The Rowan
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The Rowan is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a powerful telepathic woman who rises from a traumatic childhood to become a key figure in an interstellar psychic transport network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rowan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666390 — 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 Rowan Context triple: [Anne McCaffrey, notableWork, The Rowan]
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
Wildwood
Wildwood is a popular seaside resort city on the Jersey Shore known for its expansive beaches, lively boardwalk, and classic Doo Wop–style motels.
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C.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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D.
The Silver Tree
The Silver Tree is a solo album by Australian musician and Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard, showcasing her ethereal voice and atmospheric, world-fusion soundscapes.
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E.
The Wellspring
The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
- 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 Rowan Target entity description: The Rowan is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a powerful telepathic woman who rises from a traumatic childhood to become a key figure in an interstellar psychic transport network.
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
Wildwood
Wildwood is a popular seaside resort city on the Jersey Shore known for its expansive beaches, lively boardwalk, and classic Doo Wop–style motels.
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C.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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D.
The Silver Tree
The Silver Tree is a solo album by Australian musician and Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard, showcasing her ethereal voice and atmospheric, world-fusion soundscapes.
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E.
The Wellspring
The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Tower and Prime telepaths system
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interstellar psychic transport network ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | FT&T ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| followedBy | Damia ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1990 science fiction novels
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American science fiction novels ⓘ Novels by Anne McCaffrey ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Michael Whelan ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Jeff Raven
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The Rowan (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Rowan
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Tower and the Hive universe
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linked to:
The Tower and the Hive series
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| plotElement |
defense against alien threat
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orphaned child rescued after a mudslide ⓘ training of a powerful Prime telepath ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility |
telekinesis
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telepathy ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher |
G. P. Putnam's Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
|
| series | The Tower and the Hive ⓘ |
| setting |
future
ⓘ
interstellar civilization ⓘ |
| subgenre |
psychic fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
found family
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overcoming childhood trauma ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ romantic partnership between telepaths ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rowan Description of subject: The Rowan is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a powerful telepathic woman who rises from a traumatic childhood to become a key figure in an interstellar psychic transport network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.