The Manticore’s Secret
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The Manticore’s Secret is a fantasy novel by Indian author Samit Basu, set in his Turbulence universe–style world of myth, magic, and alternate history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Manticore’s Secret canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7958385 — 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 Manticore’s Secret Context triple: [Samit Basu, notableWork, The Manticore’s Secret]
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A.
The Intrigue
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B.
The Scarlet Claw
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C.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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D.
The Serpent Brotherhood
The Serpent Brotherhood is a secretive, villainous organization in *The Librarian* franchise that seeks to obtain and exploit powerful magical artifacts for its own gain.
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E.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
- 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 Manticore’s Secret Target entity description: The Manticore’s Secret is a fantasy novel by Indian author Samit Basu, set in his Turbulence universe–style world of myth, magic, and alternate history.
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A.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
-
B.
The Scarlet Claw
The Scarlet Claw is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes mystery film in which Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce investigate a series of murders in a fog-shrouded Canadian village.
-
C.
The Shrike
"The Shrike" is a 1955 psychological drama film starring June Allyson and José Ferrer, adapted from Joseph Kramm’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a man trapped in a manipulative mental hospital system.
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D.
The Serpent Brotherhood
The Serpent Brotherhood is a secretive, villainous organization in *The Librarian* franchise that seeks to obtain and exploit powerful magical artifacts for its own gain.
-
E.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Samit Basu ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverseRelation | sharesStyleWithTurbulenceUniverse ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Unwaba Revelations ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history fiction
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ mythic fiction ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalElementsFrom |
Indian mythology
ⓘ
global mythology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mediaType |
paperback
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativeFeatures |
alternate history
ⓘ
magic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Simoqin Prophecies ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books India
ⓘ
linked to:
Penguin Books
|
| series | GameWorld trilogy ⓘ |
| setting |
GameWorld
ⓘ
linked to:
GameWorld trilogy
secondary fantasy world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Manticore’s Secret Description of subject: The Manticore’s Secret is a fantasy novel by Indian author Samit Basu, set in his Turbulence universe–style world of myth, magic, and alternate history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.