Gather, Darkness!
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Gather, Darkness! is a 1943 science fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that depicts a rebellion against a theocratic regime that uses fake “miracles” and advanced technology to control the populace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gather, Darkness! canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10172945 — 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: Gather, Darkness! Context triple: [Fritz Leiber, notableWork, Gather, Darkness!]
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A.
Beware of Darkness
"Beware of Darkness" is a progressive rock album by Spock’s Beard, known for its complex compositions and melodic, symphonic style.
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B.
Beware of Darkness
"Beware of Darkness" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, known for its introspective lyrics and rich, layered production.
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
Only the Dark
"Only the Dark" is a song by the band Hotspot, likely within the rock or alternative genre.
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E.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
- 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: Gather, Darkness! Target entity description: Gather, Darkness! is a 1943 science fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that depicts a rebellion against a theocratic regime that uses fake “miracles” and advanced technology to control the populace.
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A.
Beware of Darkness
"Beware of Darkness" is a progressive rock album by Spock’s Beard, known for its complex compositions and melodic, symphonic style.
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B.
Beware of Darkness
"Beware of Darkness" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, known for its introspective lyrics and rich, layered production.
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C.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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D.
Only the Dark
"Only the Dark" is a song by the band Hotspot, likely within the rock or alternative genre.
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E.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Fritz Leiber ⓘ |
| centralConflict | rebels versus theocratic regime ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abuse of religious authority
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manipulation of belief ⓘ rebellion against theocracy ⓘ use of technology as fake miracles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalTechnologyUsedAs | simulated miracles ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later dystopian science fantasy works ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
organized religion
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political oppression ⓘ technological control ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a theocratic dictatorship using advanced technology
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early blend of science fiction and fantasy tropes ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| partOf | Fritz Leiber bibliography ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | World War II era ⓘ |
| publisher |
Astounding Science-Fiction
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linked to:
Astounding Science-Fiction (serialized)
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| setting | dystopian future ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gather, Darkness! Description of subject: Gather, Darkness! is a 1943 science fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that depicts a rebellion against a theocratic regime that uses fake “miracles” and advanced technology to control the populace.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.