Heechee Saga
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Heechee Saga is a science fiction series by Frederik Pohl that explores humanity’s discovery of an ancient alien race’s technology and the profound social, psychological, and cosmic consequences that follow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heechee Saga canonical | 1 |
| Heechee series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10486055 — 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: Heechee Saga Context triple: [Frederik Pohl, notableWork, Heechee Saga]
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A.
The Ahepan
The Ahepan is the official magazine of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, featuring news, cultural topics, and community updates relevant to the Greek-American and Hellenic diaspora.
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B.
The Chronicles of Hall
The Chronicles of Hall is a Tudor-era historical chronicle by Edward Hall that narrates the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period, serving as a key source for later historians and writers.
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C.
Eagle of the Star
Eagle of the Star is the Sindarin translation of the name "Thorongil," an alias used by Aragorn during his early travels and service in Gondor and Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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D.
Sureq Galigo
Sureq Galigo is an epic mythological cycle from the Bugis people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recounting the origins of the world and early Bugis civilization.
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E.
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon is a fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young explorer and his companions on a mystical journey through a remote Himalayan kingdom.
- 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: Heechee Saga Target entity description: Heechee Saga is a science fiction series by Frederik Pohl that explores humanity’s discovery of an ancient alien race’s technology and the profound social, psychological, and cosmic consequences that follow.
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A.
The Ahepan
The Ahepan is the official magazine of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, featuring news, cultural topics, and community updates relevant to the Greek-American and Hellenic diaspora.
-
B.
The Chronicles of Hall
The Chronicles of Hall is a Tudor-era historical chronicle by Edward Hall that narrates the Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period, serving as a key source for later historians and writers.
-
C.
Eagle of the Star
Eagle of the Star is the Sindarin translation of the name "Thorongil," an alias used by Aragorn during his early travels and service in Gondor and Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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D.
Sureq Galigo
Sureq Galigo is an epic mythological cycle from the Bugis people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recounting the origins of the world and early Bugis civilization.
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E.
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon is a fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a young explorer and his companions on a mystical journey through a remote Himalayan kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien race
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science fiction book series ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Frederik Pohl
NERFINISHED
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Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganPublicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresFictionalRace |
Heechee
NERFINISHED
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Heechee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
NERFINISHED
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Gateway NERFINISHED ⓘ Heechee Rendezvous NERFINISHED ⓘ The Annals of the Heechee NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gateway Trip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hard science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Robinette Broadhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmic-scale mysteries
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humanity's discovery of alien technology ⓘ psychological consequences of contact with alien artifacts ⓘ social consequences of advanced technology ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of risk-based space exploration using alien ships ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heechee Saga
NERFINISHED
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Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1977
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1980 ⓘ 1984 ⓘ 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher |
St. Martin's Press
NERFINISHED
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St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Gateway asteroid space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Heechee Saga Description of subject: Heechee Saga is a science fiction series by Frederik Pohl that explores humanity’s discovery of an ancient alien race’s technology and the profound social, psychological, and cosmic consequences that follow.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heechee series