The Dervish House

2010 novel by Ian McDonald
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The Dervish House

Summary

The Dervish House is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dervish House authored Ian McDonald[3].
  • The Dervish House received the BSFA Award for Best Novel[4].
  • The Dervish House received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].
  • The Dervish House's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Dervish House's publisher is recorded as Pyr[7].
  • The Dervish House's movement is recorded as postmodern literature[8].
  • The Dervish House's genre is recorded as postcyberpunk[9].
  • The Dervish House's genre is recorded as speculative fiction[10].
  • The Dervish House's genre is recorded as detective fiction[11].
  • The Dervish House's genre is recorded as historical fiction[12].
  • The Dervish House's follows is recorded as Cyberabad Days[13].
  • The Dervish House's followed by is recorded as Planesrunner[14].
  • The Dervish House's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • The Dervish House's country of origin is recorded as Ireland[16].
  • The Dervish House's publication date is recorded as +2010-07-27T00:00:00Z[17].
  • The Dervish House's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j9l5r6[18].
  • The Dervish House's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17826971W[19].
  • The Dervish House's cover art by is recorded as Stephan Martinière[20].
  • The Dervish House's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dervish House[21].
  • The Dervish House's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dervish House[22].
  • The Dervish House's narrative location is recorded as Istanbul[23].
  • The Dervish House's narrative location is recorded as Turkey[24].
  • The Dervish House's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1104964[25].
  • The Dervish House's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[26].
  • The Dervish House's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Dervish House authored Ian McDonald[3].

Recognition

Awards received include BSFA Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1970[30] and John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5], a literary award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1973[33].

Why It Matters

The Dervish House ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Dervish House receive?

Honors received include BSFA Award for Best Novel[4] and John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . bsfa.co.uk. bsfa.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: 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

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. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of literary work
    Movement postmodern literature
    Genre postcyberpunk, speculative fiction, detective fiction +1
    Has edition or translation The Dervish House, The Dervish House
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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