Merchant Princes
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Merchant Princes is a science fiction novel series by Charles Stross that follows a woman who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in interdimensional politics, crime, and intrigue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Merchant Princes | 2 |
| Merchant Princes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060076 — 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: Merchant Princes Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, Merchant Princes]
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A.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
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B.
Minalan
Minalan is a central fantasy protagonist, best known as a powerful yet reluctant wizard whose story unfolds in the Spellmonger series.
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C.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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D.
Prince of the Empire
A Prince of the Empire was a high-ranking noble within the Holy Roman Empire who held immediate feudal authority and a seat in the Imperial Diet.
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E.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
- 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: Merchant Princes Target entity description: Merchant Princes is a science fiction novel series by Charles Stross that follows a woman who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in interdimensional politics, crime, and intrigue.
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A.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
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B.
Minalan
Minalan is a central fantasy protagonist, best known as a powerful yet reluctant wizard whose story unfolds in the Spellmonger series.
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C.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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D.
Prince of the Empire
A Prince of the Empire was a high-ranking noble within the Holy Roman Empire who held immediate feudal authority and a seat in the Imperial Diet.
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E.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel series ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
parallel worlds
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world-walking ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | the Clan ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
economic power
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interdimensional politics ⓘ organized crime ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dark State
NERFINISHED
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Empire Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Invisible Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clan Corporate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Family Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hidden Family NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merchants’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ The Revolution Business NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trade of Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Miriam Beckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | interdimensional trade ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Merchant Princes
NERFINISHED
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Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Princes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Miriam Beckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
alternate feudal world
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contemporary United States ⓘ |
| subgenre |
alternate history
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parallel universe fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merchant Princes Description of subject: Merchant Princes is a science fiction novel series by Charles Stross that follows a woman who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in interdimensional politics, crime, and intrigue.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Merchant Princes
this entity surface form:
The Merchant Princes