The Books of Beginning
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The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Books of Beginning canonical | 11 |
| The Books of Beginning trilogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1884304 — 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 Books of Beginning Context triple: [John Stephens, notableWorkSeries, The Books of Beginning]
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Lord of Beginnings
Lord of Beginnings is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his role as the remover of obstacles and patron of new ventures and auspicious starts.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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The Nectar of Instruction
The Nectar of Instruction is a concise Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional text by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that elaborates practical guidance for spiritual advancement based on Rupa Goswami’s Upadesamrita.
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The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- 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 Books of Beginning Target entity description: The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
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A.
Lord of Beginnings
Lord of Beginnings is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his role as the remover of obstacles and patron of new ventures and auspicious starts.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
The Nectar of Instruction
The Nectar of Instruction is a concise Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional text by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada that elaborates practical guidance for spiritual advancement based on Rupa Goswami’s Upadesamrita.
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D.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Books of Beginning Description of subject: The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John Stephens
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John Stephens
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John Stephens
linked to: The Books of Beginning
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The Books of Beginning
subject linked to:
The Books of Beginning
subject linked to:
The Books of Beginning