Michael Swanwick's Blog, page 77
July 6, 2019
Carnival Masks
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The text reads: In Carnival, all the masks come off
Annotated: Since Cat has the stone, the only mask that matters is her own
And: The lips of carnival masks are cruel, deliberately so
To one side of the collage it reads: The Empty Woman
And below it: all surface
At this point, I was working up the Plague Carnival chapter of the novel. I obviously hadn't started writing it, though, because I hadn't come up with the name yet. The masks turned out to be an important element of the carnival, as foreseen.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants. There are about two weeks' worth of images yet to go.*
The text reads: In Carnival, all the masks come off
Annotated: Since Cat has the stone, the only mask that matters is her own
And: The lips of carnival masks are cruel, deliberately so
To one side of the collage it reads: The Empty Woman
And below it: all surface
At this point, I was working up the Plague Carnival chapter of the novel. I obviously hadn't started writing it, though, because I hadn't come up with the name yet. The masks turned out to be an important element of the carnival, as foreseen.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants. There are about two weeks' worth of images yet to go.*
July 5, 2019
Public Appearances!
.It's that time of year when I make one or two of my rare public appearances. This month they are...
July 12-14th, Readercon.
If you're going, you know all about Readercon. If not, you won't be there. But I will. I'll be very publicly wandering about and happy to chat with you and maybe even sign a copy of The Iron Dragon's Mother.
July 17, 7:00 p. m. Charm City Spec at:
Bird in Hand 11 E. 33rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
This will be my first time there, but everyone who's attended tells me it's a great event. In addition to me, Leslye Penelope, the award-winning author of fantasy and paranormal romance, be reading from Song of Blood & Stone: Special Earthsinger Edition, andT. Eric Bakutis, the award-winning author and game designer, will be reading from an unspecified book. So it looks to be a pretty darned good night.
I'm looking forward to it, anyway.
And on the above picture from the Image Book . . .
I wrote: The Crow Goddess, blind in one eye, wise but not kind
Then, below the doctored picture, I wrote No! It's Saoirse
Saoirse is a major character in The Iron Dragon's Mother. But to find out more, you'll have to read the book. Or, you know, hang out with that friend of yours who insists on telling you the entire plot of books you haven't gotten around to reading yet.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants. There are something like seventeen more to go.
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July 4, 2019
Happy Fourth of July!
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It's the Fourth of July, the one day set aside for Americans to celebrate this wonderful, flawed, mad, and beautiful country. We mark the occasion with hot dogs, hamburgers, beer, and potato chips. Also parades. The parade here in Roxborough is something like 170 years old and is organized by the Sunday schools of the local churches. It is so home-town small and kitschy as to make the heart sing.
One year, I marched with Roxborough Baptist Church because they could use the extra body. For the occasion, I wore a red jacket, white slacks, and blue shirt, with an American flag tie and one of those cloth red-white-and-blue top hats. Pastor Marcia looked at me and said, aren't you hot?" Because it was, of course in the high eighties as it always is here on the Fourth.
Drawing myself up, I quoted Billy Crystal quoting Fernando Lamas, saying, "I believe it is better to to look good than to feel good."
"Boy," Pastor Marcia said, "are you in the wrong century!"
And from the Image Book . . .
Above is a postcard of a female mummy blowing a kiss. Also the entry: 11/29/19 (by which I surely meant 18) The last proof has been done &, please God, the quote from Sylvia Plath's notebooks I decided was too expensive, has been removed.
That was, I think, the second time I tried to remove the quote, replacing it with something in the public domain. Permission to quote Plath is quite pricey and the snipped I wanted, while apt, wasn't irreplaceable.
This is a part of being a writer that they don't teach you at Clarion.
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It's the Fourth of July, the one day set aside for Americans to celebrate this wonderful, flawed, mad, and beautiful country. We mark the occasion with hot dogs, hamburgers, beer, and potato chips. Also parades. The parade here in Roxborough is something like 170 years old and is organized by the Sunday schools of the local churches. It is so home-town small and kitschy as to make the heart sing.
One year, I marched with Roxborough Baptist Church because they could use the extra body. For the occasion, I wore a red jacket, white slacks, and blue shirt, with an American flag tie and one of those cloth red-white-and-blue top hats. Pastor Marcia looked at me and said, aren't you hot?" Because it was, of course in the high eighties as it always is here on the Fourth.
Drawing myself up, I quoted Billy Crystal quoting Fernando Lamas, saying, "I believe it is better to to look good than to feel good."
"Boy," Pastor Marcia said, "are you in the wrong century!"
And from the Image Book . . .
Above is a postcard of a female mummy blowing a kiss. Also the entry: 11/29/19 (by which I surely meant 18) The last proof has been done &, please God, the quote from Sylvia Plath's notebooks I decided was too expensive, has been removed.
That was, I think, the second time I tried to remove the quote, replacing it with something in the public domain. Permission to quote Plath is quite pricey and the snipped I wanted, while apt, wasn't irreplaceable.
This is a part of being a writer that they don't teach you at Clarion.
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July 3, 2019
A Dragon-Hoard of Words
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A Dragon-Hoard of Words
Places, Races, Entities, and Objects of Industrialized Faerie
This list was assembled from lists I put together for the proofreaders of each book as it was published. I suspect that the lists were not always passed along to the proofreaders, but I felt it was important to make the effort anyway. Those guys work hard and get very little in the way of thanks for it.
So to everyone who ever had the rather difficult chore of proofing one of my novels... Thanks. I really do appreciate it.
