The Uplift War
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The Uplift War is a science fiction novel by David Brin set in his Uplift universe, exploring themes of genetic engineering, alien contact, and interspecies politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Uplift War canonical | 3 |
| The Uplift War won the Hugo Award for Best Novel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7657705 — 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 Uplift War Context triple: [David Brin, notableWork, The Uplift War]
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A.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
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B.
The World Ender
"The World Ender" is a dark, cinematic indie folk-rock song by Lord Huron that blends Western noir storytelling with haunting, mythic imagery.
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C.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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D.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
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E.
New Dawn
"New Dawn" is a song featured on Celine Dion's 2007 pop album "Taking Chances."
- 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 Uplift War Target entity description: The Uplift War is a science fiction novel by David Brin set in his Uplift universe, exploring themes of genetic engineering, alien contact, and interspecies politics.
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A.
The Tranquility Wars
The Tranquility Wars is a science fiction novel by Gentry Lee that explores complex political and social conflicts in a future human civilization.
-
B.
The World Ender
"The World Ender" is a dark, cinematic indie folk-rock song by Lord Huron that blends Western noir storytelling with haunting, mythic imagery.
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C.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy
The Night's Dawn Trilogy is a sprawling space opera series by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror and political intrigue in a far-future human civilization.
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D.
The Space Trilogy
The Space Trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that blend space travel with Christian theology, philosophical themes, and mythic storytelling.
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E.
New Dawn
"New Dawn" is a song featured on Celine Dion's 2007 pop album "Taking Chances."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | David Brin ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination
ⓘ
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ
linked to:
Locus Award
Prometheus Award nomination ⓘ
linked to:
Prometheus Award
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Startide Rising ⓘ |
| genre |
first contact fiction
ⓘ
military science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-553-26286-0 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Brightness Reef ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
biological modification
ⓘ
client-patron relationships ⓘ cultural clash ⓘ galactic politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alien contact
ⓘ
colonialism and occupation ⓘ ecology and environment ⓘ ethics of intervention ⓘ genetic engineering ⓘ interspecies politics ⓘ resistance and guerrilla warfare ⓘ uplift of pre-sapient species ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Athaclena
ⓘ
Fiben Bolger ⓘ Gillian Baskin ⓘ Jeffrey ⓘ Robert Oneagle ⓘ Uthacalthing ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Gubru
ⓘ
Thennanin ⓘ Tymbrimi ⓘ humans ⓘ neo-chimpanzees ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Uplift Saga
ⓘ
linked to:
Uplift Universe
Uplift Universe ⓘ |
| precedes | Brightness Reef ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| setting | Uplift Universe ⓘ |
| settingPlace | planet Garth ⓘ |
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 Uplift War Description of subject: The Uplift War is a science fiction novel by David Brin set in his Uplift universe, exploring themes of genetic engineering, alien contact, and interspecies politics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Uplift War