The Ghost Brigades
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The Ghost Brigades is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi set in his Old Man's War universe, focusing on elite special forces soldiers grown from the DNA of the dead.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ghost Brigades canonical | 5 |
| Ghost Brigades | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9153283 — 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 Ghost Brigades Context triple: [John Scalzi, notableWork, The Ghost Brigades]
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A.
Army of Ghosts
Army of Ghosts is a 2006 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Tenth Doctor, notable for the dramatic return of the Cybermen and its role as the first part of a two-part series finale.
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B.
The Grey Company
The Grey Company is a band of Dúnedain Rangers from the North, led by Halbarad and including Aragorn’s kinsmen, who ride to aid Gondor in its hour of need in The Lord of the Rings.
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C.
Raptor Brigade
Raptor Brigade is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, a helicopter and aviation unit that provides air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities.
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D.
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion is a 1931 American movie serial, blending Western and mystery elements, known for its masked riders, oil-field intrigue, and early sound-era action.
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E.
The Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts are a British electronic music duo known for blending indie pop melodies with electro and dance influences.
- 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 Ghost Brigades Target entity description: The Ghost Brigades is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi set in his Old Man's War universe, focusing on elite special forces soldiers grown from the DNA of the dead.
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A.
Army of Ghosts
Army of Ghosts is a 2006 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Tenth Doctor, notable for the dramatic return of the Cybermen and its role as the first part of a two-part series finale.
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B.
The Grey Company
The Grey Company is a band of Dúnedain Rangers from the North, led by Halbarad and including Aragorn’s kinsmen, who ride to aid Gondor in its hour of need in The Lord of the Rings.
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C.
Raptor Brigade
Raptor Brigade is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, a helicopter and aviation unit that provides air assault, reconnaissance, and support capabilities.
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D.
The Vanishing Legion
The Vanishing Legion is a 1931 American movie serial, blending Western and mystery elements, known for its masked riders, oil-field intrigue, and early sound-era action.
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E.
The Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts are a British electronic music duo known for blending indie pop melodies with electro and dance influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel (finalist)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Novel
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| feature |
Consciousness transfer experiments
ⓘ
soldiers grown from the DNA of the dead ⓘ |
| focusesOn | elite special forces soldiers ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Last Colony ⓘ |
| follows |
Old Man's War
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man’s War
|
| genre |
military science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistGroup | Conspirators against the Colonial Union ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Colonial Defense Forces
ⓘ
Ghost Brigades ⓘ
linked to:
The Ghost Brigades
Special Forces ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
BrainPal neural interface
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consciousness backup ⓘ genetically engineered soldiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charles Boutin
ⓘ
Jane Sagan ⓘ Jared Dirac ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Man's War series
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man’s War
|
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| series |
Old Man's War
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man’s War
|
| setting |
Colonial Union
ⓘ
interstellar future ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics of genetic engineering
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identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ militarization of society ⓘ |
| universe |
Old Man's War universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man’s War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghost Brigades Description of subject: The Ghost Brigades is a military science fiction novel by John Scalzi set in his Old Man's War universe, focusing on elite special forces soldiers grown from the DNA of the dead.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.