |
Cay Habitat
ⓘ
orbit around the planet Rodeo ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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