King of Shadows
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King of Shadows is a historical fantasy novel by Susan Cooper that follows a modern boy actor mysteriously transported to Shakespeare’s London to perform with the Bard himself.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13324349 — 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: King of Shadows Context triple: [Susan Cooper, notableWork, King of Shadows]
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A.
King of Sorrow
King of Sorrow is a film featuring actor Kim Coates in a prominent role.
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B.
Kingdoms of the Night
Kingdoms of the Night is a large indoor nocturnal exhibit featuring creatures of the dark, located at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
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C.
Kingdom of the Shades
Kingdom of the Shades is the famous dreamlike scene from the ballet *La Bayadère* in which a long procession of white-clad ballerinas descends in hypnotically synchronized arabesques, epitomizing classical corps de ballet purity and precision.
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D.
Realm of Shadows
Realm of Shadows is the debut episode of the narrative-driven adventure game Batman: The Telltale Series, introducing players to its dark, choice-based reimagining of Gotham City and Bruce Wayne.
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E.
The Grey King
The Grey King is a fantasy novel in Susan Cooper’s "The Dark Is Rising" sequence, blending Arthurian legend with a modern battle between Light and Dark in the Welsh countryside.
- 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: King of Shadows Target entity description: King of Shadows is a historical fantasy novel by Susan Cooper that follows a modern boy actor mysteriously transported to Shakespeare’s London to perform with the Bard himself.
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A.
King of Sorrow
King of Sorrow is a film featuring actor Kim Coates in a prominent role.
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B.
Kingdoms of the Night
Kingdoms of the Night is a large indoor nocturnal exhibit featuring creatures of the dark, located at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
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C.
Kingdom of the Shades
Kingdom of the Shades is the famous dreamlike scene from the ballet *La Bayadère* in which a long procession of white-clad ballerinas descends in hypnotically synchronized arabesques, epitomizing classical corps de ballet purity and precision.
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D.
Realm of Shadows
Realm of Shadows is the debut episode of the narrative-driven adventure game Batman: The Telltale Series, introducing players to its dark, choice-based reimagining of Gotham City and Bruce Wayne.
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E.
The Grey King
The Grey King is a fantasy novel in Susan Cooper’s "The Dark Is Rising" sequence, blending Arthurian legend with a modern battle between Light and Dark in the Welsh countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Susan Cooper ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| featuresGenreElement |
fantastical time travel device
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historical detail about Elizabethan theatre ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Globe Theatre
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linked to:
The Globe Theatre
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| genre |
children's literature
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historical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAgeRange | middle grade and up ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 186 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Elizabethan theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
London history ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ acting ⓘ stage performance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
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grief ⓘ historical immersion ⓘ identity ⓘ the power of theatre ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | English-language market ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nat Field ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Margaret K. McElderry Books ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modern boy actor is transported back to Shakespeare's London to perform with William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Nat Field ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| setting |
20th-century United States
ⓘ
Elizabethan London ⓘ
linked to:
Early modern London
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| timeTravelElement | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of Shadows Description of subject: King of Shadows is a historical fantasy novel by Susan Cooper that follows a modern boy actor mysteriously transported to Shakespeare’s London to perform with the Bard himself.
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