Paratime series
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The Paratime series is a collection of science fiction stories by H. Beam Piper that explore a civilization capable of traveling and policing across multiple parallel timelines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paratime series canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10417117 — 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: Paratime series Context triple: [Henry Beam Piper, notableWork, Paratime series]
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A.
Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time is a 1993 charity Doctor Who special that brought together multiple Doctors and companions in a crossover with the British soap opera EastEnders.
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B.
Timelike Infinity
Timelike Infinity is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores time travel, cosmic engineering, and far-future human evolution within his Xeelee Sequence universe.
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C.
Nueva refutación del tiempo
"Nueva refutación del tiempo" is an influential philosophical essay by Jorge Luis Borges that questions the reality of time through paradoxes, metaphysical argument, and literary references.
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D.
The Tenseless Theory of Time
The Tenseless Theory of Time is a philosophical view in the metaphysics of time which holds that all points in time—past, present, and future—are equally real, denying any objective flow or passage of time.
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E.
Time and the Other
Time and the Other is a philosophical work by Emmanuel Levinas that explores the nature of time, subjectivity, and ethical relations with the Other.
- 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: Paratime series Target entity description: The Paratime series is a collection of science fiction stories by H. Beam Piper that explore a civilization capable of traveling and policing across multiple parallel timelines.
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A.
Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time is a 1993 charity Doctor Who special that brought together multiple Doctors and companions in a crossover with the British soap opera EastEnders.
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B.
Timelike Infinity
Timelike Infinity is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores time travel, cosmic engineering, and far-future human evolution within his Xeelee Sequence universe.
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C.
Nueva refutación del tiempo
"Nueva refutación del tiempo" is an influential philosophical essay by Jorge Luis Borges that questions the reality of time through paradoxes, metaphysical argument, and literary references.
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D.
The Tenseless Theory of Time
The Tenseless Theory of Time is a philosophical view in the metaphysics of time which holds that all points in time—past, present, and future—are equally real, denying any objective flow or passage of time.
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E.
Time and the Other
Time and the Other is a philosophical work by Emmanuel Levinas that explores the nature of time, subjectivity, and ethical relations with the Other.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction series
ⓘ
short story cycle ⓘ |
| author |
H. Beam Piper
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Beam Piper
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
H. Beam Piper
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Beam Piper
|
| exploresIssue |
cultural interference between timelines
ⓘ
ethics of interdimensional intervention ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
multiverse
ⓘ
paratime travel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| governingBodyInFiction | Paratime Commission ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Fiction about parallel universes
ⓘ
Science fiction short story series ⓘ Works by H. Beam Piper ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology | paratime conveyor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Down Styphon! (Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen continuation)
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Gunpowder God ⓘ He Walked Around the Horses ⓘ Last Enemy ⓘ Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen ⓘ Police Operation ⓘ Temple Trouble ⓘ Time Crime ⓘ |
| influenced | later multiverse fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainOrganization | Paratime Police ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
interdimensional policing
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parallel timelines ⓘ time travel between alternate realities ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | law enforcement across timelines ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Kalvan of Otherwhen
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linked to:
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
Verkan Vall ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| primarySetting | multiple parallel timelines ⓘ |
| publisher | various science fiction magazines ⓘ |
| subgenre | parallel universe fiction ⓘ |
| workOf |
H. Beam Piper
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Beam Piper
|
How these facts were elicited
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