The Fabulous Riverboat
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The Fabulous Riverboat is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer set in his Riverworld universe, following a resurrected Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) as he attempts to build a great riverboat to navigate the mysterious planet-long river.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fabulous Riverboat canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9868788 — 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 Fabulous Riverboat Context triple: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, The Fabulous Riverboat]
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A.
Riverboat Ron
Riverboat Ron is the popular nickname of NFL head coach Ron Rivera, earned for his reputation for taking bold, high-risk decisions during games.
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B.
Steamboat Prow
Steamboat Prow is a prominent rocky ridge and glacially carved feature on Mount Rainier in Washington State, known as a landmark above the Emmons Glacier and a reference point for climbers.
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C.
The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen is a celebrated 19th-century American genre painting by George Caleb Bingham depicting cheerful rivermen dancing and relaxing on a flatboat, emblematic of life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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D.
The Riverboat Gamblers
The Riverboat Gamblers are a high-energy American punk rock band known for their raucous live shows and blend of punk, garage rock, and rock and roll.
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E.
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend is a 1935 American comedy film starring Will Rogers, notable as one of his final screen performances.
- 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 Fabulous Riverboat Target entity description: The Fabulous Riverboat is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer set in his Riverworld universe, following a resurrected Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) as he attempts to build a great riverboat to navigate the mysterious planet-long river.
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A.
Riverboat Ron
Riverboat Ron is the popular nickname of NFL head coach Ron Rivera, earned for his reputation for taking bold, high-risk decisions during games.
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B.
Steamboat Prow
Steamboat Prow is a prominent rocky ridge and glacially carved feature on Mount Rainier in Washington State, known as a landmark above the Emmons Glacier and a reference point for climbers.
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C.
The Jolly Flatboatmen
The Jolly Flatboatmen is a celebrated 19th-century American genre painting by George Caleb Bingham depicting cheerful rivermen dancing and relaxing on a flatboat, emblematic of life along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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D.
The Riverboat Gamblers
The Riverboat Gamblers are a high-energy American punk rock band known for their raucous live shows and blend of punk, garage rock, and rock and roll.
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E.
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend is a 1935 American comedy film starring Will Rogers, notable as one of his final screen performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Boris Vallejo ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Mark Twain
ⓘ
Samuel Clemens ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Twain
other resurrected humans from many eras ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Dark Design ⓘ |
| follows | To Your Scattered Bodies Go ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGoal | to build a large riverboat to navigate the Riverworld river ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
exploration
ⓘ
identity ⓘ resurrection ⓘ technology and progress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mark Twain
ⓘ
Samuel Clemens ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Twain
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Riverworld
ⓘ
linked to:
Riverworld series
|
| plotSummary | Resurrected historical figures, led by Samuel Clemens, attempt to build a great riverboat to explore the Riverworld. ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
|
| setting |
Riverworld
ⓘ
linked to:
Riverworld series
a planet-long river ⓘ |
| subgenre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
planetary romance ⓘ |
| universe |
Riverworld universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Riverworld series
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fabulous Riverboat Description of subject: The Fabulous Riverboat is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer set in his Riverworld universe, following a resurrected Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) as he attempts to build a great riverboat to navigate the mysterious planet-long river.
Referenced by (5)
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