Kraken
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Kraken is a dark urban fantasy novel by China Miéville that centers on a mysteriously vanished giant squid and the occult underworld of London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kraken canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861743 — 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: Kraken Context triple: [China Miéville, notableWork, Kraken]
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A.
Kraken
Kraken is the National Hockey League team based in Seattle, Washington, known for its maritime-themed branding and deep-sea mythological namesake.
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B.
Kraken
Kraken is a floorless steel roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando themed around a mythical sea monster and known for its intense inversions and high speeds.
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C.
Bradlava
Bradlava is a small river in the Czech Republic that serves as a left-bank tributary of the Úslava River.
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D.
Maelström
Maelström is a 2000 Canadian surrealist dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve that blends magical realism with a morally fraught, introspective narrative.
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E.
The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
- 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: Kraken Target entity description: Kraken is a dark urban fantasy novel by China Miéville that centers on a mysteriously vanished giant squid and the occult underworld of London.
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A.
Kraken
Kraken is the National Hockey League team based in Seattle, Washington, known for its maritime-themed branding and deep-sea mythological namesake.
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B.
Kraken
Kraken is a floorless steel roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando themed around a mythical sea monster and known for its intense inversions and high speeds.
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C.
Bradlava
Bradlava is a small river in the Czech Republic that serves as a left-bank tributary of the Úslava River.
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D.
Maelström
Maelström is a 2000 Canadian surrealist dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve that blends magical realism with a morally fraught, introspective narrative.
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E.
The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark urban fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | China Miéville ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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linked to:
Locus Award
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| centralPlotElement |
apocalyptic cults
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magical underground factions ⓘ mysteriously vanished giant squid ⓘ |
| containsElement |
London crime underworld
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magic ⓘ magical unions and guilds ⓘ occult practices ⓘ talking tattoos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | Embassytown ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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urban fantasy ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Collingswood
ⓘ
Dane Parnell ⓘ Goss ⓘ Subby ⓘ The Tattoo ⓘ Wati ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-230-71299-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Billy Harrow ⓘ |
| marketedAs | standalone novel ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of crime, fantasy, and satire
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inventive magical London setting ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| partOf | China Miéville bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | The City & the City ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum curator ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Del Rey Books
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Macmillan ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
occult underworld of London ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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belief and faith ⓘ bureaucracy and power ⓘ religion and cults ⓘ urban mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kraken Description of subject: Kraken is a dark urban fantasy novel by China Miéville that centers on a mysteriously vanished giant squid and the occult underworld of London.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Miéville