Ill Met in Lankhmar
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"Ill Met in Lankhmar" is a classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy novella by Fritz Leiber that chronicles the first meeting and misadventures of his iconic heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in the decadent city of Lankhmar.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ill Met in Lankhmar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ill Met in Lankhmar Context triple: [Fritz Leiber, notableWork, Ill Met in Lankhmar]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ill Met in Lankhmar Target entity description: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" is a classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy novella by Fritz Leiber that chronicles the first meeting and misadventures of his iconic heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in the decadent city of Lankhmar.
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A.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
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B.
Kingdom of Amber
The Kingdom of Amber was a historic Rajput realm in present-day Rajasthan, India, centered on the city of Amber (near modern Jaipur) and ruled for centuries by the Kachwaha dynasty.
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C.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a fantasy novel by Stephen King that blends fairy-tale elements with political intrigue in the kingdom of Delain.
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D.
A Place of Dragons
A Place of Dragons is a fantasy work featuring dragon-related adventures and themes that served as the source material for the film Father Goose.
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E.
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars is a 1903 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Egyptian archaeology, ancient curses, and supernatural resurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novella
ⓘ
sword and sorcery fiction ⓘ |
| author | Fritz Leiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Novella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebula Award for Best Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInSeries | origin story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsOrganization | Thieves' Guild of Lankhmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Fafhrd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlanna NERFINISHED ⓘ the Gray Mouser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Nehwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
sword and sorcery ⓘ |
| hasCopyrightStatus | copyrighted work ⓘ |
| hasForm | novella ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Fafhrd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Gray Mouser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| HugoAwardYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| influenced | later sword and sorcery fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century fantasy ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | first meeting of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser ⓘ |
| NebulaAwardYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
award-winning sword and sorcery storytelling
ⓘ
defining the partnership of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser ⓘ |
| partOf | Swords and Deviltry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Ace Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Lankhmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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thievery ⓘ tragedy ⓘ urban decadence ⓘ |
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