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The Centauri Device

science fiction novel by M. John Harrison first published in 1974
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The Centauri Device

Summary

The Centauri Device is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Centauri Device authored M. John Harrison[3].
  • The Centauri Device's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Centauri Device was published by Doubleday[5].
  • The Centauri Device's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Centauri Device's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Centauri Device's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Centauri Device was published on November 1974[9].
  • The Centauri Device's has edition or translation is recorded as The Centauri Device[10].
  • The Centauri Device's title is recorded as The Centauri Device[11].
  • The Centauri Device's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Centauri Device authored M. John Harrison[3]. It was published by Doubleday[5].

Publication

The Centauri Device was published on November 1974[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is science fiction[6].

Why It Matters

The Centauri Device ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fantlab work id → 1318786, 53159
    Author → M. John Harrison
    Publication date → +1974-11-00T00:00:00Z
    Isfdb title id → 11525
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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