Search the Sky
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Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel, co-written by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, that follows an interstellar trader uncovering the bizarre fates of isolated human colonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Search the Sky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10568090 — 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: Search the Sky Context triple: [Cyril M. Kornbluth, coAuthorOf, Search the Sky]
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A.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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B.
Origin of the Sky
Origin of the Sky is the English meaning of the Mayan name "Sian Ka'an," referring to a vast biosphere reserve on Mexico’s Caribbean coast renowned for its rich biodiversity and cultural significance.
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C.
Those Who Seek
"Those Who Seek" is a Soviet-era novel by Daniil Granin that explores the moral and personal dilemmas of scientists and engineers working within the constraints of a bureaucratic system.
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D.
Follow a Star
"Follow a Star" is a 1959 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as an inept but endearing aspiring entertainer whose misadventures lead him toward unexpected success.
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E.
The Search
"The Search" is a 1948 post–World War II drama film about a young Czech boy and an American soldier, widely recognized as one of Montgomery Clift’s early acclaimed screen performances.
- 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: Search the Sky Target entity description: Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel, co-written by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, that follows an interstellar trader uncovering the bizarre fates of isolated human colonies.
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A.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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B.
Origin of the Sky
Origin of the Sky is the English meaning of the Mayan name "Sian Ka'an," referring to a vast biosphere reserve on Mexico’s Caribbean coast renowned for its rich biodiversity and cultural significance.
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C.
Those Who Seek
"Those Who Seek" is a Soviet-era novel by Daniil Granin that explores the moral and personal dilemmas of scientists and engineers working within the constraints of a bureaucratic system.
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D.
Follow a Star
"Follow a Star" is a 1959 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as an inept but endearing aspiring entertainer whose misadventures lead him toward unexpected success.
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E.
The Search
"The Search" is a 1948 post–World War II drama film about a young Czech boy and an American soldier, widely recognized as one of Montgomery Clift’s early acclaimed screen performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
satirical novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
Cyril M. Kornbluth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorRelationship | Pohl–Kornbluth collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Richard Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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magazine serialisation ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
demographic change
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human colonization of space ⓘ political systems ⓘ sociology of future societies ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical depiction of diverse human societies on different planets ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | magazine serial ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An interstellar trader investigates the strange destinies of isolated human colonies across the galaxy. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | interstellar trader ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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interstellar space ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural degeneration
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demography and population issues ⓘ isolation of human colonies ⓘ political satire ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 1950s ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor |
Cyril M. Kornbluth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Search the Sky Description of subject: Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel, co-written by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl, that follows an interstellar trader uncovering the bizarre fates of isolated human colonies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.