Scott Lynch
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Scott Lynch is an American fantasy author best known for his Gentleman Bastard series, beginning with the novel "The Lies of Locke Lamora."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scott Lynch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11636564 — 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)
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Target entity: Scott Lynch Context triple: [Gollancz, hasPublishedAuthor, Scott Lynch]
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A.
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy author best known for his gritty, darkly humorous First Law series, which helped popularize the grimdark subgenre.
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B.
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence is a composer known for creating the musical score for the film "David and Lisa."
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C.
Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks is an American fantasy author best known for his popular series such as *The Night Angel Trilogy* and *Lightbringer*.
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D.
Grant Thompson
Grant Thompson is a screenwriter best known for his work on the inspirational sports drama film "McFarland, USA."
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E.
Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston is a British comic book writer and novelist best known for creating the graphic novel "The Coldest City," which was adapted into the film "Atomic Blonde."
- 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: Scott Lynch Target entity description: Scott Lynch is an American fantasy author best known for his Gentleman Bastard series, beginning with the novel "The Lies of Locke Lamora."
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A.
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy author best known for his gritty, darkly humorous First Law series, which helped popularize the grimdark subgenre.
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B.
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence is a composer known for creating the musical score for the film "David and Lisa."
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C.
Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks is an American fantasy author best known for his popular series such as *The Night Angel Trilogy* and *Lightbringer*.
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D.
Grant Thompson
Grant Thompson is a screenwriter best known for his work on the inspirational sports drama film "McFarland, USA."
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E.
Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston is a British comic book writer and novelist best known for creating the graphic novel "The Coldest City," which was adapted into the film "Atomic Blonde."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-04-02 ⓘ |
| debutWork | The Lies of Locke Lamora ⓘ |
| familyName | Lynch ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy literature
ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ |
| givenName | Scott ⓘ |
| hasBlog | http://scottlynch.us/blog/ ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Jean Tannen
ⓘ
Locke Lamora ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.scottlynch.us/ ⓘ |
| influencedBy | fantasy genre traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Scott Lynch ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Red Seas Under Red Skies
ⓘ
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence ⓘ The Lies of Locke Lamora ⓘ The Republic of Thieves ⓘ |
| occupation |
fantasy writer
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfDebutWork | 2006 ⓘ |
| residence |
Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| series |
Gentleman Bastard series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Gentleman Bastard Sequence
|
| spouse | Elizabeth Bear ⓘ |
| startedWritingCareer | early 2000s ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Scott Lynch Description of subject: Scott Lynch is an American fantasy author best known for his Gentleman Bastard series, beginning with the novel "The Lies of Locke Lamora."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.