Dragonflight
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Dragonflight is a classic science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that introduces the dragonriders of Pern and launched her acclaimed Dragonriders of Pern series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragonflight canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666385 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragonflight Context triple: [Anne McCaffrey, notableWork, Dragonflight]
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A.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first major expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG World of Warcraft, introducing the Outland continent, the Blood Elf and Draenei races, and raising the level cap.
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B.
Forged in the Barrens
Forged in the Barrens is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around World of Warcraft’s Barrens zone, introducing new cards, mechanics, and characters inspired by the Horde’s early adventures.
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C.
Journey to Un'Goro
Journey to Un'Goro is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around the prehistoric Un'Goro Crater, introducing new mechanics like Quests and Adapt along with dinosaur- and elemental-themed cards.
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D.
Saviors of Uldum
Saviors of Uldum is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around desert exploration and ancient Egyptian-inspired adventures, featuring new cards, mechanics, and a continuation of the League of Explorers storyline.
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E.
Shadowlands
Shadowlands is a biographical stage play and later film that poignantly depicts the relationship between author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Davidman, exploring themes of love, faith, and loss.
- 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: Dragonflight Target entity description: Dragonflight is a classic science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that introduces the dragonriders of Pern and launched her acclaimed Dragonriders of Pern series.
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A.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first major expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG World of Warcraft, introducing the Outland continent, the Blood Elf and Draenei races, and raising the level cap.
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B.
Forged in the Barrens
Forged in the Barrens is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around World of Warcraft’s Barrens zone, introducing new cards, mechanics, and characters inspired by the Horde’s early adventures.
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C.
Journey to Un'Goro
Journey to Un'Goro is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around the prehistoric Un'Goro Crater, introducing new mechanics like Quests and Adapt along with dinosaur- and elemental-themed cards.
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D.
Saviors of Uldum
Saviors of Uldum is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around desert exploration and ancient Egyptian-inspired adventures, featuring new cards, mechanics, and a continuation of the League of Explorers storyline.
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E.
Shadowlands
Shadowlands is a biographical stage play and later film that poignantly depicts the relationship between author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Davidman, exploring themes of love, faith, and loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| antagonisticForce | Thread ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novella nomination for Dragonrider
ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Novella nomination for Weyr Search ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novella nomination for Dragonrider ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novella nomination for Weyr Search ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dragonrider
ⓘ
Weyr Search ⓘ |
| centralGroup |
dragonriders of Pern
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linked to:
Dragonriders of Pern
|
| centralTheme |
bond between humans and dragons
ⓘ
duty and responsibility ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Gervasio Gallardo ⓘ |
| expandedFrom |
Dragonrider
ⓘ
Weyr Search ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dragonquest ⓘ |
| genre |
planetary romance
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1968 novels
ⓘ
American science fiction novels ⓘ Dragonriders of Pern novels ⓘ
linked to:
Dragonriders of Pern
|
| hasInfluenceOn | later science fiction about human–dragon bonds ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement | fantasy elements ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-33424-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
F’lar
ⓘ
linked to:
F'lar
F’nor ⓘ
linked to:
F'nor
Lessa ⓘ |
| mainSpecies | dragons ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing the dragonriders of Pern
ⓘ
launching the Dragonriders of Pern series ⓘ |
| originalMediumOfComponents | Analog magazine ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | fix-up novel ⓘ |
| pageCount | 332 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books ⓘ |
| series | Dragonriders of Pern ⓘ |
| setting |
Pern
ⓘ
fictional planet Pern ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dragonflight Description of subject: Dragonflight is a classic science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that introduces the dragonriders of Pern and launched her acclaimed Dragonriders of Pern series.
Referenced by (12)
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