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abatwa (singular and plural)the Abyssthe Academy, Dragon Corps AcademyActing Chief Conspirator (Lady Jane Iron)the Aelfwineriver AelphAerthAerugo (Rust)Aesopthe Age of Fireair serpentAlanaAlchemical RoadAleister CrowleyEthan Allen the Alphabet of Treesalphonse (slang)AlqualondëAltaripathe AmberwineAmeliaAmnye Machen (not Amne Machin)Anastasia, Aunt Anastasia, AuntieAnnapurnaAnnilation GatesAnonymous EveryhaintAnowreLieutenant Anthea (judge advocate)AntiopeApollidonAprès l'Ondée, aquilohippusArielAlberechtAlberecht & Ting, GastrolitheursAlbertalbino giantsAlcyone L’Inconnu, Alcyone, AllieMuhammad AliAlk-200AmazonAmbrosiusApollidonapple impBessie Applemere, Hag ApplemereArarat (both mountain and skyscraper)Missy ArgentArmies of the Mighty Armies of TwilightArmies of the WestArmoryArmy of NightAshlingAssayAssigner of Dreams (the Goddess)AstarteATF (Alchemy, Tobacco, and Firearms)athalmeAtil-KhazaranAtlanteanAuld Black AgnesAuntie FoxAutumn RoomAvalon, the Isles of AvalonAventadorAvernusAvicennaAvistaroawen Axe Moon
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Baal-Peor (Will)Baalthazar, of the line of Baalmoloch, of the line of BaalshabatBabel, the Tower of Babel, the Tower, the Dread Tower, the Tower of WhoresBabylon, Babylonia, BabyloniansCaptain BagabyxasLord Balderthe Baldwynn (Baldwynn of Baldwynn, of the Greenleaf-Baldwynns)Baldwynn Steam Dragon Works The Ballad of Oberon’s Arse the banebansheesBaphometrue BarguestBarnacle Billbarnacle geeseBarquentine of House Pleiades, Lord Pleiades, Barquentine, Barkers, Barky Bark, the BarksterBarrows, the Long BarrowsbasiliskBastbat-ridersBattery Park, the Batterythe battle-lightBattle of Mag IthaBattle of ZhoulubattleaxBay of DemonsBay of Dreamsbeetle crispsBehemothbehemothsthe Bell of LibertyBellegardeBeltaineBeluthahatchieBelvedere ElectroluxeBen MorghPrince Benthos, son of Lyr, heir of the Worm of the line of Pontus, Great Lord of the Waters, also Benthos, Prince of Oceanus, cadet son of Lyr, of the line of Pontus, BenthosPuck Berrysnatcher, Tchortyrion, No-name, the Whisperer, Puck the WhispererBessie Long GoneBig Bag O’ MagicBilly Bugaboobindlestiffsbird-girlsbird maidensbirth-gateblack applesthe Black Hartthe Black StoneBlack December BlackBerryblade serversWilliam Blakethe Blessed IslesBlind Ennathe Blinded CockatriceBlinding NemoBlock ABlock GFata Blodueweddblood-childblood-feastsBlood MoonBloodaxebluebell spritesBlue Mountain coffeeBluggBoard of Industrial CorrectionsBobby BugganebodhranBohemian coastboggartboiler impBolshoy KitezhSergeant BombastBone HeadBonecrusher, ‘Crusherles bonnes meresBongay, the wizard Bongay BoodlesBook of AirBook of SteelBossy (an orchid)Bottega VenetaboursièreBowie knifethe BoweryBowling Green StationBowie knifeBranstockBreakneck Boys, the Breaknecks BriannaA Brief History of KlepsisBrig o’ Doom, the Brig-OBrigadoonBrittanyBroadwayBrocéliande, Brocéliandean (butalso Brocielande, Brocielande Station and the Brocielande Station raid)Brooks Brothersbrown menBruegelBucentaursBilly Bugaboo, Billy BBugattiBobby BugganeBuilding 6 bullbeggarburning man, the Burning Man (first usage is l.c.; thereafter, a proper name), the lancerBurroughs Bursarbutterfly chips
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cacodemonsCadburyCadillacCaecubanCaer Arianrod Caitlin, Caitlin of House Sans Merci, Captain Caitlin, Katiboo, CalderCaledon WoodFata CaldogattoMaster Cambion (Will)camera trollCampanileCampaspeCamp Oberon, Oberon Displaced Persons Camp, Oberon DPCcanal serpentsCandlemas eveCandlemas-daisiescapricorn (lower case)CarbonekCarcassonne, the free city of CarcassonneCarpano Antica sweet vermouthCartier Tank Américainethe CastleCatCathayCathedral of Lawthe Cauld Ladthe Cauldron Boythe Cavecentaurs, centauressCentral Parkthe Century of the TurbineCeridwenCernunosCernunnoschalkieschancel of the skullchangeling, changeling girlsthe Chansons Amoreuses de Merlin SylvanusCharlemagneChâteau d’IfChâteau Sans MerciChemLawnChesterfieldsChief Conspiratorial OfficerChild of Miserythe child catcherchimney-bounderchimneysweeper (dandelion)Chippendalethe ChirurgeonChittifaceChrysoberyl, ChrysCibolaCineplexCity GardaCity CouncilCity HallCity ServicesLa Ciudad BlancaclabbersnappersClass Four artifact, Class Three artifact, Class Two artifact, Class One artifactClever Gretchen, GretchenLe Club FrottageToby ClunchCluricauns, cluricauns (capitalized when short for the Society of Cluricauns; lower case otherwise)Society of Cluricauns Coachcoast guardianscobbercobbley, cobblies (but also cobbly)cockatriceCockaygne, CockaignecockatriceCokecold ironCold WarColeman lantern College of Pharmacology ColumbineCommandant (the Legless One, Generalissimo Lizardo)Comparative and Speculative Anatomy, Comp-and-Spec Lord High ComptrollerConestoga wagonConjunction of OppositesConnecticutConquest of Penthesileathe ConspiracyContingent TerritoriescoprophagesCorindeCornouailleCorpse-Eater SquadronCoronata the [Dragon] CorpsCorpsecandle GreencorpsefireLady CorusLord CorvoCotillionCouncil of Magi, the CouncilCouncil of SevenCourage (an orchid)Court of Lyrcrab-folkCreationCreepthe Croakercronescroppy ladscrystal goon, goon Criminal Vengeance DivisionCripsCrow-godCult of Profane LovecurligigCuvier cyborg hounds, hellhoundsCyclopeancyclopsCyclopsus argescynocephali
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daemons (used once; not demons) Dahut merc’h GradlonDaiera, Damia, Danae (names that are not Deianira’s)Daisy JennyDaliphantsDame MoonRodney DangerfieldDark LadyDark LandsDarul as-Salam ArcadesDaughter of MiseryDaughter of NightDaughters of LilithDaughters of the Westdawn-timesDawn Tongueday nurse, Charles, ChuckDay of the Cat, Falling Leaves Moonday of the Krakenday of the Labrys, also Day of the Labryss, Falling Leaves MoonDay of the Phoenix, Falling Leaves MoonDay of the Sow, Hour of the Batday of the Toad Day of the Urchin, Blood MoonDe-ArmDeaththe Debatable HillsDeep Grammar Deianira, Deianira the Diener (a diener)Deirdrethe DemiurgeJack DempseyDepartment of SanitationDescartier Descent of the TurbinedestrierFata d’EtoiledevoirDiamond MountainsDiamond Sutra TubesDiddy-Wah-DiddyDies InfaustusDimitydintersdire wolf, dire wolvesDisneyDivision of CorruptionDivision of PersecutionDivision of Signs and OmensDjinn and Tonic TaverndjinniDockalfarDockweedDogger BankDolce & GabbanadollymopDonkey Ears (Nat Whilk)doolieDowager San Merci, Mother, Lady Sans Merci, the Dowagerdowns trollsDownton AbbeyDowntownHouse sayn-Dracodragons, war-dragons, war-drakesa dragon (also known as the old war-drake; the Worm; Father of Lies; Lord Dragon; the Dragon Baalthazar; and Baalthazar, of the line of Baalmoloch, of the line of Baalshabat)the dragon Melanchthon of the line of Melchesiach, of the line of MolochDragon-CatDragon Corps, the Corpsdragon-mortdragon-mouthDragon-SaoirseDragon Stoutdragon-womendragoneurdragonfly girlsDream GatePippin Droit-de-Seigneur (old Stinky)The Drowned Mandrows,Drumbelothe DuchessThe Duchess’s HoleDuesenberg, DuesenbergsDullahan the Deathless Dunbar DunstanduntersDunvegan, the flag ofduppy, duppies, duppy-manDvārakā dwarf, dwarves, black dwarf or dwarves, red (or ginger) dwarf or dwarves, dwarven (adj.), dwarvenkindDwarf OneDwarf TwoDwarvenhelmdwarves, black (black hair, pale skin)dwarves, red (ginger hair, swarthy skin)the dwellers-in-the-depths
