The Trade of Queens
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The Trade of Queens is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that continues his "Merchant Princes" series, blending parallel-world politics, espionage, and economic intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Trade of Queens canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7060099 — 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 Trade of Queens Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Trade of Queens]
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A.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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B.
Queen of Kings
Queen of Kings was the imperial title held by Empress Zewditu I of Ethiopia, signifying her status as the reigning monarch and supreme ruler of the Ethiopian Empire.
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C.
La Reina
La Reina is a residential and commercial commune in eastern Santiago, Chile, known for its quiet neighborhoods and proximity to the Andes foothills.
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D.
The Queen of Four Kingdoms
The Queen of Four Kingdoms is a historical novel by Princess Michael of Kent that dramatizes the life and political intrigues of a medieval European queen.
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E.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
- 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 Trade of Queens Target entity description: The Trade of Queens is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that continues his "Merchant Princes" series, blending parallel-world politics, espionage, and economic intrigue.
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A.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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B.
Queen of Kings
Queen of Kings was the imperial title held by Empress Zewditu I of Ethiopia, signifying her status as the reigning monarch and supreme ruler of the Ethiopian Empire.
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C.
La Reina
La Reina is a residential and commercial commune in eastern Santiago, Chile, known for its quiet neighborhoods and proximity to the Andes foothills.
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D.
The Queen of Four Kingdoms
The Queen of Four Kingdoms is a historical novel by Princess Michael of Kent that dramatizes the life and political intrigues of a medieval European queen.
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E.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Charles Stross ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Shane Rebenschied ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brilliana
ⓘ
Mike Fleming ⓘ Miriam Beckstein ⓘ |
| follows | The Revolution Business ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-7653-1679-8 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 304 ⓘ |
| isFinalEntryInSeriesArc | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Merchant Princes
ⓘ
linked to:
Merchant Princes
|
| precededBy | The Revolution Business ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| setting |
Gruinmarkt
ⓘ
linked to:
Gruinmarkt (alternate world)
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
parallel universes ⓘ |
| theme |
economic intrigue
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ interdimensional trade ⓘ parallel-world politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Trade of Queens Description of subject: The Trade of Queens is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that continues his "Merchant Princes" series, blending parallel-world politics, espionage, and economic intrigue.
Referenced by (4)
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