The Legion of Time
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The Legion of Time is a classic science fiction novel by Jack Williamson that blends time travel, alternate histories, and adventure in a battle to shape the future of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Legion of Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9438084 — 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 Legion of Time Context triple: [Jack Williamson, notableWork, The Legion of Time]
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A.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
The Invasion of Time
The Invasion of Time is a 1978 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor returning to Gallifrey and seizing control of the Time Lords’ Citadel amid a complex alien invasion plot.
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D.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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E.
Triumph of Time
Triumph of Time is a major orchestral composition by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its powerful, slowly evolving musical landscape and exploration of temporal perception.
- 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 Legion of Time Target entity description: The Legion of Time is a classic science fiction novel by Jack Williamson that blends time travel, alternate histories, and adventure in a battle to shape the future of humanity.
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A.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
The Invasion of Time
The Invasion of Time is a 1978 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor returning to Gallifrey and seizing control of the Time Lords’ Citadel amid a complex alien invasion plot.
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D.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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E.
Triumph of Time
Triumph of Time is a major orchestral composition by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its powerful, slowly evolving musical landscape and exploration of temporal perception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dennis Lanning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lethonee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sorainya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later time travel and alternate history fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alternate history
ⓘ
battle to shape the future of humanity ⓘ destiny and free will ⓘ temporal paradoxes ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fix-up novel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early complex use of alternate timelines in science fiction
ⓘ
influential treatment of time patrol–style concepts ⓘ |
| originalMedium | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| originalPublicationVenue | Astounding Science-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
far future Earth
ⓘ
multiple alternate timelines ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Jack Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Legion of Time Description of subject: The Legion of Time is a classic science fiction novel by Jack Williamson that blends time travel, alternate histories, and adventure in a battle to shape the future of humanity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.