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early-onset transcendencethe EastEchloë, Syrinx of House SyrinxEdderkopp, Counselor EdderkoppEddystone HillEdgemoor RoadEidumthe EightEildon TreeEitriElektra, daughter of Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of Hekate, Her Nibself, elf-bitch, elf-lady, elfling, elf-lord, full-elvenElflandelle-maysDuke Ellingtonelf-blightelf, elves, elf-brat, elf-girl, elf-lady, elf-laird, elf-lord, elf-pack, elf-wifeElf King’s TuneelfpipesElizabethFata Elspeth, ‘Spethelven, high-elven (not elfin)EmbarrEmpire of Night, Lord Weary’s Empirethe Emperor of the Tides, the EmperorEmployee Resources, EREmpyreanEnchantéEnna of the Bright EyesEnoycla EnyaEpona, the queen-mareEreshkigal (one of the Seven)Erlking XIVErlkönig Memorial Graduate Lecture HallErodiadeEsme EsmereeEsplandianEulenspiegel'sEuropa (not Europe)Eve, Mother Evethe evening nurse, EmilyEvoethe Examiner
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Fabergéfaerie (adj.)Fäerie , FaerieFäerie MinorFäerie Majorfairiesfairy fruitsfairy lightsfairy princessFalconeFalernianMartha FalsestepFalstaffSir John Falstaff grande champagne cognacthe Fane of DarknessFascinusDame FateLady Fatima (an orchid)FaulknerfaunsBryan FaustFeatherFelix CulpaFennbennech AiEilrik von FenrisferiersFerrariFerret, Master FerretFerris wheel fetchesfey, feys, the feyfeylingFifth Amazons Fifth AvenueFiji mermaidDaddy Fingerbones Fingolfinrhod, Lord Sans Merci, San Merci of Sans Merci presumptive, Rod, Roddie, Fin-fin, Finn, etc.FionafirebirdWing Commander Firedrakefire-giantessfire-hopperfire-mitesfire spiritsfire-wormsFirst AgeFisher KingFisher King’s diseaseflaneuseGustave Flaubertflesh folkthe flood (not the Flood)Florian of House L’Inconnu, Florian L’InconnuFloristanflower lassflower-of-life flufferfolletFôret de Vergesforges of the sunsetDame Fortunafossegrim Frankthe French QuarterKim Freydisdottir (the vixen)Frog City BeerFroudlingsAnnable FrowstFuji
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Gabriel houndsGaladriel, Gal, Laddie-girlGaliagante, Lord GaliaganteKate Gallowglass, Ms. Gallowglassgammon and spinnageGandalacthe GardenFata Gardsvord GarenagargoylesGates of DawnGatling gungauntsGdanskgeasGehennagendarmerieghastghost crabsGhostface La Ghouleriegiant, giantessGihongillyflowersGinarr GnomesbastardGinny Gall girl-childGivenchy Gladsheim GlaistigGlamglamour, glamouredglamour-wallahsGlass MountainGloamgnomesGnomologicagoat-girlgoat peoplegoblins, goblinesquegoblin marketGoblin Marketthe Goddess, the Lady, Lady of a Thousand Names, Motherthe Goddess stonegodemichéGog, Magog, and Gogmagoggolden firegooly-doll GorgeGovernance of Babylonia, the GovernanceKing Gradlon Gradlon SquareGrammarie FieldsGrand Central StationGrand-maman, Grandmother (but “my grandmother” or “my grand-maman”)Grandfather DomovoyGrandfather TroutGrangousier Grannystone HillGraywandgreat forges of the EastGreat Gray City, the CityGreat Mother (the Goddess)Great River The Green Hills of AvalonGreen KnightGreen ManGreen Man’s barnGreencoatiesGreenleaf, Mrs. GreenleafgreenshirtiesJenny GreenteethgremlinsGretchen, Clever Gretchen (not Gretel)Greyhound‘griffergriffinsgrigsGrimalkagrimhoundsgrimoireGrimpkeGrimpkingrimsGruntgryphonsGuardian of the GateGuardians of the Four Quartersgutter-haintsgwarchellGwenhidwy the Green, GwengwisinCaer Gwydion
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Lady Habundia Residence for Female Scholars, Lady Habundia, Habundia, HabundiansCaptain HackemHagmere Pond.hagshaintshalf-bloodhalflinghalls of firehalls of granitehammer giantshammermen Han dynastyHandel’s Water Music Hanged GodHanging Gardens, the Gardens, the Hanging Gardens of BabelHankHansHard Rock CafeHardyHarlemHarleysharpyHawkhealing-woman, healing-womenheavenrichHebog Annie HedgewifeHelLady HelHellHell Gatehell-houndsHelen V., Helen of AerthHelheimHellfire missileshellhounds, cyborg houndsHello KittyHell’s Kitchen hen-wife HengroenHer Absent MajestyHer Absent Majesty’s Dragon Corps, the Dragon Corps, the CorpsHermesHerodotusthe hero-lighthex-househex-wordhigh-elvenHighlander SUV (Jill)Hindfell hippocamphippogriffsHis Absent MajestyHis Absent Majesty’s Air Force, the Air ForceHis Absent Majesty’s governancethane-lady Hjördisone-legged HobHob the whitesmith's gaffer hobgoblin, hobshob-lanternshobthrushes HodgeAurvang Hogback, Maintenance Officer Hogback, hogboonhogman, hogmenHogmanay nightthe holey stone, the Stone of DisillusionHolvarpniathe Holy CityholmgangulogHomiehomunculusHôpital Maîtresse de la MiséricordeAnnie Hop-the-FrogHorn Fairthe Horn of Holmdel, the Hornhorned-god’s paintbrushthe Horned Man FoundationHorns of Elfland Tourthe horse-folkFata von und zu Horselberg.Hot-Box HannahHôtel de la GareHotspur (Will)Hound of HoolanHospitalersHour of the SnakehourisHouse of Oberon, the H of OHouse of GlassHouse Sans MerciHP-12C financial calculatorhuacahudkinhuldersLord Humbaba humblebees, humble-bees (not bumblebees or bumble-bees)hummingirlsHy-BrasilHypallageHy-ParagnonHyperboreanHyperuranion, the Treaty of HyperuranionHyspranahytersprites
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IceIce DecemberIce Tongs ManIchabod the Fool (Nat Whilk)ichthyocentaurigoshasIkea“Imate li što za prijaviti?” (Croatian)Immigration ControlimpsInannaLesya Incolore, Fata Incolore, Incolore, LesyaHouse IncoloreFata L’InconnuHouse L’Inconnuincubus, incubateIndustrial Revelation (not Revolution)Ineluctable Cavern of Despair (an orchid)Infangthief and OutfangthiefInformation TechnologyInglesoot, Master InglesootInner WorldInnis Thule, Innis Thule AFBInnocent JennyInterbahninvisible collegeiPadIria Irn BruLady Jane Iron (Acting Chief Conspirator)IstledownIsles of the Blestthe Italian QuarterItchItchikitchiesIvory Gate
J jack rollerLord Jaegerwulf Jaguar XKEJane Alderberry, Jayne, Magpie, Maggie, Fata Jayne, etc.JasconiusFata JayneJenny Jumpup, Jenny, JenJeremyla jettaturaJeyes FluidJill (a Highlander SUV)Jimi BegoodJimmy Jump-upJohannesburgjohatsu (both singular and plural)John-a-dreamsJohn the Conqueror rootJohnny Walker CrimsonjorogumoJosieFata Jouissante Joyeuse (Charlemagne’s sword)Judgment of DahutJumping Joanjungle buzzardJust and Honorable Guild of Rogues, Swindlers, Cozeners, and Knaves
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kaFata KahindoKalashnikovKalki’s RoostAna Kashalyi (Temporary Head Conspirator)KashanKawasaki, Kawasaki FūjinkelpieKernunnos (see also Cernunos, Cernunnos)Khazar DynastyKilimanjarokinderofenfrauenKing’s Master of Revelskingsfoilkirk-grimKit Kat, Kit Kat barskitty-witcheskludeknockerskobolds, kobold’s carryKoboldtownKokudzaKool-AidKoreakorriganskorigankrakenKraken-class submersibleKumari Kandamkteis-wreathsKunosouraK-Y Jelly
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Labrys and the Maze (“by the Labrys and the Orchid and the Mercy of the Night”)Lac sans Oiseauxthe Lady (the Goddess)Lady DeathLady Favor-Me-NotLady NightladyLady NyxLady of a Thousand Names (the Goddess)lake hagLamborghinilamia, the LamialamiesLampblacklancersLand of FireLand of YouthLanvinLaplandthe Law law of contagionLord Lascauxlemans (lovers)Lemuria, LemurianLes MizleshiyeRiver LetheLetzpfennigerlex mundilex talionisley lines
