The Devil in Amber
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The Devil in Amber is a darkly comic occult thriller novel by Mark Gatiss featuring Edwardian dandy and secret agent Lucifer Box embroiled in a sinister 1920s conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Devil in Amber canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112565 — 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 Devil in Amber Context triple: [Mark Gatiss, wrote, The Devil in Amber]
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A.
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain is a 2011 studio album by American horror punk band Misfits, known for its dark, cinematic themes and modern take on the band’s classic sound.
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B.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
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C.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
The Crimson King
The Crimson King is the primary cosmic antagonist in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, a malevolent entity seeking to destroy the Dark Tower and unravel all existence.
- 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 Devil in Amber Target entity description: The Devil in Amber is a darkly comic occult thriller novel by Mark Gatiss featuring Edwardian dandy and secret agent Lucifer Box embroiled in a sinister 1920s conspiracy.
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A.
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain is a 2011 studio album by American horror punk band Misfits, known for its dark, cinematic themes and modern take on the band’s classic sound.
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B.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
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C.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Phil Joanou, centered on the dark legacy of a cult’s mass suicide and its lone survivor.
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D.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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E.
The Crimson King
The Crimson King is the primary cosmic antagonist in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, a malevolent entity seeking to destroy the Dark Tower and unravel all existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
occult thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Mark Gatiss ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Lucifer Box ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | secret agent ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterTrait | Edwardian dandy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Black Butterfly ⓘ |
| follows | The Vesuvius Club ⓘ |
| genre |
comic thriller
ⓘ
occult fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Mark Gatiss is also a television writer ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conspiracy
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ occult ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
decadence and morality
ⓘ
occultism in popular culture ⓘ satire of espionage fiction ⓘ |
| hasTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
parody
ⓘ
pastiche ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucifer Box ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lucifer Box trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucifer Box
|
| precededBy | The Vesuvius Club ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lucifer Box ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| series | Lucifer Box series ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Devil in Amber Description of subject: The Devil in Amber is a darkly comic occult thriller novel by Mark Gatiss featuring Edwardian dandy and secret agent Lucifer Box embroiled in a sinister 1920s conspiracy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.