The World Treasury of Science Fiction
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The World Treasury of Science Fiction is a major anthology collecting influential and diverse science fiction stories from across the genre’s history, edited by David G. Hartwell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The World Treasury of Science Fiction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8508134 — 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 World Treasury of Science Fiction Context triple: [David G. Hartwell, notableWork, The World Treasury of Science Fiction]
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A.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a comprehensive reference work covering the history, authors, themes, and works of science fiction literature and media.
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B.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions is a landmark 1967 science fiction anthology edited by Harlan Ellison that helped redefine the genre with its provocative, experimental, and boundary-pushing stories.
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C.
Asimov’s Science Fiction
Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.
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D.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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E.
Asimov's Chronology of the World
Asimov's Chronology of the World is a comprehensive historical reference book by Isaac Asimov that presents a chronological overview of world history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World Treasury of Science Fiction Target entity description: The World Treasury of Science Fiction is a major anthology collecting influential and diverse science fiction stories from across the genre’s history, edited by David G. Hartwell.
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A.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a comprehensive reference work covering the history, authors, themes, and works of science fiction literature and media.
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B.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions is a landmark 1967 science fiction anthology edited by Harlan Ellison that helped redefine the genre with its provocative, experimental, and boundary-pushing stories.
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C.
Asimov’s Science Fiction
Asimov’s Science Fiction is a long-running American magazine specializing in science fiction short stories and novellas, known for publishing both established and emerging genre authors.
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D.
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space is a pioneering early space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that helped define many of the genre’s classic interstellar adventure tropes.
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E.
Asimov's Chronology of the World
Asimov's Chronology of the World is a comprehensive historical reference book by Isaac Asimov that presents a chronological overview of world history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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science fiction anthology ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| compiler | David G. Hartwell ⓘ |
| containsWorkType |
novella
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short story ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| curationCriterion |
historical significance
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influence on the science fiction genre ⓘ literary quality ⓘ |
| editor |
David G. G. Hartwell
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linked to:
David G. Hartwell
David G. Hartwell ⓘ |
| editorialApproach |
focus on influential stories
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historical overview of science fiction ⓘ international selection of authors ⓘ |
| editorialGoal |
to collect landmark science fiction stories
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to represent the range of science fiction as a genre ⓘ to showcase international science fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
literary scholars
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science fiction readers ⓘ students of science fiction ⓘ |
| hasContributorRole | anthology editor ⓘ |
| hasForm | anthology ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple science fiction stories ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
general reading
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reference anthology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breadth of coverage across science fiction history
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inclusion of diverse science fiction traditions ⓘ use in academic and educational contexts ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| subject |
alien contact in fiction
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future societies in fiction ⓘ science fiction history ⓘ space travel in fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ time travel in fiction ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | multiple periods of science fiction history ⓘ |
| workFocus |
canonical science fiction authors
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influential science fiction stories ⓘ variety of science fiction subgenres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The World Treasury of Science Fiction Description of subject: The World Treasury of Science Fiction is a major anthology collecting influential and diverse science fiction stories from across the genre’s history, edited by David G. Hartwell.
Referenced by (1)
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