the Liberty BellLiane the Wanderer (Nat Whilk)lidocaine lighthouse of Rhodeslilac maidQueen Lilith Aunt Lillianlily-maidLily St. DionyséeFata Alcyone L’InconnuFata L’Inconnu (not Alcyone but her mother)Florian L’Inconnu House L’InconnuLinnetLion Citythe Lion GuardLiosalfarLipLithos PandorasLittle DickLittle Jane (an orchid)Little Tavern on the GreenLittle ThuleLittle Tommy RedcapLitvak night-hagslizard womanLlys HeligLonazepLombardLoosestrifeLooshLordo di BranstocklordlingLords of Babel Lords of the CityLords of the ForgeLords of the GovernanceLords of the MayoraltyLords of the Rails, a Lady of the RailsLords of the Universitylord of televisionLouis Vuittonlove-philtreslow-elvenLow CourtLower East SidelubberkinslubinSergeant Lucasta luck-eater Lucky StrikeLumpbocklelunarsLurker Withinlutinslux aeterna LyonesseLyr
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Queen Mab’s lacethe Mad Dog madhouse mirror (not funhouse mirror)MaeveMaga Argea magesMagh Mellmagick, magicks, magickal (for industrial magic; magic, etc. for natural magic)Maglitesmahoffsthe Maiden (the Goddess)Maiden's MoonLord Maker (the Demiurge)MaldivesMaleficiumSt. John Malice (Nat Whilk)Mandrake Chewsmandrake rootsmanticore, manticore cubPlace MarcouMarduk, Marduk XVII, Marduk XXIII, Marduk XXIVThe Mare’s NestBig Red Margotty Little Red MargottyMariachi pantsMarlborosthe marthamblesMarriott ExpressMartin PeckermartletMasamuneMatron’s MoonMausermawkiesMaxwell’s imp of the perverseMayoraltyMary McCarthy Master of the Tests (Florian L’Inconnu)McDonald’sMcKinleyMeadows Trailthe Meat-grinder (an orchid)Meatpacking DistrictMelanchthon, of Melchesiach, of the line of Moloch (7332, No. 7332)Melvalesmemory ghostsmerchildrenMerde du Temps merfolkMeririm PhosphorosMerlinmermaidsMeruMerylmeryonsmetasequoiasMidsummer’s DayMidtownmilchdicksMilkweedMilton mimsiesMinervathe mirror-boymirror womenMisabelFata MisericordiaMiss Primsey's Garden (an orchid)Mister Bumble (a cock)Moloch-class dragonsMolotov cocktailsMom-MomHornbori MonadnockMiss MoneypennyMissy Tibbs, TibbsyMistress NobodyMjibilandege (City Without Birds)MK 117Monkey monocerosmonocornMont BlancDame Moonmoon melons (not moonmellons)moon spritesmoondustmoonsilver Fata MorgaineMorgan Calabresemorris dancing mosstroopersMotel 6the Mother (the Goddess)the Mother of Beasts the Mother of DarknessMother Eve, EveMother of GoatsMother Griet, Mom-Mom, GrietchenMother Holle FashionsMother Night (one of the Seven)Mother Sunshine (Helen)the MotsognirsagaOld MouldiwarpMozartthe Mountains of the Moon [see Ptolemy]MuMud StreetmueraMumpokermymble-sticksMythago
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naginisThe Name of the Orchid the Nameless OnesNanshe (El Sonámbula, der Träumengeist, L’Oneiroi des Reves)Nant (a black dwarf)Fata Narcisse of House Syrinx, chatelaine-in-training of House SyrinxMullah Nasreddin (Nat Whilk)Nat WhilkNatalianecromancersNed, Neddie-boyNekhbetDoctor Nemesis, Dr. NemesisNephilimNeptune-class dreadnoughtsNettlesweet Underwood, NettieneuromancersneurophagyNew Regents HallNew StreetNew York CityNiederdeutschNiflheim, Niflheimers, Niflheim Stationnight-gauntsNight Stridersnightmare (drug)night marketthe night nurseniskennisse, nissenNineveh StationNimble MenKing NimrodnixiesNixonnkisi nkonde nocnictasNoctilucathe NorthNorth SeaNorth WindNuit de Cristalnymphs
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Oberon SquareObsidian Throne (the Unmoving Pivot of the World, the Perilous Siege)Oceanusthe Office of the Child CatcherOffice of Penitence and Truth, Division of Financial Assistanceogres, ogressOld City HallOld FaerieOld ForestOld Regents HalloliphauntOlousOlympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateOlympusOmphalosOngysdrailonisOracleOrlando (Raven)orendsOrgulousoroborus (not ouroboros)Oscar de la Rentathe Outer Worldowl-woman
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p-alk Fata PadouriiPalace of Leavesthe pale manPapa (Will)Pappy Van WinkleParadise (but paradise metaphorically)pattern jugglerthe PavilionPavlopetriMiss Peck-a-BitPeg o'the Landfill, PegPelagiusPennsylvania HospitalPentecostPeople’s Fertilizer Unit Number 437PepsiPerditaPeter of the Hillside, Master Peter, PeterPerth AmboyPetraPetrus BonusPheiaPhidias, Phobetor (Will)phoenixPhragmitesDan Picaro (Will)pie-powders courtPierrot, Monsieur Pierrot, Lord Pierrot (Will)Little Pikkupillywigginspinchbeckpixie dustPlague CarnivalLord Pleiades (Barquentine)Pnukpoldiesthe polisthe politsthe political policePolitical SecurityPontic waterPontusPopocatépetlPop-Pop poppetPort RoyalPort SalemoPorte Molitor Station, Porte MolitorPortunuspotato womanthe potter and her ‘prenticesPoughkeepsieles poulettes, une poulette (the political police)Powers (when referring to entities)powriesthe Prancing PonyPrester JohnPretender (Will)Principalprisoner of ElflandpsychopompsPubPublic LibraryPuck AleshirePulcinellaPunch
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Queen Mab's laceQueenieQuicksilver of House Lunaire, Flight Commander QuicksilverquintroonQuonset hut
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Rabbit of House OneirosRackabiteRadegonde de la CockaigneRaguelRagwortthe RailoradRalph the Ferrierraman, ramanspiritraptor girlRatsnickle, RattikinsrattlerRat’s NoseRaven, OrlandoReachesRed Eye ExpressRed Gwalch (a red dwarf)Red Striperedcapsregional guardRembrandtRemington 700Le Républicain SalemorevenantsRicci of YsJack Riddle, Captain Jack Riddle, Captain Riddle, Captain Jack, Jack the Lucky (Will)Riphaean MountainsRitz CrackersRiver Roadrocrock people (gargoyles)rock trollRocketRodolphe RosaleenRoyal Harlindon (regimental tie)Roxy Movie Theater runagaterune sticksRungholtrusalkas, russalkaRuthenians
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sackbutsaddle-owlSaeftingheSaguenayrue Saint-Jeansalamander Salem Toussaint, Alderman Toussaint, the Big Guy, the BossSaligos de GrallochSalingerSalomeSamhain, Samhain EveSamsārasand giants, sand giantessLord Sans Merci, Father, Old Unkillable, Captain Senile, etc.Fata Melusine SansculotteSaoirseSasha, the Frost QueenSatie’s Gnossiennessatyrsthe School of Grammariethe Schools of Sorcery Schuylerthe Scissors-Grinder (old Tanarahumra)Scorpionscorpion-menScrabblethe Scrannel DoggeScribbledehobscry, scryed, scryingthe ScytheScythian lambsea-bullssea-elvessea leopardssea-nymphsSeaborne First Leviathan Second Kentauroi WarSecret Masters of the Three Worldsseely, seeliest, unseely selkiesSelene (the moon)Senauden, Senauden TowerDame Serenathe Sevenseven hellsSevilleSewingshields, shadow-boyShadowlandsJake ShakestickShamayhimShearer’ssheela-na-gigShelleyshellycoatsSherlock Holmes JuniorShipwreck ParkShorty (Hrothgar Thalwegsson)Shorty (Aurvang Hogback)Detective ShulpaeShylockSibylSibylsSidewinder missilesSiege of Mount OthrysSiege Perilous (an orchid)Sigil of Inspirationsigil of truthsign of the hammerSiktir git! (Turkish)The Silent ManSimurghsin-eaterSinaiSingersirensSirinSirrushSister Minnie’s KitchenSixth AvenueskaSkamblesSkizzlecrawskullmatesSleekitsleeping beauty sicknessSlovaksSlugabed PegChristopher Sly (Will)Smidgeonsmoke spiritsSnakesnake’s-headsnow-mayssnow spritesSnuglisoleilsSolomonsonofagodSons of the BlestSons of Corrin (crows)Sons of FireSons of LyrSophic stone, sophic hdrolithSophieMiss Soppitsorcerer-elves Sordido di Orgulous soul surgeonsSousaSozzo di Tintagelthe SouthSouthern SeasSoyezSpadefootSparrowgrass sphinx, sphinx cubsSpillikinSpiral Castlespirit candleold SpiteSpitfirespook (racist slang for haint)Jack and Nora Spratspretsspriggansspritesspunkiespunksspunkysquattie manSquirrel Hill Stardustthe StarvelingSternosteromaStickfellasStiltStockbrokers’ GuildStone of Disillusion, the holey stonestonecrawlersstorm hagsStraits of Hyperboreastraw manStrawweStudent Center Sucker Punch A.C.SudokiSullen ManBarguest Summerducksurgeon-archimageswamp-gauntSwiss Army knifethe swordsfey St Vier (no period after St)sylphsSylviasylvanHouse Syrinx
