The Skies of Pern
E473611
The Skies of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Dragonriders of Pern universe, continuing the story of dragonriders as they face new social and technological changes on their world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Skies of Pern canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753467 — 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 Skies of Pern Context triple: [Dragonriders of Pern, includesWork, The Skies of Pern]
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A.
The Renegades of Pern
The Renegades of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey that explores the lives of outcasts and holdless people on the planet Pern, running parallel to and intersecting with events from earlier Dragonriders of Pern books.
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B.
All the Weyrs of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey in the Dragonriders of Pern series, focusing on a pivotal technological and social turning point for the dragonriders’ world.
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C.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a long-running science fantasy book series by Anne McCaffrey (later continued by her son Todd) that follows telepathically bonded dragonriders defending the planet Pern from a deadly extraterrestrial threat called Thread.
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D.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Pern universe, focusing on the dragonriders’ struggle against a devastating plague.
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E.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
- 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 Skies of Pern Target entity description: The Skies of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Dragonriders of Pern universe, continuing the story of dragonriders as they face new social and technological changes on their world.
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A.
The Renegades of Pern
The Renegades of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey that explores the lives of outcasts and holdless people on the planet Pern, running parallel to and intersecting with events from earlier Dragonriders of Pern books.
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B.
All the Weyrs of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey in the Dragonriders of Pern series, focusing on a pivotal technological and social turning point for the dragonriders’ world.
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C.
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is a long-running science fantasy book series by Anne McCaffrey (later continued by her son Todd) that follows telepathically bonded dragonriders defending the planet Pern from a deadly extraterrestrial threat called Thread.
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D.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Pern universe, focusing on the dragonriders’ struggle against a devastating plague.
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E.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fantasy novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter | dragonriders ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
Thread
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telepathy ⓘ teleportation ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | dragons ⓘ |
| follows | The Dolphins of Pern ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasFranchise | Pern ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | life on Pern after major technological advances ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dragonriders of Pern ⓘ |
| setting | Pern ⓘ |
| theme |
adaptation to progress
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social change ⓘ technological change ⓘ tradition versus innovation ⓘ |
| universe | Dragonriders of Pern universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Skies of Pern Description of subject: The Skies of Pern is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in her Dragonriders of Pern universe, continuing the story of dragonriders as they face new social and technological changes on their world.
Referenced by (5)
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