Kiln People
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Kiln People is a science fiction novel by David Brin that explores a future where people can create short-lived, disposable clay duplicates of themselves, raising complex questions about identity, consciousness, and morality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kiln People canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7657710 — 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: Kiln People Context triple: [David Brin, notableWork, Kiln People]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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- 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: Kiln People Target entity description: Kiln People is a science fiction novel by David Brin that explores a future where people can create short-lived, disposable clay duplicates of themselves, raising complex questions about identity, consciousness, and morality.
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A.
Ashes and Glass
"Ashes and Glass" is a song by RatDog, the rock band led by former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, known for its improvisational live performances.
-
B.
The Fire and the Hearth
The Fire and the Hearth is a novella by William Faulkner that forms one of the interconnected stories in his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South.
-
C.
The Furnace
The Furnace is the passionate home ground of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur FC, renowned for its intense atmosphere and fervent local support.
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D.
The Cut-Glass Bowl
The Cut-Glass Bowl is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of materialism, marital strain, and the unintended consequences of seemingly glamorous possessions in early 20th-century American society.
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E.
Flesh and Stone
"Flesh and Stone" is a 2010 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Eleventh Doctor, continuing the Weeping Angels storyline begun in "The Time of Angels."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | David Brin ⓘ |
| awardsRecognition |
nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel
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nominated for John W. Campbell Memorial Award ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
copyable consciousness
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memory reintegration from copies ⓘ short-lived disposable clay duplicates ⓘ |
| copyLifespan | one day ⓘ |
| copyMaterial | synthetic clay ⓘ |
| copyProperty | can be specialized for different tasks ⓘ |
| copyProperty |
can download memories back to original
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has limited durability ⓘ |
| copyTerm | ditto ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresQuestion |
ethical limits of self-duplication
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legal status of artificial persons ⓘ what makes an individual unique ⓘ whether copies have the same rights as originals ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-7653-0067-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | multiple viewpoints from different copies ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person from multiple versions of the protagonist ⓘ |
| partOf | David Brin bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
crime involving duplication technology
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investigation of a political conspiracy ⓘ |
| protagonist | Albert Morris ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| subgenre |
hard science fiction
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philosophical science fiction ⓘ |
| technologyType | clay-based duplication technology ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights of artificial beings
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consciousness ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ identity ⓘ labor exploitation ⓘ morality ⓘ personhood ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| workOf | David Brin ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Kiln People Description of subject: Kiln People is a science fiction novel by David Brin that explores a future where people can create short-lived, disposable clay duplicates of themselves, raising complex questions about identity, consciousness, and morality.
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