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TabrizT’ai Shan (notto be confused with Tai-hang Shan)Takama-ga-haraProfessor Tarapple Tartarus StationTartessosTatterwagTatzlwurmsTechnomancersTeflonTeggish (informal adj. for the Tylwyth Teg)teind TeindTeind-firesTemporary Head Conspirator (Ana Kashalyi)Tenali Raman (Will)TermagantTetigistus (Needle)Thai shit demonsHrothgar Thalwegsson (Shorty)thaumaturges Themis, Feller, Garuda, and BranThird Street StationThistle Thonis Heracleionthe Thousand Racesthree card Monte Three-eyes Three Silk Shoesthumblingsthuribles tianTibetan Book of the Deadtiddy man, tiddy menthe tidewaterTiffany’sTime ClocktinkerTintagelTir na bOg (not a typo for Tir na nOg) Tir na-n'Og Video Queen TitaniaTitans, TitanesstoadflaxtoadfleshtokolosheTomba (Nat Whilk)Tom Nobody (Nat Whilk)tomteTommy Paddlefootthe Tower, the Tower of Whores, the Dread Tower, the Tower of Kings (Babel)Tower of Seventeen EyesTreaty of HyperuranionTreaty of ShamayimtritonTriumphtrolls, trollish, trollweight trooping fairiesTrotter and Stinch, Trotter-and-Stinch, Trotteranstinch, TrinchTrouble (an orchid)trowtruth-tellersTubal-CaintussetwigladyTylwyth Teg, Tegs, Teggish (adj.)Tyrant Square
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Unca Will (Will)Ultima ThuleUluruLolly Underpoolundineungodsly (not ungodly)the UniversityUnmoving Pivot of the World (the Obsidian Throne)Unseely CourtUnspeakable Cults Upstairs Crewupper and lower worldsUpper West SideUptown, uptown (capitalized when a place or adjective, but not when a direction)UrUralsurchinsUrdumheimurym lens and thummyn stone (not Urim and Thummim)
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Vašu putovnicu, molim! (Croatian)VelcroVendemiaireVenetaLord VenganzaVera WangVespaVia Reginoa di MagoVia della StregheViceregal PalaceVickie, Victoria il Volpone Sheherazade Jones, Contessa Victoria il Volpone (the vixen)Viking gas stovevilavillagevillage eldersvillage mootrue des Villes PerduesVinegar Dickvis plasticathe vixenvodniks
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Wall of Martyrs, the WallWalpurgisnacht War for the West, the Warwar wife, war wiveswarlockwater dragonsWatling StreetLord WearyWedgwoodWędrowiec Zmroku (Polish for Dusk Treader)weirdsWest (a region)West (a Titan)West SideWestern Paradisewharf pixiesWheel Wheel of Beingthe WhiddlerNat WhilkWhinny MoorWhinny Moor Landfillwhisperer, the Whisperer (first three times lower case, upper case thereafter), Whisperer, Puck the Whisperer, (see also Puck Berrysnatcher)Whistlerwhite crosses white ladies (a flower)White LadiesWhite LocomotiveWhitemarshwhitesmiths, the whitesmithWhitsuntide WibbleWicked Tomwicker queen wights Wild Huntwild man of the forest, wild man, wild menWill le Fey, Will, Master Le Fey, Unca Will, Baby Willwillies[Winds]: the Anemoi, Boreas, Zephyros, Notos, Euros, Tramontana, Ponente, Ostro Levante, Maestro, Libeccio, Siroco, GrecoLe Wine Barwinged bulls, bulls, man-bulls, bull-manthe Winged Godwitch-womenwitcheswitchwart wizardswodewose, woodwoseswolf-boys Wolf MoonWonder Wandwood-maywoods-elfwoods feywoodswifeWoolfword of powerWorld’s EndWorm (dragon)wraithswraith buttons (flower)Frank Lloyd WrightWyrmwyverns
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Xerox, Xeroxed, XeroxesDetective XisuthrosXylia of Arcadia
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yage-witchyakshisyarbles (balls)Year Eater (one of the Seven)year of the Grasshopperyear of the Monolithyellow-jackets (soldiers)The Yellow Rose of BaghdadYggdrasil (the world tree)YoshiYsYsaultYspra
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Der Zauberberg Zmeya-Gorynchna, of the line of Zmeya-Goryschena, of the line of Gorgon, Zmeya- Gorynchna, 7708, the great Worm, old SpiteZorya Vechnayaya.
Above: Yes, that's Goya's "The Colossus." It's amazing how well many of his images fit in my world. "A Duel With Cudgels" was used directly in The Dragons of Babel, translated into a fight between two giants.
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A Dragon-Hoard of Words
Places, Races, Entities, and Objects of Industrialized Faerie
This list was assembled from lists I put together for the proofreaders of each book as it was published. I suspect that the lists were not always passed along to the proofreaders, but I felt it was important to make the effort anyway. Those guys work hard and get very little in the way of thanks for it.
So to everyone who ever had the rather difficult chore of proofing one of my novels... Thanks. I really do appreciate it.
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abatwa (singular and plural)the Abyssthe Academy, Dragon Corps AcademyActing Chief Conspirator (Lady Jane Iron)the Aelfwineriver AelphAerthAerugo (Rust)Aesopthe Age of Fireair serpentAlanaAlchemical RoadAleister CrowleyEthan Allen the Alphabet of Treesalphonse (slang)AlqualondëAltaripathe AmberwineAmeliaAmnye Machen (not Amne Machin)Anastasia, Aunt Anastasia, AuntieAnnapurnaAnnilation GatesAnonymous EveryhaintAnowreLieutenant Anthea (judge advocate)AntiopeApollidonAprès l'Ondée, aquilohippusArielAlberechtAlberecht & Ting, GastrolitheursAlbertalbino giantsAlcyone L’Inconnu, Alcyone, AllieMuhammad AliAlk-200AmazonAmbrosiusApollidonapple impBessie Applemere, Hag ApplemereArarat (both mountain and skyscraper)Missy ArgentArmies of the Mighty Armies of TwilightArmies of the WestArmoryArmy of NightAshlingAssayAssigner of Dreams (the Goddess)AstarteATF (Alchemy, Tobacco, and Firearms)athalmeAtil-KhazaranAtlanteanAuld Black AgnesAuntie FoxAutumn RoomAvalon, the Isles of AvalonAventadorAvernusAvicennaAvistaroawen Axe Moon
