Komarr
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Komarr is a science fiction novel in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, focusing on political intrigue, ecological disaster, and character-driven drama on the planet Komarr.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Komarr canonical | 6 |
| planet Komarr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6910291 — 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: Komarr Context triple: [Lois McMaster Bujold, notableWork, Komarr]
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A.
Caladan
Caladan is the oceanic homeworld of House Atreides in the Dune universe, known for its rainy climate, lush landscapes, and stark contrast to the desert planet Arrakis.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Trantor
Trantor is the vast, planet-wide city that serves as the capital of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe.
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D.
Ceti
Ceti is the Latin genitive form of Cetus, used in astronomy to denote stars and objects belonging to the constellation Cetus.
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E.
Kessel
Kessel is a French surname most notably borne by Joseph Kessel, a prominent 20th-century novelist and journalist.
- 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: Komarr Target entity description: Komarr is a science fiction novel in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, focusing on political intrigue, ecological disaster, and character-driven drama on the planet Komarr.
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A.
Caladan
Caladan is the oceanic homeworld of House Atreides in the Dune universe, known for its rainy climate, lush landscapes, and stark contrast to the desert planet Arrakis.
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B.
Giedi Prime
Giedi Prime is the heavily industrialized, polluted homeworld of House Harkonnen in the Dune universe, known for its harsh environment and oppressive society.
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C.
Trantor
Trantor is the vast, planet-wide city that serves as the capital of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe.
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D.
Ceti
Ceti is the Latin genitive form of Cetus, used in astronomy to denote stars and objects belonging to the constellation Cetus.
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E.
Kessel
Kessel is a French surname most notably borne by Joseph Kessel, a prominent 20th-century novelist and journalist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Lois McMaster Bujold ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
Komarran conspiracy against the Barrayaran Empire
ⓘ
investigation of a space accident with political implications ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
Ekaterin’s decision about her future and marriage
ⓘ
Miles Vorkosigan’s first official Imperial Auditor case ⓘ sabotage of a solar mirror array ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacterRole |
Ekaterin Vorsoisson as Komarran resident of Barrayaran descent
ⓘ
Miles Vorkosigan as Imperial Auditor ⓘ
linked to:
Miles Vorkosigan
Tien Vorsoisson as Barrayaran bureaucrat ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Barrayaran Imperial Embassy on Komarr
ⓘ
Komarran orbital habitats ⓘ surface of Komarr ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
abuse and control in marriage
ⓘ
character-driven drama ⓘ colonialism and occupation ⓘ ecological disaster ⓘ imperial politics ⓘ marriage and relationships ⓘ personal integrity ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Civil Campaign ⓘ |
| genre |
political fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ekaterin Vorsoisson
ⓘ
Miles Vorkosigan ⓘ Tien Vorsoisson ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
planet Komarr
ⓘ
linked to:
Komarr
|
| narrativeFocus |
Ekaterin Vorsoisson
ⓘ
Miles Vorkosigan ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of Ekaterin as a major series character
ⓘ
strong focus on domestic and psychological issues within a space opera setting ⓘ transition of Miles into a new career after the Dendarii ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Vorkosigan Saga
ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
|
| precededBy | Memory ⓘ |
| publisher | Baen Books ⓘ |
| seriesOrderInVorkosiganSaga | later Miles Vorkosigan novel ⓘ |
| settingUniverse |
Vorkosigan universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Komarr Description of subject: Komarr is a science fiction novel in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, focusing on political intrigue, ecological disaster, and character-driven drama on the planet Komarr.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
subject linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
linked to: Komarr