The Specialist novel by John Shirley
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"The Specialist" is a 1990 action-thriller novel by John Shirley about a professional assassin whose lethal skills and moral conflicts drive a violent tale of revenge and betrayal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Specialist novel by John Shirley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839610 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Specialist novel by John Shirley Context triple: [The Specialist, basedOn, The Specialist novel by John Shirley]
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A.
The Specialist
The Specialist is a 1994 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, centered on a bomb expert drawn into a deadly revenge plot.
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B.
novel "The Bourne Enigma"
"The Bourne Enigma" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series, continuing the adventures of the amnesiac assassin in a high-stakes international conspiracy.
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C.
novel "The Bourne Deception"
"The Bourne Deception" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series that continues the amnesiac assassin’s high-stakes adventures of espionage, conspiracy, and identity.
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D.
Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series
Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series is a classic science fiction saga about relentless, self-replicating machines bent on exterminating all life in the galaxy.
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E.
novel "The Bourne Sanction"
"The Bourne Sanction" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series, continuing the adventures of the amnesiac assassin in a high-stakes international conspiracy.
- 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 Specialist novel by John Shirley Target entity description: "The Specialist" is a 1990 action-thriller novel by John Shirley about a professional assassin whose lethal skills and moral conflicts drive a violent tale of revenge and betrayal.
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A.
The Specialist
The Specialist is a 1994 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, centered on a bomb expert drawn into a deadly revenge plot.
-
B.
novel "The Bourne Enigma"
"The Bourne Enigma" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series, continuing the adventures of the amnesiac assassin in a high-stakes international conspiracy.
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C.
novel "The Bourne Deception"
"The Bourne Deception" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series that continues the amnesiac assassin’s high-stakes adventures of espionage, conspiracy, and identity.
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D.
Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series
Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series is a classic science fiction saga about relentless, self-replicating machines bent on exterminating all life in the galaxy.
-
E.
novel "The Bourne Sanction"
"The Bourne Sanction" is a spy thriller novel in the Jason Bourne series, continuing the adventures of the amnesiac assassin in a high-stakes international conspiracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Shirley ⓘ |
| containsElement |
crime
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suspense ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
action fiction
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thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | John Shirley ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | American ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | professional assassin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | violent tale of revenge and betrayal ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
highly skilled killer
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morally conflicted ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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moral conflict ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John Shirley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Specialist novel by John Shirley Description of subject: "The Specialist" is a 1990 action-thriller novel by John Shirley about a professional assassin whose lethal skills and moral conflicts drive a violent tale of revenge and betrayal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.