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Baal-Peor (Will)Baalthazar, of the line of Baalmoloch, of the line of BaalshabatBabel, the Tower of Babel, the Tower, the Dread Tower, the Tower of WhoresBabylon, Babylonia, BabyloniansCaptain BagabyxasLord Balderthe Baldwynn (Baldwynn of Baldwynn, of the Greenleaf-Baldwynns)Baldwynn Steam Dragon Works The Ballad of Oberon’s Arse the banebansheesBaphometrue BarguestBarnacle Billbarnacle geeseBarquentine of House Pleiades, Lord Pleiades, Barquentine, Barkers, Barky Bark, the BarksterBarrows, the Long BarrowsbasiliskBastbat-ridersBattery Park, the Batterythe battle-lightBattle of Mag IthaBattle of ZhoulubattleaxBay of DemonsBay of Dreamsbeetle crispsBehemothbehemothsthe Bell of LibertyBellegardeBeltaineBeluthahatchieBelvedere ElectroluxeBen MorghPrince Benthos, son of Lyr, heir of the Worm of the line of Pontus, Great Lord of the Waters, also Benthos, Prince of Oceanus, cadet son of Lyr, of the line of Pontus, BenthosPuck Berrysnatcher, Tchortyrion, No-name, the Whisperer, Puck the WhispererBessie Long GoneBig Bag O’ MagicBilly Bugaboobindlestiffsbird-girlsbird maidensbirth-gateblack applesthe Black Hartthe Black StoneBlack December BlackBerryblade serversWilliam Blakethe Blessed IslesBlind Ennathe Blinded CockatriceBlinding NemoBlock ABlock GFata Blodueweddblood-childblood-feastsBlood MoonBloodaxebluebell spritesBlue Mountain coffeeBluggBoard of Industrial CorrectionsBobby BugganebodhranBohemian coastboggartboiler impBolshoy KitezhSergeant BombastBone HeadBonecrusher, ‘Crusherles bonnes meresBongay, the wizard Bongay BoodlesBook of AirBook of SteelBossy (an orchid)Bottega VenetaboursièreBowie knifethe BoweryBowling Green StationBowie knifeBranstockBreakneck Boys, the Breaknecks BriannaA Brief History of KlepsisBrig o’ Doom, the Brig-OBrigadoonBrittanyBroadwayBrocéliande, Brocéliandean (butalso Brocielande, Brocielande Station and the Brocielande Station raid)Brooks Brothersbrown menBruegelBucentaursBilly Bugaboo, Billy BBugattiBobby BugganeBuilding 6 bullbeggarburning man, the Burning Man (first usage is l.c.; thereafter, a proper name), the lancerBurroughs Bursarbutterfly chips
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cacodemonsCadburyCadillacCaecubanCaer Arianrod Caitlin, Caitlin of House Sans Merci, Captain Caitlin, Katiboo, CalderCaledon WoodFata CaldogattoMaster Cambion (Will)camera trollCampanileCampaspeCamp Oberon, Oberon Displaced Persons Camp, Oberon DPCcanal serpentsCandlemas eveCandlemas-daisiescapricorn (lower case)CarbonekCarcassonne, the free city of CarcassonneCarpano Antica sweet vermouthCartier Tank Américainethe CastleCatCathayCathedral of Lawthe Cauld Ladthe Cauldron Boythe Cavecentaurs, centauressCentral Parkthe Century of the TurbineCeridwenCernunosCernunnoschalkieschancel of the skullchangeling, changeling girlsthe Chansons Amoreuses de Merlin SylvanusCharlemagneChâteau d’IfChâteau Sans MerciChemLawnChesterfieldsChief Conspiratorial OfficerChild of Miserythe child catcherchimney-bounderchimneysweeper (dandelion)Chippendalethe ChirurgeonChittifaceChrysoberyl, ChrysCibolaCineplexCity GardaCity CouncilCity HallCity ServicesLa Ciudad BlancaclabbersnappersClass Four artifact, Class Three artifact, Class Two artifact, Class One artifactClever Gretchen, GretchenLe Club FrottageToby ClunchCluricauns, cluricauns (capitalized when short for the Society of Cluricauns; lower case otherwise)Society of Cluricauns Coachcoast guardianscobbercobbley, cobblies (but also cobbly)cockatriceCockaygne, CockaignecockatriceCokecold ironCold WarColeman lantern College of Pharmacology ColumbineCommandant (the Legless One, Generalissimo Lizardo)Comparative and Speculative Anatomy, Comp-and-Spec Lord High ComptrollerConestoga wagonConjunction of OppositesConnecticutConquest of Penthesileathe ConspiracyContingent TerritoriescoprophagesCorindeCornouailleCorpse-Eater SquadronCoronata the [Dragon] CorpsCorpsecandle GreencorpsefireLady CorusLord CorvoCotillionCouncil of Magi, the CouncilCouncil of SevenCourage (an orchid)Court of Lyrcrab-folkCreationCreepthe Croakercronescroppy ladscrystal goon, goon Criminal Vengeance DivisionCripsCrow-godCult of Profane LovecurligigCuvier cyborg hounds, hellhoundsCyclopeancyclopsCyclopsus argescynocephali
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daemons (used once; not demons) Dahut merc’h GradlonDaiera, Damia, Danae (names that are not Deianira’s)Daisy JennyDaliphantsDame MoonRodney DangerfieldDark LadyDark LandsDarul as-Salam ArcadesDaughter of MiseryDaughter of NightDaughters of LilithDaughters of the Westdawn-timesDawn Tongueday nurse, Charles, ChuckDay of the Cat, Falling Leaves Moonday of the Krakenday of the Labrys, also Day of the Labryss, Falling Leaves MoonDay of the Phoenix, Falling Leaves MoonDay of the Sow, Hour of the Batday of the Toad Day of the Urchin, Blood MoonDe-ArmDeaththe Debatable HillsDeep Grammar Deianira, Deianira the Diener (a diener)Deirdrethe DemiurgeJack DempseyDepartment of SanitationDescartier Descent of the TurbinedestrierFata d’EtoiledevoirDiamond MountainsDiamond Sutra TubesDiddy-Wah-DiddyDies InfaustusDimitydintersdire wolf, dire wolvesDisneyDivision of CorruptionDivision of PersecutionDivision of Signs and OmensDjinn and Tonic TaverndjinniDockalfarDockweedDogger BankDolce & GabbanadollymopDonkey Ears (Nat Whilk)doolieDowager San Merci, Mother, Lady Sans Merci, the Dowagerdowns trollsDownton AbbeyDowntownHouse sayn-Dracodragons, war-dragons, war-drakesa dragon (also known as the old war-drake; the Worm; Father of Lies; Lord Dragon; the Dragon Baalthazar; and Baalthazar, of the line of Baalmoloch, of the line of Baalshabat)the dragon Melanchthon of the line of Melchesiach, of the line of MolochDragon-CatDragon Corps, the Corpsdragon-mortdragon-mouthDragon-SaoirseDragon Stoutdragon-womendragoneurdragonfly girlsDream GatePippin Droit-de-Seigneur (old Stinky)The Drowned Mandrows,Drumbelothe DuchessThe Duchess’s HoleDuesenberg, DuesenbergsDullahan the Deathless Dunbar DunstanduntersDunvegan, the flag ofduppy, duppies, duppy-manDvārakā dwarf, dwarves, black dwarf or dwarves, red (or ginger) dwarf or dwarves, dwarven (adj.), dwarvenkindDwarf OneDwarf TwoDwarvenhelmdwarves, black (black hair, pale skin)dwarves, red (ginger hair, swarthy skin)the dwellers-in-the-depths
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early-onset transcendencethe EastEchloë, Syrinx of House SyrinxEdderkopp, Counselor EdderkoppEddystone HillEdgemoor RoadEidumthe EightEildon TreeEitriElektra, daughter of Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of Hekate, Her Nibself, elf-bitch, elf-lady, elfling, elf-lord, full-elvenElflandelle-maysDuke Ellingtonelf-blightelf, elves, elf-brat, elf-girl, elf-lady, elf-laird, elf-lord, elf-pack, elf-wifeElf King’s TuneelfpipesElizabethFata Elspeth, ‘Spethelven, high-elven (not elfin)EmbarrEmpire of Night, Lord Weary’s Empirethe Emperor of the Tides, the EmperorEmployee Resources, EREmpyreanEnchantéEnna of the Bright EyesEnoycla EnyaEpona, the queen-mareEreshkigal (one of the Seven)Erlking XIVErlkönig Memorial Graduate Lecture HallErodiadeEsme EsmereeEsplandianEulenspiegel'sEuropa (not Europe)Eve, Mother Evethe evening nurse, EmilyEvoethe Examiner
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Fabergéfaerie (adj.)Fäerie , FaerieFäerie MinorFäerie Majorfairiesfairy fruitsfairy lightsfairy princessFalconeFalernianMartha FalsestepFalstaffSir John Falstaff grande champagne cognacthe Fane of DarknessFascinusDame FateLady Fatima (an orchid)FaulknerfaunsBryan FaustFeatherFelix CulpaFennbennech AiEilrik von FenrisferiersFerrariFerret, Master FerretFerris wheel fetchesfey, feys, the feyfeylingFifth Amazons Fifth AvenueFiji mermaidDaddy Fingerbones Fingolfinrhod, Lord Sans Merci, San Merci of Sans Merci presumptive, Rod, Roddie, Fin-fin, Finn, etc.FionafirebirdWing Commander Firedrakefire-giantessfire-hopperfire-mitesfire spiritsfire-wormsFirst AgeFisher KingFisher King’s diseaseflaneuseGustave Flaubertflesh folkthe flood (not the Flood)Florian of House L’Inconnu, Florian L’InconnuFloristanflower lassflower-of-life flufferfolletFôret de Vergesforges of the sunsetDame Fortunafossegrim Frankthe French QuarterKim Freydisdottir (the vixen)Frog City BeerFroudlingsAnnable FrowstFuji
