The Adjacent
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The Adjacent is a 2013 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that interweaves multiple timelines and realities in a characteristically intricate, reality-bending narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adjacent canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10444671 — 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 Adjacent Context triple: [Christopher Priest, notableWork, The Adjacent]
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A.
The People Next Door
The People Next Door is a 1970 American drama film produced by Gerald W. Abrams that explores the breakdown of a suburban family amid drug use and generational conflict.
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B.
In Between
"In Between" is a song by the American rock band Blue Collar.
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C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected is a 1947 American film noir mystery thriller directed by Michael Curtiz, known for its intricate plot involving murder, deception, and a sinister radio host.
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E.
The Inhabitants
The Inhabitants is the English rendering of the French term "Les Habitants," historically used to refer to early French settlers or rural dwellers in Quebec.
- 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 Adjacent Target entity description: The Adjacent is a 2013 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that interweaves multiple timelines and realities in a characteristically intricate, reality-bending narrative.
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A.
The People Next Door
The People Next Door is a 1970 American drama film produced by Gerald W. Abrams that explores the breakdown of a suburban family amid drug use and generational conflict.
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B.
In Between
"In Between" is a song by the American rock band Blue Collar.
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C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected is a 1947 American film noir mystery thriller directed by Michael Curtiz, known for its intricate plot involving murder, deception, and a sinister radio host.
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E.
The Inhabitants
The Inhabitants is the English rendering of the French term "Les Habitants," historically used to refer to early French settlers or rural dwellers in Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Priest ⓘ |
| containsElement |
World War I or II–era segments
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alternate history ⓘ near-future setting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist |
Gollancz house style artwork (UK edition)
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linked to:
Gollancz
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| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Tibor Tarent’s wife (photographer)
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magician figure (linked to illusion themes) ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780575075772 (one edition) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Tibor Tarent ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
aviation
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geometric or adjacency imagery ⓘ stage magic and illusion ⓘ |
| hasPages | 400-500 (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasStructure | interlinked stories across eras ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
metafictional elements
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reality-bending ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple viewpoints
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous, open-ended interpretation
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interweaving multiple timelines and realities ⓘ intricate narrative structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Christopher Priest’s loosely connected "Dream Archipelago" cycle ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | late-period Christopher Priest novel ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Affirmation
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The Islanders ⓘ The Prestige ⓘ |
| setting |
alternate realities
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multiple timelines ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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illusion and truth ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ parallel worlds ⓘ the nature of reality ⓘ war ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: The Adjacent Description of subject: The Adjacent is a 2013 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest that interweaves multiple timelines and realities in a characteristically intricate, reality-bending narrative.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.