Wool
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Wool is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, known for its serialized origin and its depiction of a society living in an underground silo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wool canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8431603 — 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: Wool Context triple: [Silo, basedOn, Wool]
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A.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Abbe Wool
Abbe Wool is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the cult biographical film "Sid and Nancy" about Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
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C.
Fur
Fur is a small Danish island in the Limfjord, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, fossil-rich moler clay deposits, and scenic coastal landscapes.
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D.
Cotton Tufts
Cotton Tufts was an 18th-century American physician and patriot from Massachusetts who was active in public affairs during the Revolutionary era.
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E.
Dot Cotton
Dot Cotton is a long-running, iconic character from the British soap opera EastEnders, known for her devout Christian faith, chain-smoking habit, and moral yet often troubled presence in Albert Square.
- 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: Wool Target entity description: Wool is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, known for its serialized origin and its depiction of a society living in an underground silo.
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A.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Abbe Wool
Abbe Wool is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the cult biographical film "Sid and Nancy" about Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
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C.
Fur
Fur is a small Danish island in the Limfjord, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, fossil-rich moler clay deposits, and scenic coastal landscapes.
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D.
Cotton Tufts
Cotton Tufts was an 18th-century American physician and patriot from Massachusetts who was active in public affairs during the Revolutionary era.
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E.
Dot Cotton
Dot Cotton is a long-running, iconic character from the British soap opera EastEnders, known for her devout Christian faith, chain-smoking habit, and moral yet often troubled presence in Albert Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
post-apocalyptic novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Silo (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
|
| alsoKnownAs | Wool Omnibus ⓘ |
| author | Hugh Howey ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Dust
ⓘ
Shift ⓘ |
| genre |
post-apocalyptic fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination | Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781455529184 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Casting Off
ⓘ
Proper Gauge ⓘ The Stranded ⓘ The Unraveling ⓘ
linked to:
“The Unraveling”
Wool (short story) ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Dust
ⓘ
Shift ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Deputy Marnes
ⓘ
Holston ⓘ
linked to:
Holston River
Juliette Nichols ⓘ Mayor Jahns ⓘ |
| mediaType | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
achieving bestseller status as an independent publication
ⓘ
being originally self-published as a Kindle short story ⓘ depicting a stratified society in an underground silo ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | self-published e-book ⓘ |
| originalPublicationPlatform |
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
ⓘ
linked to:
Kindle Direct Publishing
|
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| printEditionPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publicationType | serialized fiction ⓘ |
| publisher |
Broadway Books
ⓘ
Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| series |
Silo series
ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
|
| setting |
post-apocalyptic Earth
ⓘ
underground silo ⓘ |
| subject |
dystopian societies
ⓘ
underground habitats ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarian control
ⓘ
class stratification ⓘ secrecy and information control ⓘ survival in closed systems ⓘ |
| workInSeriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wool Description of subject: Wool is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, known for its serialized origin and its depiction of a society living in an underground silo.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.