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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
not adapted
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Gene_Wolfe
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:complex
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gptkbp:climax
|
Horn's journey
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gptkbp:conflict
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external
internal
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
influenced authors
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Long_Sun
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Book of the Short Sun
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:fantasy_literature
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0312870934
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gptkbp:language
|
English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Horn
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gptkbp:motif
|
gptkb:sacrifice
gptkb:transformation
journey
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" We are all made of stars."
" The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."
" Time is a river that flows in one direction."
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
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gptkbp:plot
|
multi-layered
|
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gptkbp:predecessor
|
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Long_Sun
|
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1999
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Tor_Books
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
|
young adult
adult
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Long_Sun
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_New_Sun
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gptkbp:resolution
|
open-ended
|
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gptkbp:series
|
The Solar Cycle
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gptkbp:setting
|
Urth
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gptkbp:style
|
lyrical
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gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_New_Sun
|
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gptkbp:symbolism
|
gptkb:light
gptkb:water
the sun
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gptkbp:themes
|
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
reality
|
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Claw_of_the_Conciliator
gptkb:The_Sword_of_the_Lictor
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
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