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Gabriel houndsGaladriel, Gal, Laddie-girlGaliagante, Lord GaliaganteKate Gallowglass, Ms. Gallowglassgammon and spinnageGandalacthe GardenFata Gardsvord GarenagargoylesGates of DawnGatling gungauntsGdanskgeasGehennagendarmerieghastghost crabsGhostface La Ghouleriegiant, giantessGihongillyflowersGinarr GnomesbastardGinny Gall girl-childGivenchy Gladsheim GlaistigGlamglamour, glamouredglamour-wallahsGlass MountainGloamgnomesGnomologicagoat-girlgoat peoplegoblins, goblinesquegoblin marketGoblin Marketthe Goddess, the Lady, Lady of a Thousand Names, Motherthe Goddess stonegodemichéGog, Magog, and Gogmagoggolden firegooly-doll GorgeGovernance of Babylonia, the GovernanceKing Gradlon Gradlon SquareGrammarie FieldsGrand Central StationGrand-maman, Grandmother (but “my grandmother” or “my grand-maman”)Grandfather DomovoyGrandfather TroutGrangousier Grannystone HillGraywandgreat forges of the EastGreat Gray City, the CityGreat Mother (the Goddess)Great River The Green Hills of AvalonGreen KnightGreen ManGreen Man’s barnGreencoatiesGreenleaf, Mrs. GreenleafgreenshirtiesJenny GreenteethgremlinsGretchen, Clever Gretchen (not Gretel)Greyhound‘griffergriffinsgrigsGrimalkagrimhoundsgrimoireGrimpkeGrimpkingrimsGruntgryphonsGuardian of the GateGuardians of the Four Quartersgutter-haintsgwarchellGwenhidwy the Green, GwengwisinCaer Gwydion
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Lady Habundia Residence for Female Scholars, Lady Habundia, Habundia, HabundiansCaptain HackemHagmere Pond.hagshaintshalf-bloodhalflinghalls of firehalls of granitehammer giantshammermen Han dynastyHandel’s Water Music Hanged GodHanging Gardens, the Gardens, the Hanging Gardens of BabelHankHansHard Rock CafeHardyHarlemHarleysharpyHawkhealing-woman, healing-womenheavenrichHebog Annie HedgewifeHelLady HelHellHell Gatehell-houndsHelen V., Helen of AerthHelheimHellfire missileshellhounds, cyborg houndsHello KittyHell’s Kitchen hen-wife HengroenHer Absent MajestyHer Absent Majesty’s Dragon Corps, the Dragon Corps, the CorpsHermesHerodotusthe hero-lighthex-househex-wordhigh-elvenHighlander SUV (Jill)Hindfell hippocamphippogriffsHis Absent MajestyHis Absent Majesty’s Air Force, the Air ForceHis Absent Majesty’s governancethane-lady Hjördisone-legged HobHob the whitesmith's gaffer hobgoblin, hobshob-lanternshobthrushes HodgeAurvang Hogback, Maintenance Officer Hogback, hogboonhogman, hogmenHogmanay nightthe holey stone, the Stone of DisillusionHolvarpniathe Holy CityholmgangulogHomiehomunculusHôpital Maîtresse de la MiséricordeAnnie Hop-the-FrogHorn Fairthe Horn of Holmdel, the Hornhorned-god’s paintbrushthe Horned Man FoundationHorns of Elfland Tourthe horse-folkFata von und zu Horselberg.Hot-Box HannahHôtel de la GareHotspur (Will)Hound of HoolanHospitalersHour of the SnakehourisHouse of Oberon, the H of OHouse of GlassHouse Sans MerciHP-12C financial calculatorhuacahudkinhuldersLord Humbaba humblebees, humble-bees (not bumblebees or bumble-bees)hummingirlsHy-BrasilHypallageHy-ParagnonHyperboreanHyperuranion, the Treaty of HyperuranionHyspranahytersprites
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IceIce DecemberIce Tongs ManIchabod the Fool (Nat Whilk)ichthyocentaurigoshasIkea“Imate li što za prijaviti?” (Croatian)Immigration ControlimpsInannaLesya Incolore, Fata Incolore, Incolore, LesyaHouse IncoloreFata L’InconnuHouse L’Inconnuincubus, incubateIndustrial Revelation (not Revolution)Ineluctable Cavern of Despair (an orchid)Infangthief and OutfangthiefInformation TechnologyInglesoot, Master InglesootInner WorldInnis Thule, Innis Thule AFBInnocent JennyInterbahninvisible collegeiPadIria Irn BruLady Jane Iron (Acting Chief Conspirator)IstledownIsles of the Blestthe Italian QuarterItchItchikitchiesIvory Gate
J jack rollerLord Jaegerwulf Jaguar XKEJane Alderberry, Jayne, Magpie, Maggie, Fata Jayne, etc.JasconiusFata JayneJenny Jumpup, Jenny, JenJeremyla jettaturaJeyes FluidJill (a Highlander SUV)Jimi BegoodJimmy Jump-upJohannesburgjohatsu (both singular and plural)John-a-dreamsJohn the Conqueror rootJohnny Walker CrimsonjorogumoJosieFata Jouissante Joyeuse (Charlemagne’s sword)Judgment of DahutJumping Joanjungle buzzardJust and Honorable Guild of Rogues, Swindlers, Cozeners, and Knaves
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kaFata KahindoKalashnikovKalki’s RoostAna Kashalyi (Temporary Head Conspirator)KashanKawasaki, Kawasaki FūjinkelpieKernunnos (see also Cernunos, Cernunnos)Khazar DynastyKilimanjarokinderofenfrauenKing’s Master of Revelskingsfoilkirk-grimKit Kat, Kit Kat barskitty-witcheskludeknockerskobolds, kobold’s carryKoboldtownKokudzaKool-AidKoreakorriganskorigankrakenKraken-class submersibleKumari Kandamkteis-wreathsKunosouraK-Y Jelly
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Labrys and the Maze (“by the Labrys and the Orchid and the Mercy of the Night”)Lac sans Oiseauxthe Lady (the Goddess)Lady DeathLady Favor-Me-NotLady NightladyLady NyxLady of a Thousand Names (the Goddess)lake hagLamborghinilamia, the LamialamiesLampblacklancersLand of FireLand of YouthLanvinLaplandthe Law law of contagionLord Lascauxlemans (lovers)Lemuria, LemurianLes MizleshiyeRiver LetheLetzpfennigerlex mundilex talionisley lines
the Liberty BellLiane the Wanderer (Nat Whilk)lidocaine lighthouse of Rhodeslilac maidQueen Lilith Aunt Lillianlily-maidLily St. DionyséeFata Alcyone L’InconnuFata L’Inconnu (not Alcyone but her mother)Florian L’Inconnu House L’InconnuLinnetLion Citythe Lion GuardLiosalfarLipLithos PandorasLittle DickLittle Jane (an orchid)Little Tavern on the GreenLittle ThuleLittle Tommy RedcapLitvak night-hagslizard womanLlys HeligLonazepLombardLoosestrifeLooshLordo di BranstocklordlingLords of Babel Lords of the CityLords of the ForgeLords of the GovernanceLords of the MayoraltyLords of the Rails, a Lady of the RailsLords of the Universitylord of televisionLouis Vuittonlove-philtreslow-elvenLow CourtLower East SidelubberkinslubinSergeant Lucasta luck-eater Lucky StrikeLumpbocklelunarsLurker Withinlutinslux aeterna LyonesseLyr
