Lord Valentine’s Castle
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Lord Valentine’s Castle is a science fantasy novel by Robert Silverberg set on the vast and vividly imagined world of Majipoor, following the amnesiac Valentine as he journeys to reclaim his rightful role as ruler.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Valentine’s Castle canonical | 17 |
| Lord Valentine's Castle | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Valentine’s Castle Context triple: [Robert Silverberg, notableWork, Lord Valentine’s Castle]
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
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C.
Stormont Castle
Stormont Castle is a historic government building in Belfast that serves as the main administrative headquarters and meeting place for Northern Ireland’s executive leadership.
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D.
St Donat’s Castle
St Donat’s Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the South Wales coast, best known as the long-time residence of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and now home to the international boarding school Atlantic College.
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E.
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
- 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: Lord Valentine’s Castle Target entity description: Lord Valentine’s Castle is a science fantasy novel by Robert Silverberg set on the vast and vividly imagined world of Majipoor, following the amnesiac Valentine as he journeys to reclaim his rightful role as ruler.
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
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C.
Stormont Castle
Stormont Castle is a historic government building in Belfast that serves as the main administrative headquarters and meeting place for Northern Ireland’s executive leadership.
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D.
St Donat’s Castle
St Donat’s Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the South Wales coast, best known as the long-time residence of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and now home to the international boarding school Atlantic College.
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E.
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Robert Silverberg ⓘ |
| award |
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
ⓘ
linked to:
Locus Award
|
| awardYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInSeries | first novel in the Majipoor series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist |
Ron Walotsky
ⓘ
Val Lakey Lindahn ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered a classic of science fantasy
ⓘ
widely praised for world-building ⓘ |
| features |
complex political structure on Majipoor
ⓘ
diverse alien and human cultures ⓘ telepathic powers ⓘ |
| fictionalWorldType | giant planet ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
ⓘ
science fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Carabella
ⓘ
Deliamber ⓘ Hissune ⓘ Sleet ⓘ Valentine ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Majipoor Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
The Majipoor Chronicles
Valentine Pontifex ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-06-014026-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Valentine ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Valentine’s journey to reclaim his rightful role as ruler ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| pageCount | 500+ ⓘ |
| partOf |
Majipoor cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Majipoor
|
| protagonistTrait | amnesiac ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harper & Row
ⓘ
Timescape Books ⓘ |
| series |
Majipoor series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Majipoor Chronicles
|
| setting | Majipoor ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
ⓘ
journey and quest ⓘ legitimacy of rule ⓘ memory and self-discovery ⓘ |
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Subject: Lord Valentine’s Castle Description of subject: Lord Valentine’s Castle is a science fantasy novel by Robert Silverberg set on the vast and vividly imagined world of Majipoor, following the amnesiac Valentine as he journeys to reclaim his rightful role as ruler.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Silverberg
linked to: Lord Valentine’s Castle
linked to: Lord Valentine’s Castle
linked to: Lord Valentine’s Castle
linked to: Lord Valentine’s Castle
subject linked to:
giant planet Majipoor
subject linked to:
giant planet Majipoor