Behind the Walls of Terra
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Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Behind the Walls of Terra canonical | 4 |
| Behind the Walls of Terra: A Novel of the World of Tiers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9868796 — 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: Behind the Walls of Terra Context triple: [Philip José Farmer, notableWork, Behind the Walls of Terra]
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A.
Behind the Walls
"Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
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B.
The Circular Ruins
"The Circular Ruins" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of creation, identity, and illusion through the tale of a man who dreams another man into existence.
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C.
Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
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D.
Puertas de Tierra
Puertas de Tierra is a monumental fortified gate in Cádiz, Spain, that historically served as the main land entrance to the walled city.
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E.
Guard of the Citadel
Guard of the Citadel is an honorary military rank in Gondor’s capital of Minas Tirith, notably bestowed upon Peregrin “Pippin” Took in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
- 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: Behind the Walls of Terra Target entity description: Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.
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A.
Behind the Walls
"Behind the Walls" is a monumental outdoor sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, depicting an elongated female head covering her eyes with her hands.
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B.
The Circular Ruins
"The Circular Ruins" is a metaphysical short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of creation, identity, and illusion through the tale of a man who dreams another man into existence.
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C.
Planet of Exile
Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.
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D.
Puertas de Tierra
Puertas de Tierra is a monumental fortified gate in Cádiz, Spain, that historically served as the main land entrance to the walled city.
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E.
Guard of the Citadel
Guard of the Citadel is an honorary military rank in Gondor’s capital of Minas Tirith, notably bestowed upon Peregrin “Pippin” Took in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Behind the Walls of Terra: A Novel of the World of Tiers
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linked to:
Behind the Walls of Terra
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| author | Philip José Farmer ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryMovement | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter |
Kickaha
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Paul Janus Finnegan ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
multiverse fiction
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planetary romance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between powerful Lords
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interdimensional travel ⓘ manipulation of constructed universes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Kickaha ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
layered artificial worlds
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parallel universes ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | dimension-hopping adventure ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
World of Tiers
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linked to:
World of Tiers series
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| prequel | A Private Cosmos ⓘ |
| publisher | Ace Books ⓘ |
| sequel | The Lavalite World ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Philip José Farmer ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | fourth novel in the World of Tiers series ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
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World of Tiers multiverse ⓘ
linked to:
World of Tiers series
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Behind the Walls of Terra Description of subject: Behind the Walls of Terra is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his World of Tiers series, featuring dimension-hopping adventure and complex, layered universes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Behind the Walls of Terra
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alsoKnownAs
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Behind the Walls of Terra: A Novel of the World of Tiers
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linked to: Behind the Walls of Terra