The Collapsing Empire
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The Collapsing Empire is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that launches the Interdependency series, depicting a far-future human empire facing the imminent collapse of its faster-than-light travel network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Collapsing Empire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Collapsing Empire Context triple: [John Scalzi, notableWork, The Collapsing Empire]
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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C.
Fallen Empires
Fallen Empires is a studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish rock band Snow Patrol that showcases a more expansive, electronic-influenced sound compared to their earlier work.
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D.
Imperial Earth
Imperial Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores human colonization of the Solar System and the personal journey of a man from Titan visiting an overpopulated Earth.
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E.
The New Empire
The New Empire is a 1902 historical and economic treatise by American historian Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise of commercial and imperial power in the United States and the broader Western world.
- 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 Collapsing Empire Target entity description: The Collapsing Empire is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that launches the Interdependency series, depicting a far-future human empire facing the imminent collapse of its faster-than-light travel network.
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A.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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B.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
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C.
Fallen Empires
Fallen Empires is a studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish rock band Snow Patrol that showcases a more expansive, electronic-influenced sound compared to their earlier work.
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D.
Imperial Earth
Imperial Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores human colonization of the Solar System and the personal journey of a man from Titan visiting an overpopulated Earth.
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E.
The New Empire
The New Empire is a 1902 historical and economic treatise by American historian Brooks Adams that analyzes the rise of commercial and imperial power in the United States and the broader Western world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | The Flow (faster-than-light travel network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Peter Lutjen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Interdependency universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Consuming Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| hasGoodreadsWorkId | 26178673 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-7653-8881-2 ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Consuming Fire
NERFINISHED
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The Last Emperox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cardenia Wu-Patrick
NERFINISHED
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Emperox Grayland II NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiva Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Marce Claremont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
adaptation to change
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collapse of empire ⓘ economic instability ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Interdependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | imminent collapse of The Flow ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherGenreFocus | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| series | The Interdependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
The Interdependency (human empire)
NERFINISHED
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far future ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| subject |
dynastic politics
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interstellar trade ⓘ scientific prediction of disaster ⓘ |
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Subject: The Collapsing Empire Description of subject: The Collapsing Empire is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that launches the Interdependency series, depicting a far-future human empire facing the imminent collapse of its faster-than-light travel network.
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