Dead Lies Dreaming
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Dead Lies Dreaming is an urban fantasy novel by Charles Stross set in his Laundry Files universe, blending occult magic, bureaucratic satire, and heist-thriller elements in a post-apocalyptic London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Lies Dreaming canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060091 — 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: Dead Lies Dreaming Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, Dead Lies Dreaming]
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A.
A Bad Dream
"A Bad Dream" is a melancholic piano-driven song by the English band Keane, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric, emotive sound.
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B.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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C.
Worse Dreams
"Worse Dreams" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album "King Animal."
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D.
Lies Sleeping
Lies Sleeping is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following wizard-cop Peter Grant as he confronts magical threats in contemporary London.
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E.
Dead Wishes
"Dead Wishes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell from his 2015 solo album *Higher Truth*.
- 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: Dead Lies Dreaming Target entity description: Dead Lies Dreaming is an urban fantasy novel by Charles Stross set in his Laundry Files universe, blending occult magic, bureaucratic satire, and heist-thriller elements in a post-apocalyptic London.
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A.
A Bad Dream
"A Bad Dream" is a melancholic piano-driven song by the English band Keane, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric, emotive sound.
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B.
Book of Dreams
"Book of Dreams" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Lucky Town*, known for its intimate, romantic lyrics and reflective tone.
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C.
Worse Dreams
"Worse Dreams" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album "King Animal."
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D.
Lies Sleeping
Lies Sleeping is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following wizard-cop Peter Grant as he confronts magical threats in contemporary London.
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E.
Dead Wishes
"Dead Wishes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell from his 2015 solo album *Higher Truth*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heist novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cthulhu Mythos–inspired cosmology of the Laundry Files ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries | set after the apocalyptic events in later Laundry Files novels ⓘ |
| continuity | shares continuity with the Laundry Files main series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features | new protagonists distinct from the original Laundry Files main characters ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Laundry Files
ⓘ
linked to:
The Laundry Files
|
| genre |
bureaucratic satire
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ heist thriller ⓘ occult fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Lovecraftian horror elements
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criminal underworld ⓘ magic system based on mathematics and computation ⓘ occult rituals ⓘ secret agencies ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
Lovecraftian urban fantasy
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bureaucratic fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucracy
ⓘ
mythos horror ⓘ occult magic ⓘ post-apocalyptic society ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ satire of government ⓘ surveillance state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic horror
ⓘ
satirical prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | heist plot ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Laundry Files universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Laundry Files
|
| publisher |
Tor.com
ⓘ
linked to:
Tor.com (editorial work)
|
| series |
The Laundry Files universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Laundry Files
|
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
post-apocalyptic London ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workType | spin-off novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Lies Dreaming Description of subject: Dead Lies Dreaming is an urban fantasy novel by Charles Stross set in his Laundry Files universe, blending occult magic, bureaucratic satire, and heist-thriller elements in a post-apocalyptic London.
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