The Rhesus Chart
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The Rhesus Chart is a science fiction novel in Charles Stross's Laundry Files series that blends bureaucratic spy thriller elements with occult and computational horror.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rhesus Chart canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060086 — 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 Rhesus Chart Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Rhesus Chart]
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A.
River Red
River Red is a small watercourse associated with the town of Redruth in Cornwall, England.
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B.
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Gene Wilder that is especially known for its soundtrack featuring Stevie Wonder’s hit song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
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C.
Traces of Red
Traces of Red is a 1992 neo-noir crime thriller film centered on a murder investigation in Florida, featuring Lorraine Bracco among its principal cast.
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D.
The Naming of Names
"The Naming of Names" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury set on Mars, exploring human colonization and its impact on the planet’s identity and culture.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- 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 Rhesus Chart Target entity description: The Rhesus Chart is a science fiction novel in Charles Stross's Laundry Files series that blends bureaucratic spy thriller elements with occult and computational horror.
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A.
River Red
River Red is a small watercourse associated with the town of Redruth in Cornwall, England.
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B.
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Gene Wilder that is especially known for its soundtrack featuring Stevie Wonder’s hit song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
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C.
Traces of Red
Traces of Red is a 1992 neo-noir crime thriller film centered on a murder investigation in Florida, featuring Lorraine Bracco among its principal cast.
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D.
The Naming of Names
"The Naming of Names" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury set on Mars, exploring human colonization and its impact on the planet’s identity and culture.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ spy thriller ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
bureaucracy in intelligence agencies
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intersection of magic and computation ⓘ office politics in occult intelligence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | the Laundry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bureaucratic thriller
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computational horror ⓘ fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ occult fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | unidentified in prompt (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
ISBN-13 978-0356502397 (Orbit UK edition)
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ISBN-13 978-0425256787 (Ace US edition) ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistEmployer | British secret government agency the Laundry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | computational demonologist ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| includesElement |
computer science
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occult mathematics ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
blend of comedy and horror
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bureaucratic satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining office comedy with Lovecraftian horror
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developing the Laundry Files mythos around vampires ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Laundry Files NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | The Apocalypse Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ace Books
NERFINISHED
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Orbit Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel | The Annihilation Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | fifth novel in The Laundry Files ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
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: The Rhesus Chart Description of subject: The Rhesus Chart is a science fiction novel in Charles Stross's Laundry Files series that blends bureaucratic spy thriller elements with occult and computational horror.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.