Cradle

1988 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
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Cradle

Summary

Cradle is a literary work[1]. Cradle ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cradle authored Arthur C. Clarke[3].
  • Cradle authored Gentry Lee[4].
  • Cradle's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Cradle's publisher is recorded as Gollancz[6].
  • Cradle's publisher is recorded as Hachette Book Group[7].
  • Cradle's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • Cradle's OCLC number is recorded as 17384797[9].
  • Cradle's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Cradle's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Cradle's publication date is recorded as +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Cradle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033ygj[13].
  • Cradle's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17368W[14].
  • Cradle's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132530164[15].
  • Cradle's narrative location is recorded as Florida[16].
  • Cradle's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 28475[17].
  • Cradle's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 12122[18].
  • Cradle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cradle'}[19].
  • Cradle's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1020455[20].
  • Cradle's OCLC work ID is recorded as 131421499[21].
  • Cradle's FantLab work ID is recorded as 10257[22].
  • Cradle's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].
  • Cradle's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 143866[24].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Arthur C. Clarke[3], an inventor[25], 1917–2008[26], of United Kingdom[27], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[28], specialised in science fiction[29] and Gentry Lee[4], an engineer[30], b. 1942[31], of United States[32], awarded the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[33].

Why It Matters

Cradle ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2] Cradle has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United States
    Language of work or name English
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