Lock In series
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The Lock In series is a set of near-future science fiction novels by John Scalzi that explore a world transformed by a pandemic that leaves many people fully conscious but unable to move, relying on advanced technology to interact with society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lock In series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9153309 — 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: Lock In series Context triple: [John Scalzi, hasSeries, Lock In series]
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The Void Trilogy
The Void Trilogy is a space opera science fiction series by Peter F. Hamilton set in his Commonwealth universe, blending far-future technology, interstellar politics, and a mysterious universe-spanning entity known as the Void.
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B.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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The Interdependency trilogy
The Interdependency trilogy is a science fiction series by John Scalzi that follows political intrigue, collapsing faster-than-light trade routes, and the struggle to save a far-flung human empire from impending isolation.
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Born series
The Born series is a perturbative expansion in quantum scattering theory that expresses the scattering amplitude as an infinite series of successive interaction terms.
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E.
Karla Trilogy
The Karla Trilogy is a celebrated series of Cold War espionage novels by John le Carré that follows British intelligence officer George Smiley’s intricate battle of wits with his Soviet counterpart, Karla.
- 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: Lock In series Target entity description: The Lock In series is a set of near-future science fiction novels by John Scalzi that explore a world transformed by a pandemic that leaves many people fully conscious but unable to move, relying on advanced technology to interact with society.
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A.
The Void Trilogy
The Void Trilogy is a space opera science fiction series by Peter F. Hamilton set in his Commonwealth universe, blending far-future technology, interstellar politics, and a mysterious universe-spanning entity known as the Void.
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B.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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C.
The Interdependency trilogy
The Interdependency trilogy is a science fiction series by John Scalzi that follows political intrigue, collapsing faster-than-light trade routes, and the struggle to save a far-flung human empire from impending isolation.
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D.
Born series
The Born series is a perturbative expansion in quantum scattering theory that expresses the scattering amplitude as an infinite series of successive interaction terms.
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E.
Karla Trilogy
The Karla Trilogy is a celebrated series of Cold War espionage novels by John le Carré that follows British intelligence officer George Smiley’s intricate battle of wits with his Soviet counterpart, Karla.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
near-future science fiction
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science fiction book series ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
civil rights
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disability ⓘ identity ⓘ pandemic ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technology and society ⓘ telepresence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | John Scalzi ⓘ |
| explores |
corporate influence on healthcare technology
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economic consequences of disability ⓘ embodiment and virtual presence ⓘ law and personhood in technologically mediated bodies ⓘ politics of medical funding ⓘ social impact of a global pandemic ⓘ |
| featuresDisease | Haden's syndrome ⓘ |
| firstWork | Lock In ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
law enforcement investigations
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neural network interfaces ⓘ people fully conscious but unable to move ⓘ use of robotic bodies called threeps ⓘ |
| genre |
near-future fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudiobookNarrators |
Amber Benson
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Wil Wheaton ⓘ |
| hasFandom | science fiction readers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Head On
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Lock In ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chris Shane ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of mystery and science fiction
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gender-ambiguous protagonist ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 2 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| secondWork | Head On ⓘ |
| settingTime | near future ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lock In series Description of subject: The Lock In series is a set of near-future science fiction novels by John Scalzi that explore a world transformed by a pandemic that leaves many people fully conscious but unable to move, relying on advanced technology to interact with society.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.