Ultima
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Ultima is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores grand-scale cosmic engineering, alternate histories, and the far future of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ultima canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805631 — 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: Ultima Context triple: [Stephen Baxter, notableWork, Ultima]
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A.
The Last Druid
The Last Druid is the concluding novel in Terry Brooks’s Shannara saga, wrapping up the long-running epic fantasy storyline of the Four Lands.
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B.
Faith of the Seven
Faith of the Seven is the dominant polytheistic religion in the world of Game of Thrones, centered on worship of seven aspects of a single deity and closely tied to the politics and culture of Westeros.
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C.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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D.
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire is a 1981 prehistoric adventure film that dramatizes early human tribes’ struggle to control fire, noted for its minimal dialogue and anthropological focus.
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E.
Alexandria Ultima
Alexandria Ultima is the Latin name for Alexandria Eschate, an ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the far northeastern edge of his empire in Central Asia.
- 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: Ultima Target entity description: Ultima is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores grand-scale cosmic engineering, alternate histories, and the far future of humanity.
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A.
The Last Druid
The Last Druid is the concluding novel in Terry Brooks’s Shannara saga, wrapping up the long-running epic fantasy storyline of the Four Lands.
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B.
Faith of the Seven
Faith of the Seven is the dominant polytheistic religion in the world of Game of Thrones, centered on worship of seven aspects of a single deity and closely tied to the politics and culture of Westeros.
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C.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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D.
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire is a 1981 prehistoric adventure film that dramatizes early human tribes’ struggle to control fire, noted for its minimal dialogue and anthropological focus.
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E.
Alexandria Ultima
Alexandria Ultima is the Latin name for Alexandria Eschate, an ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the far northeastern edge of his empire in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Baxter ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alternate histories
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cosmic engineering ⓘ cosmology ⓘ far future of humanity ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Gollancz house design (UK edition) ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
alternate Roman Empire history
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artificial wormholes ⓘ grand-scale cosmic engineering ⓘ multiverse ⓘ post-human evolution ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| followsEventsOf | colonization of Proxima Centauri system ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575116870 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Holle Groundwater
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Steph Kalinski ⓘ Yuri Eden ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400–500 pages ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeriesPosition | 2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
idea-driven narrative
ⓘ
scientifically grounded prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
multiple timelines
ⓘ
multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed scientific speculation
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integration of alternate history and space opera ⓘ large-scale cosmological scope ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Proxima–Ultima series
ⓘ
linked to:
Proxima–Ultima duology
|
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz ⓘ |
| sequelTo | Proxima ⓘ |
| setting |
alternate timelines
ⓘ
far future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
alternate history fiction
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hard science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | early 2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ultima Description of subject: Ultima is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores grand-scale cosmic engineering, alternate histories, and the far future of humanity.
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