Iron Council

2004 novel by China Miéville
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Iron Council

Summary

Iron Council is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iron Council authored China Miéville[3].
  • Iron Council received the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[4].
  • Iron Council received the Arthur C. Clarke Award[5].
  • Iron Council received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6].
  • Iron Council's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Iron Council's genre is recorded as science fantasy[8].
  • Iron Council's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • Iron Council's genre is recorded as fantasy[10].
  • Iron Council's genre is recorded as steampunk[11].
  • Iron Council's follows is recorded as The Tain[12].
  • Iron Council's followed by is recorded as Looking for Jake[13].
  • Iron Council's part of the series is recorded as Bas-Lag trilogy[14].
  • Iron Council's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Iron Council's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • Iron Council's publication date is recorded as +2004-07-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Iron Council's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038xbv[18].
  • Iron Council's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14871877W[19].
  • Iron Council's has edition or translation is recorded as Iron Council[20].
  • Iron Council's has edition or translation is recorded as Iron Council[21].
  • Iron Council's has edition or translation is recorded as Le concile de fer[22].
  • Iron Council's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137507790[23].
  • Iron Council's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137945082[24].
  • Iron Council's narrative location is recorded as Bas-Lag trilogy[25].
  • Iron Council's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 4813[26].
  • Iron Council's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 152099[27].

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Works and Contributions

Iron Council authored China Miéville[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[4], an award for best book (by genre)[28], in United States[29], founded in 1978[30]; Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], a literary award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1987[33]; and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6], a class of award[34], founded in 1980[35].

Why It Matters

Iron Council ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Iron Council receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[4], Arthur C. Clarke Award[5], and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Followed by Looking for Jake
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