Holy Fire
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Holy Fire is a 1996 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling that explores themes of longevity, identity, and societal change in a near-future, post-human Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Fire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11492778 — 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: Holy Fire Context triple: [Bruce Sterling, notableWork, Holy Fire]
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A.
Souls on Fire
Souls on Fire is a collection of spiritual and biographical tales in which Elie Wiesel portrays the lives, teachings, and inner struggles of Hasidic masters.
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B.
Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire is a 1960 novel by American writer Calder Willingham, known for its darkly comic and satirical exploration of small-town Southern life.
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C.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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D.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, celebrated for its adventurous post-bop compositions and innovative harmonic language.
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E.
The Godhead Fires
The Godhead Fires is a science fiction novel by John Varley that forms part of his Pygmalion and the Image series, exploring themes of transformation, identity, and human evolution.
- 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: Holy Fire Target entity description: Holy Fire is a 1996 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling that explores themes of longevity, identity, and societal change in a near-future, post-human Europe.
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A.
Souls on Fire
Souls on Fire is a collection of spiritual and biographical tales in which Elie Wiesel portrays the lives, teachings, and inner struggles of Hasidic masters.
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B.
Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire is a 1960 novel by American writer Calder Willingham, known for its darkly comic and satirical exploration of small-town Southern life.
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C.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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D.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, celebrated for its adventurous post-bop compositions and innovative harmonic language.
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E.
The Godhead Fires
The Godhead Fires is a science fiction novel by John Varley that forms part of his Pygmalion and the Image series, exploring themes of transformation, identity, and human evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Bruce Sterling ⓘ |
| awarded | Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Bruce Jensen ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
biotechnology ethics
ⓘ
cultural evolution ⓘ economic stratification ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk
ⓘ
posthuman fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1996 American novels
ⓘ
American science fiction novels ⓘ Cyberpunk novels ⓘ Novels by Bruce Sterling ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-553-10389-2 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mia Ziemann ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| partOfMovement |
cyberpunk literature
ⓘ
post-cyberpunk literature ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Spectra ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | near future ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
European Union
ⓘ
advanced medical science ⓘ post-human society ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
identity ⓘ life extension ⓘ longevity ⓘ medical technology ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ societal change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Fire Description of subject: Holy Fire is a 1996 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling that explores themes of longevity, identity, and societal change in a near-future, post-human Europe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.