Marooned in Realtime
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Marooned in Realtime is a science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that blends hard SF, mystery, and far-future speculation about humanity’s evolution and the technological Singularity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marooned in Realtime canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7013483 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marooned in Realtime Context triple: [Vernor Vinge, notableWork, Marooned in Realtime]
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Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero is a surreal, narrative-driven adventure game set along a mysterious underground highway in Kentucky, known for its minimalist art style and magical realist storytelling.
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B.
The Runner
The Runner is a film produced by Pearl Street Films, the production company co-founded by actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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C.
The Runner
The Runner is a baseball player who has reached base and is attempting to advance safely around the bases to score a run.
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D.
The Raft
The Raft is a video art installation by Bill Viola that depicts a diverse group of people suddenly overwhelmed by a powerful deluge of water, exploring themes of human vulnerability, crisis, and collective endurance.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marooned in Realtime Target entity description: Marooned in Realtime is a science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that blends hard SF, mystery, and far-future speculation about humanity’s evolution and the technological Singularity.
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A.
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero is a surreal, narrative-driven adventure game set along a mysterious underground highway in Kentucky, known for its minimalist art style and magical realist storytelling.
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B.
The Runner
The Runner is a film produced by Pearl Street Films, the production company co-founded by actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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C.
The Runner
The Runner is a baseball player who has reached base and is attempting to advance safely around the bases to score a run.
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D.
The Raft
The Raft is a video art installation by Bill Viola that depicts a diverse group of people suddenly overwhelmed by a powerful deluge of water, exploring themes of human vulnerability, crisis, and collective endurance.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Vernor Vinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Best Novel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
human evolution
ⓘ
technological singularity ⓘ time travel via bobbles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
post-human intelligence
ⓘ
sociological impact of time displacement ⓘ survival of civilization ⓘ |
| follows | The Peace War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAward | Prometheus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAwardYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | David B. Mattingly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 813/.54 ⓘ |
| hasGoodreadsId | 77711 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-312-94295-3 ⓘ |
| hasLCClassification | PS3572.I534 M37 1986 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Della Lu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wil Brierson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 13334035 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 311 ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelation | sharesUniverseWith The Peace War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | novel ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Bluejay Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Across Realtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
disappearance of most of humanity
ⓘ
locked-room style mystery ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | far future ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
bobbles
ⓘ
post-Singularity Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marooned in Realtime Description of subject: Marooned in Realtime is a science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge that blends hard SF, mystery, and far-future speculation about humanity’s evolution and the technological Singularity.
Referenced by (1)
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