1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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The 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to honor the year's outstanding novel-length work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel canonical | 1 |
| Nebula Award for Best Novel: Dreamsnake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel Context triple: [The Fountains of Paradise, awardYear, 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel]
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
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B.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Award for Best Novella is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of fiction between short story and novel length.
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D.
Hugo Award for Best Series
The Hugo Award for Best Series is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing an ongoing book or story series for outstanding cumulative achievement in the genre.
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E.
Philip K. Dick Award
The Philip K. Dick Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing distinguished original science fiction novels published in paperback in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel Target entity description: The 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to honor the year's outstanding novel-length work.
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A.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for Best Novel is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the World Science Fiction Society to honor the best novel-length work published in the previous year.
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B.
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is a prestigious annual literary prize recognizing outstanding full-length science fiction works.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Award for Best Novella is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of fiction between short story and novel length.
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D.
Hugo Award for Best Series
The Hugo Award for Best Series is a major science fiction and fantasy honor recognizing an ongoing book or story series for outstanding cumulative achievement in the genre.
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E.
Philip K. Dick Award
The Philip K. Dick Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing distinguished original science fiction novels published in paperback in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy award
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literary award ⓘ science fiction award ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding science fiction or fantasy novel ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| category | Best Novel ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | novel-length works of science fiction or fantasy ⓘ |
| field |
literature
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ |
| inceptionOfSeries | follows earlier annual Nebula Best Novel awards ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | annual Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| language | primarily English-language works ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| medium | books ⓘ |
| organizer | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nebula Awards
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linked to:
Nebula Award
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| presentedBy |
SFWA
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor the year's outstanding novel-length work ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ⓘ |
| workLength | novel-length ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel Description of subject: The 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to honor the year's outstanding novel-length work.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel