And the Ocean Was Our Sky
E409548
And the Ocean Was Our Sky is a dark, illustrated fantasy novella by Patrick Ness that reimagines the story of Moby-Dick from the perspective of whales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| And the Ocean Was Our Sky canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029627 — 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: And the Ocean Was Our Sky Context triple: [Patrick Ness, notableWork, And the Ocean Was Our Sky]
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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C.
Into the Ocean
"Into the Ocean" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Blue October that blends introspective lyrics about loss and depression with a haunting, melodic arrangement.
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D.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
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E.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
- 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: And the Ocean Was Our Sky Target entity description: And the Ocean Was Our Sky is a dark, illustrated fantasy novella by Patrick Ness that reimagines the story of Moby-Dick from the perspective of whales.
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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C.
Into the Ocean
"Into the Ocean" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Blue October that blends introspective lyrics about loss and depression with a haunting, melodic arrangement.
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D.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
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E.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novella
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illustrated book ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Ness ⓘ |
| basedOn | Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cycle of hatred
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faith ⓘ myth ⓘ otherness ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Rovina Cai ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Toby Wick ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
humans
ⓘ
whales ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
9780062877444
ⓘ
9781406383560 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
legendary hunter
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prophecy ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| hasParatext | illustrations integrated with text ⓘ |
| illustrator | Rovina Cai ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAllusion |
Captain Ahab
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whaling lore ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bathsheba ⓘ |
| marketedAs | illustrated novella ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Bathsheba ⓘ |
| pageCount | 160 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperTeen
ⓘ
Walker Books ⓘ |
| setting | an inverted oceanic world ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adult ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf | whales ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: And the Ocean Was Our Sky Description of subject: And the Ocean Was Our Sky is a dark, illustrated fantasy novella by Patrick Ness that reimagines the story of Moby-Dick from the perspective of whales.
Referenced by (3)
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