The Garden of Weapons
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The Garden of Weapons is a Cold War espionage novel by British author John Gardner, featuring his recurring character Herbie Kruger in a tense tale of intelligence and betrayal in divided Berlin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Garden of Weapons canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8738292 — 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 Garden of Weapons Context triple: [John Gardner (British writer), notableWork, The Garden of Weapons]
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A.
The Shape of the Sword
"The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
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B.
The Weapon Shops of Isher
The Weapon Shops of Isher is a classic science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, renowned for its depiction of a powerful, independent network of weapon dealers that symbolizes resistance to authoritarian government.
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C.
Amongst Our Weapons
Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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D.
The Sharping Stone
The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
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E.
The Battle at Garden’s Gate
The Battle at Garden’s Gate is a 2021 rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that expands their classic rock-inspired sound with more ambitious, cinematic production and themes.
- 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 Garden of Weapons Target entity description: The Garden of Weapons is a Cold War espionage novel by British author John Gardner, featuring his recurring character Herbie Kruger in a tense tale of intelligence and betrayal in divided Berlin.
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A.
The Shape of the Sword
"The Shape of the Sword" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, included in his collection *Ficciones*, that explores themes of identity, betrayal, and narrative unreliability through a framed tale of a mysterious scarred man.
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B.
The Weapon Shops of Isher
The Weapon Shops of Isher is a classic science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, renowned for its depiction of a powerful, independent network of weapon dealers that symbolizes resistance to authoritarian government.
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C.
Amongst Our Weapons
Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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D.
The Sharping Stone
The Sharping Stone is a poem by Seamus Heaney included in his collection *The Spirit Level*, reflecting his characteristic blend of memory, landscape, and finely honed language.
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E.
The Battle at Garden’s Gate
The Battle at Garden’s Gate is a 2021 rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that expands their classic rock-inspired sound with more ambitious, cinematic production and themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | The Nostradamus Traitor ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage fiction
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spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Herbie Kruger ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverseElement |
Cold War intelligence community
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linked to:
Cold War espionage
|
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter | Herbie Kruger ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
political intrigue
ⓘ
secret services ⓘ spies ⓘ |
| hasTone | tense ⓘ |
| isInLiteraryCategory |
British spy novel
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Cold War spy novel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Herbie Kruger ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | espionage in divided Berlin ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Herbie Kruger series ⓘ |
| settingEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| theme |
East–West tensions
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betrayal ⓘ intelligence operations ⓘ |
| writtenByNationality | British author ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Garden of Weapons Description of subject: The Garden of Weapons is a Cold War espionage novel by British author John Gardner, featuring his recurring character Herbie Kruger in a tense tale of intelligence and betrayal in divided Berlin.
Referenced by (3)
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