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A Talent for War

1989 novel by Jack McDevitt
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Summary

A Talent for War is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jack McDevitt[3]
  • Genre: science fiction[4], mystery fiction[5]
  • Followed by: Polaris[6]
  • Language of work or name: English[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Publication date: February 1989[9]
  • Has edition or translation: A Talent for War[10]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[11]
  • Title: A Talent for War[12], Die Legende von Christopher Sims[13], Született stratéga[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

A Talent for War is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1989 novel by Jack McDevitt
    Language of work or name → English
    Open library id → OL15545569W
    Imported from → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Form of creative work: novel, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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