Blue Horizon
E397513
Blue Horizon is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family in colonial Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Horizon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3892555 — 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: Blue Horizon Context triple: [Wilbur Smith, notableWork, Blue Horizon]
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A.
Under a Blanket of Blue
"Under a Blanket of Blue" is a jazz standard best known for its smooth, romantic rendition by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
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B.
Blue Sky
"Blue Sky" is a melodic, country-influenced rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, celebrated for its dual guitar harmonies and uplifting, improvisational feel.
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C.
Blue Sky
Blue Sky is a 1994 drama film starring Jessica Lange as the troubled wife of a U.S. Army officer, a role that earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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E.
This Side of the Blue
"This Side of the Blue" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, surreal lyrics.
- 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: Blue Horizon Target entity description: Blue Horizon is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family in colonial Africa.
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A.
Under a Blanket of Blue
"Under a Blanket of Blue" is a jazz standard best known for its smooth, romantic rendition by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
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B.
Blue Sky
"Blue Sky" is a melodic, country-influenced rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, celebrated for its dual guitar harmonies and uplifting, improvisational feel.
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C.
Blue Sky
Blue Sky is a 1994 drama film starring Jessica Lange as the troubled wife of a U.S. Army officer, a role that earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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E.
This Side of the Blue
"This Side of the Blue" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, surreal lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical adventure novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| authorNationality | South African ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Unknown ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Courtney family ⓘ |
| follows | Monsoon ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780330376310 ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
colonial conflict
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exploration ⓘ family saga ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | members of the Courtney family ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Triumph of the Sun ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesOrder | 11 ⓘ |
| mainCharacterFamilyName | Courtney ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| pageCount | 768 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Courtney series ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
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| settingLocation | Africa ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| subseries | Third sequence of the Courtney novels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Horizon Description of subject: Blue Horizon is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family in colonial Africa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.