The Black Reckoning
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The Black Reckoning is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the third book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, which follows three siblings wielding powerful magical artifacts to confront an ancient evil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Reckoning canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1884303 — 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 Black Reckoning Context triple: [John Stephens, notableWork, The Black Reckoning]
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A.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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B.
The Reawakening
The Reawakening is an alternate title for the 1921 silent drama film "The Truce."
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- 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 Black Reckoning Target entity description: The Black Reckoning is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the third book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, which follows three siblings wielding powerful magical artifacts to confront an ancient evil.
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A.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
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B.
The Reawakening
The Reawakening is an alternate title for the 1921 silent drama film "The Truce."
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
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E.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ middle-grade novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | John Stephens ⓘ |
| centralElement |
The Book of the Dead
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Dead
The Emerald Atlas ⓘ The Fire Chronicle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
destiny
ⓘ
family ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| features | three siblings wielding magical artifacts ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dire Magnus
ⓘ
Dr. Pym ⓘ
linked to:
Hank Pym
Emma Wibberly ⓘ Kate Wibberly ⓘ Michael Wibberly ⓘ |
| follows |
The Emerald Atlas
ⓘ
The Fire Chronicle ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem | artifacts-based magic ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | the Wibberly siblings ⓘ |
| intendedAgeRange | 8–12 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainConflict | confronting an ancient evil ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | conclusion of The Books of Beginning trilogy ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Books of Beginning ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Fire Chronicle ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| settingType | secondary world fantasy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Reckoning Description of subject: The Black Reckoning is a fantasy novel by John Stephens, the third book in his middle-grade series The Books of Beginning, which follows three siblings wielding powerful magical artifacts to confront an ancient evil.
Referenced by (11)
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