The Magician King
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The Magician King is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman that continues the story of Quentin Coldwater and his friends in the magical world of Fillory, blending dark, character-driven drama with genre-savvy adventure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Magician King canonical | 1 |
| The Magician's Land | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754168 — 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: The Magician King Context triple: [Lev Grossman, notableWork, The Magician King]
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A.
The Amber Spyglass
The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, concluding the epic fantasy story of Lyra and Will across multiple worlds.
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B.
The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife is the second novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, introducing a dimension-cutting knife and expanding the series’ multiverse and theological themes.
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C.
Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass is the fourth novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending fantasy, horror, and Western elements as it delves into Roland Deschain’s tragic backstory.
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D.
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel "Northern Lights," set in a parallel universe where a young girl embarks on a perilous journey involving armored bears, witches, and a mysterious substance called Dust.
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E.
La Belle Sauvage
La Belle Sauvage is a fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that serves as the first volume in his companion trilogy The Book of Dust, set in the same universe as His Dark Materials.
- 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: The Magician King Target entity description: The Magician King is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman that continues the story of Quentin Coldwater and his friends in the magical world of Fillory, blending dark, character-driven drama with genre-savvy adventure.
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A.
The Amber Spyglass
The Amber Spyglass is the third and final novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, concluding the epic fantasy story of Lyra and Will across multiple worlds.
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B.
The Subtle Knife
The Subtle Knife is the second novel in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, introducing a dimension-cutting knife and expanding the series’ multiverse and theological themes.
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C.
Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass is the fourth novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, blending fantasy, horror, and Western elements as it delves into Roland Deschain’s tragic backstory.
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D.
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel "Northern Lights," set in a parallel universe where a young girl embarks on a perilous journey involving armored bears, witches, and a mysterious substance called Dust.
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E.
La Belle Sauvage
La Belle Sauvage is a fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that serves as the first volume in his companion trilogy The Book of Dust, set in the same universe as His Dark Materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Lev Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Eliot Waugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janet NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Wicker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | William Staehle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | quest narrative in Fillory ⓘ |
| featuresMagicSystem | Brakebills-style formal magic ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Magician's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Magicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ portal fantasy ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Magician's Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0670022314 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780670022311 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
ⓘ
intertextual ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Quentin Coldwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
dark tone
ⓘ
genre-savvy commentary on fantasy tropes ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2011-08-09 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Magicians series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| series | The Magicians trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fillory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | alternating timelines ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of power
ⓘ
heroism and sacrifice ⓘ redemption ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| workInSeriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Magician King Description of subject: The Magician King is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman that continues the story of Quentin Coldwater and his friends in the magical world of Fillory, blending dark, character-driven drama with genre-savvy adventure.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Magician's Land