The Android's Dream
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The Android's Dream is a humorous science fiction novel by John Scalzi that blends political intrigue, alien diplomacy, and sharp satire in a fast-paced interstellar adventure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Android's Dream canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9153313 — 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 Android's Dream Context triple: [John Scalzi, wrote, The Android's Dream]
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A.
The Dream
The Dream is a famous 1910 painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Henri Rousseau depicting a nude woman reclining on a sofa in a fantastical jungle scene filled with lush plants and exotic animals.
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B.
The Dream
"The Dream" is a song by Rufus Wainwright from his introspective, piano-driven album *All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu*.
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C.
The Dream
The Dream is the nickname of Hakeem Olajuwon, the Hall of Fame Nigerian-American center renowned for his dominant post play and signature "Dream Shake" in the NBA.
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D.
The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- 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 Android's Dream Target entity description: The Android's Dream is a humorous science fiction novel by John Scalzi that blends political intrigue, alien diplomacy, and sharp satire in a fast-paced interstellar adventure.
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A.
The Dream
The Dream is a famous 1910 painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Henri Rousseau depicting a nude woman reclining on a sofa in a fantastical jungle scene filled with lush plants and exotic animals.
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B.
The Dream
"The Dream" is a song by Rufus Wainwright from his introspective, piano-driven album *All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu*.
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C.
The Dream
The Dream is the nickname of Hakeem Olajuwon, the Hall of Fame Nigerian-American center renowned for his dominant post play and signature "Dream Shake" in the NBA.
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D.
The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresOrganization |
Earth diplomatic corps
NERFINISHED
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Earth military ⓘ intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Nidu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous science fiction
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dirk Moeller
NERFINISHED
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Robin Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ members of the Nidu alien race ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
absurdist humor
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political satire ⓘ situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-7653-1346-3 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Harry Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucracy
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human–alien relations ⓘ interstellar diplomacy ⓘ military and intelligence operations ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of political intrigue and alien diplomacy
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use of sharp satire and humor ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
conspiracies within Earth government
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interstellar diplomatic crisis ⓘ search for a rare sheep breed called the Android's Dream ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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interstellar society ⓘ |
| structure | standalone novel ⓘ |
| titleReference |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
NERFINISHED
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Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
fast-paced
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irreverent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Android's Dream Description of subject: The Android's Dream is a humorous science fiction novel by John Scalzi that blends political intrigue, alien diplomacy, and sharp satire in a fast-paced interstellar adventure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.