The Maker of Universes
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The Maker of Universes is a science fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer that launches his World of Tiers series, depicting a pocket universe crafted and ruled by a godlike being.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Maker of Universes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9868793 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Maker of Universes Context triple: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, The Maker of Universes]
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The Creator
The Creator is a 2023 science fiction film directed by Gareth Edwards, set in a future war between humans and artificial intelligence and starring John David Washington as a soldier tasked with hunting down a powerful AI weapon.
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Omniversum
Omniversum is a large-format dome cinema in The Hague, Netherlands, known for its immersive IMAX-style educational and nature films.
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C.
Footprints of the Creator
Footprints of the Creator is a 19th-century work of natural theology by Scottish geologist Hugh Miller that uses geological evidence to argue for divine design in nature.
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D.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
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Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Maker of Universes Target entity description: The Maker of Universes is a science fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer that launches his World of Tiers series, depicting a pocket universe crafted and ruled by a godlike being.
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A.
The Creator
The Creator is a 2023 science fiction film directed by Gareth Edwards, set in a future war between humans and artificial intelligence and starring John David Washington as a soldier tasked with hunting down a powerful AI weapon.
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B.
Omniversum
Omniversum is a large-format dome cinema in The Hague, Netherlands, known for its immersive IMAX-style educational and nature films.
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C.
Footprints of the Creator
Footprints of the Creator is a 19th-century work of natural theology by Scottish geologist Hugh Miller that uses geological evidence to argue for divine design in nature.
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D.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
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E.
Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | artificially created pocket universe ruled by a godlike being ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
exploration of constructed realities
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godlike power and creation of universes ⓘ identity and transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Roy G. Krenkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jadawin
NERFINISHED
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Robert Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Gates of Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fantasy
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later multiverse and pocket-universe fiction ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 190–200 pages (typical Ace paperback edition) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
advanced technology disguised as magic
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immortality ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ |
| isPartOfBibliographyOf | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining science fiction and fantasy elements
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introducing the World of Tiers mythos ⓘ |
| originalFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Ace Double / Ace Books science fiction line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | World of Tiers series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel in the World of Tiers series ⓘ |
| protagonist | Robert Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Ace Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | World of Tiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | World of Tiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescription | a constructed pocket universe composed of tiered worlds ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century Earth and the World of Tiers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Maker of Universes Description of subject: The Maker of Universes is a science fantasy novel by Philip José Farmer that launches his World of Tiers series, depicting a pocket universe crafted and ruled by a godlike being.
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