The Coming Race

E278072

science fiction novel

The Coming Race is an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that depicts a technologically and psychically advanced subterranean civilization, and is often cited as an early influence on later speculative and occult literature.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Coming Race canonical	2
The Coming Race (novel)	1
Vril, the Power of the Coming Race	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2551816 — 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 Coming Race
Context triple: [Edward Bulwer-Lytton, notableWork, The Coming Race]

A. People of the Dawn
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B. Tierra de Gigantes
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C. The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
D. Walking with Beasts
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E. Land of Giants
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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 Coming Race
Target entity description: The Coming Race is an 1871 science fiction novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that depicts a technologically and psychically advanced subterranean civilization, and is often cited as an early influence on later speculative and occult literature.

A. People of the Dawn
People of the Dawn is a term referring to the Wabanaki peoples, an Indigenous confederacy of the Northeastern Woodlands known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the dawn-lit regions of northeastern North America.
B. Tierra de Gigantes
Tierra de Gigantes is a popular nickname for the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, highlighting its reputation for producing prominent figures in sports, culture, and public life.
C. The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
D. Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts is a BBC documentary series that uses CGI and scientific research to depict the evolution and lives of prehistoric mammals after the age of the dinosaurs.
E. Land of Giants
Land of Giants is a folk music album by The New Christy Minstrels that showcases the group’s signature 1960s choral folk style and storytelling songs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	science fiction novel ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Vril, the Power of the Coming Race ⓘ linked to: The Coming Race
author	Edward Bulwer-Lytton ⓘ
centralConcept	Vril ⓘ linked to: Vril-ya
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts	underground world ⓘ
features	psychically advanced beings ⓘ technologically advanced society ⓘ
firstEditionFormat	print ⓘ
genre	science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter	Vril-ya ⓘ
hasImaginaryTechnology	Vril energy ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	concept of vril in occultism ⓘ later hollow earth fiction ⓘ pseudoscientific ideas about hidden races ⓘ
hasMotive	critique of contemporary society ⓘ speculation about future evolution of humanity ⓘ
hasNarrator	unnamed male traveler ⓘ
hasTheme	decline of surface civilizations ⓘ gender roles ⓘ power and technology ⓘ race and superiority ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ utopian society ⓘ
influenced	Theosophical thought ⓘ early science fiction writers ⓘ esoteric movements ⓘ occult literature ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	Victorian literature ⓘ
literarySignificance	early work of science fiction dealing with advanced hidden races ⓘ
narrativeForm	first-person narrative ⓘ
publicationDate	1871 ⓘ
publisher	Chapman and Hall ⓘ
setting	subterranean civilization ⓘ
timePeriodOfPublication	Victorian era ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton → notableWork → The Coming Race ⓘ

The Coming Race → alsoKnownAs → Vril, the Power of the Coming Race ⓘ

linked to: The Coming Race

Vril-ya → appearsIn → The Coming Race ⓘ

Vril-ya → relatedWork → The Coming Race (novel) ⓘ