The Children Star

1998 novel by Joan Slonczewski
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The Children Star

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Children Star authored Joan Slonczewski[3].
  • The Children Star's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Children Star's part of the series is recorded as Elysium Cycle[5].
  • The Children Star's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Children Star was published on +1998-09-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • The Children Star's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/books/science-fiction.html[8].
  • The Children Star's nominated for is recorded as Otherwise Award[9].
  • The Children Star's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[10].
  • The Children Star's title is recorded as The Children Star[11].
  • The Children Star's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Children Star authored Joan Slonczewski[3].

Publication

The Children Star was published on +1998-09-00T00:00:00Z[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Elysium Cycle[5].

Subject and Themes

The Children Star's part of the series is recorded as Elysium Cycle[5].

Why It Matters

The Children Star ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 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] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . otherwiseaward.org. otherwiseaward.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: 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. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of literary work
    Author Joan Slonczewski
    Open library id OL1882190W, OL1882193W
    Nominated for Otherwise Award, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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