The Family Trade
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The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Family Trade canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060094 — 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 Family Trade Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Family Trade]
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A.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
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B.
Sins of a Family
"Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
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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.
The Family
The Family is a funk and R&B band formed by Prince in the mid-1980s, best known for originating the song "Nothing Compares 2 U."
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E.
The Family
The Family is a contemporary gospel choir best known for collaborating with Kirk Franklin on his breakthrough 1990s recordings that blended traditional gospel with hip-hop and R&B influences.
- 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 Family Trade Target entity description: The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
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A.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
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B.
Sins of a Family
"Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
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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.
The Family
The Family is a funk and R&B band formed by Prince in the mid-1980s, best known for originating the song "Nothing Compares 2 U."
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E.
The Family
The Family is a contemporary gospel choir best known for collaborating with Kirk Franklin on his breakthrough 1990s recordings that blended traditional gospel with hip-hop and R&B influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family power dynamics
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interdimensional travel ⓘ organized crime ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | world-walking ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | the Clan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Merchant Princes universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant Princes
|
| genre |
alternate history fiction
ⓘ
portal fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Clan Corporate
ⓘ
The Hidden Family ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Merchant Princes omnibus editions
ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant Princes
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Miriam Beckstein ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of inter-world trade and smuggling
ⓘ
mixing economic speculation with portal fantasy tropes ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Merchant Princes
ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant Princes
|
| plotSummary | A journalist discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes involved in the politics of an interdimensional trading clan. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Miriam Beckstein ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | novel ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
a parallel feudal world
ⓘ
contemporary United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| workOf | Charles Stross ⓘ |
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 Family Trade Description of subject: The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.