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Queen Mab’s lacethe Mad Dog madhouse mirror (not funhouse mirror)MaeveMaga Argea magesMagh Mellmagick, magicks, magickal (for industrial magic; magic, etc. for natural magic)Maglitesmahoffsthe Maiden (the Goddess)Maiden's MoonLord Maker (the Demiurge)MaldivesMaleficiumSt. John Malice (Nat Whilk)Mandrake Chewsmandrake rootsmanticore, manticore cubPlace MarcouMarduk, Marduk XVII, Marduk XXIII, Marduk XXIVThe Mare’s NestBig Red Margotty Little Red MargottyMariachi pantsMarlborosthe marthamblesMarriott ExpressMartin PeckermartletMasamuneMatron’s MoonMausermawkiesMaxwell’s imp of the perverseMayoraltyMary McCarthy Master of the Tests (Florian L’Inconnu)McDonald’sMcKinleyMeadows Trailthe Meat-grinder (an orchid)Meatpacking DistrictMelanchthon, of Melchesiach, of the line of Moloch (7332, No. 7332)Melvalesmemory ghostsmerchildrenMerde du Temps merfolkMeririm PhosphorosMerlinmermaidsMeruMerylmeryonsmetasequoiasMidsummer’s DayMidtownmilchdicksMilkweedMilton mimsiesMinervathe mirror-boymirror womenMisabelFata MisericordiaMiss Primsey's Garden (an orchid)Mister Bumble (a cock)Moloch-class dragonsMolotov cocktailsMom-MomHornbori MonadnockMiss MoneypennyMissy Tibbs, TibbsyMistress NobodyMjibilandege (City Without Birds)MK 117Monkey monocerosmonocornMont BlancDame Moonmoon melons (not moonmellons)moon spritesmoondustmoonsilver Fata MorgaineMorgan Calabresemorris dancing mosstroopersMotel 6the Mother (the Goddess)the Mother of Beasts the Mother of DarknessMother Eve, EveMother of GoatsMother Griet, Mom-Mom, GrietchenMother Holle FashionsMother Night (one of the Seven)Mother Sunshine (Helen)the MotsognirsagaOld MouldiwarpMozartthe Mountains of the Moon [see Ptolemy]MuMud StreetmueraMumpokermymble-sticksMythago
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naginisThe Name of the Orchid the Nameless OnesNanshe (El Sonámbula, der Träumengeist, L’Oneiroi des Reves)Nant (a black dwarf)Fata Narcisse of House Syrinx, chatelaine-in-training of House SyrinxMullah Nasreddin (Nat Whilk)Nat WhilkNatalianecromancersNed, Neddie-boyNekhbetDoctor Nemesis, Dr. NemesisNephilimNeptune-class dreadnoughtsNettlesweet Underwood, NettieneuromancersneurophagyNew Regents HallNew StreetNew York CityNiederdeutschNiflheim, Niflheimers, Niflheim Stationnight-gauntsNight Stridersnightmare (drug)night marketthe night nurseniskennisse, nissenNineveh StationNimble MenKing NimrodnixiesNixonnkisi nkonde nocnictasNoctilucathe NorthNorth SeaNorth WindNuit de Cristalnymphs
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Oberon SquareObsidian Throne (the Unmoving Pivot of the World, the Perilous Siege)Oceanusthe Office of the Child CatcherOffice of Penitence and Truth, Division of Financial Assistanceogres, ogressOld City HallOld FaerieOld ForestOld Regents HalloliphauntOlousOlympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateOlympusOmphalosOngysdrailonisOracleOrlando (Raven)orendsOrgulousoroborus (not ouroboros)Oscar de la Rentathe Outer Worldowl-woman
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p-alk Fata PadouriiPalace of Leavesthe pale manPapa (Will)Pappy Van WinkleParadise (but paradise metaphorically)pattern jugglerthe PavilionPavlopetriMiss Peck-a-BitPeg o'the Landfill, PegPelagiusPennsylvania HospitalPentecostPeople’s Fertilizer Unit Number 437PepsiPerditaPeter of the Hillside, Master Peter, PeterPerth AmboyPetraPetrus BonusPheiaPhidias, Phobetor (Will)phoenixPhragmitesDan Picaro (Will)pie-powders courtPierrot, Monsieur Pierrot, Lord Pierrot (Will)Little Pikkupillywigginspinchbeckpixie dustPlague CarnivalLord Pleiades (Barquentine)Pnukpoldiesthe polisthe politsthe political policePolitical SecurityPontic waterPontusPopocatépetlPop-Pop poppetPort RoyalPort SalemoPorte Molitor Station, Porte MolitorPortunuspotato womanthe potter and her ‘prenticesPoughkeepsieles poulettes, une poulette (the political police)Powers (when referring to entities)powriesthe Prancing PonyPrester JohnPretender (Will)Principalprisoner of ElflandpsychopompsPubPublic LibraryPuck AleshirePulcinellaPunch
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Queen Mab's laceQueenieQuicksilver of House Lunaire, Flight Commander QuicksilverquintroonQuonset hut
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Rabbit of House OneirosRackabiteRadegonde de la CockaigneRaguelRagwortthe RailoradRalph the Ferrierraman, ramanspiritraptor girlRatsnickle, RattikinsrattlerRat’s NoseRaven, OrlandoReachesRed Eye ExpressRed Gwalch (a red dwarf)Red Striperedcapsregional guardRembrandtRemington 700Le Républicain SalemorevenantsRicci of YsJack Riddle, Captain Jack Riddle, Captain Riddle, Captain Jack, Jack the Lucky (Will)Riphaean MountainsRitz CrackersRiver Roadrocrock people (gargoyles)rock trollRocketRodolphe RosaleenRoyal Harlindon (regimental tie)Roxy Movie Theater runagaterune sticksRungholtrusalkas, russalkaRuthenians
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sackbutsaddle-owlSaeftingheSaguenayrue Saint-Jeansalamander Salem Toussaint, Alderman Toussaint, the Big Guy, the BossSaligos de GrallochSalingerSalomeSamhain, Samhain EveSamsārasand giants, sand giantessLord Sans Merci, Father, Old Unkillable, Captain Senile, etc.Fata Melusine SansculotteSaoirseSasha, the Frost QueenSatie’s Gnossiennessatyrsthe School of Grammariethe Schools of Sorcery Schuylerthe Scissors-Grinder (old Tanarahumra)Scorpionscorpion-menScrabblethe Scrannel DoggeScribbledehobscry, scryed, scryingthe ScytheScythian lambsea-bullssea-elvessea leopardssea-nymphsSeaborne First Leviathan Second Kentauroi WarSecret Masters of the Three Worldsseely, seeliest, unseely selkiesSelene (the moon)Senauden, Senauden TowerDame Serenathe Sevenseven hellsSevilleSewingshields, shadow-boyShadowlandsJake ShakestickShamayhimShearer’ssheela-na-gigShelleyshellycoatsSherlock Holmes JuniorShipwreck ParkShorty (Hrothgar Thalwegsson)Shorty (Aurvang Hogback)Detective ShulpaeShylockSibylSibylsSidewinder missilesSiege of Mount OthrysSiege Perilous (an orchid)Sigil of Inspirationsigil of truthsign of the hammerSiktir git! (Turkish)The Silent ManSimurghsin-eaterSinaiSingersirensSirinSirrushSister Minnie’s KitchenSixth AvenueskaSkamblesSkizzlecrawskullmatesSleekitsleeping beauty sicknessSlovaksSlugabed PegChristopher Sly (Will)Smidgeonsmoke spiritsSnakesnake’s-headsnow-mayssnow spritesSnuglisoleilsSolomonsonofagodSons of the BlestSons of Corrin (crows)Sons of FireSons of LyrSophic stone, sophic hdrolithSophieMiss Soppitsorcerer-elves Sordido di Orgulous soul surgeonsSousaSozzo di Tintagelthe SouthSouthern SeasSoyezSpadefootSparrowgrass sphinx, sphinx cubsSpillikinSpiral Castlespirit candleold SpiteSpitfirespook (racist slang for haint)Jack and Nora Spratspretsspriggansspritesspunkiespunksspunkysquattie manSquirrel Hill Stardustthe StarvelingSternosteromaStickfellasStiltStockbrokers’ GuildStone of Disillusion, the holey stonestonecrawlersstorm hagsStraits of Hyperboreastraw manStrawweStudent Center Sucker Punch A.C.SudokiSullen ManBarguest Summerducksurgeon-archimageswamp-gauntSwiss Army knifethe swordsfey St Vier (no period after St)sylphsSylviasylvanHouse Syrinx
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TabrizT’ai Shan (notto be confused with Tai-hang Shan)Takama-ga-haraProfessor Tarapple Tartarus StationTartessosTatterwagTatzlwurmsTechnomancersTeflonTeggish (informal adj. for the Tylwyth Teg)teind TeindTeind-firesTemporary Head Conspirator (Ana Kashalyi)Tenali Raman (Will)TermagantTetigistus (Needle)Thai shit demonsHrothgar Thalwegsson (Shorty)thaumaturges Themis, Feller, Garuda, and BranThird Street StationThistle Thonis Heracleionthe Thousand Racesthree card Monte Three-eyes Three Silk Shoesthumblingsthuribles tianTibetan Book of the Deadtiddy man, tiddy menthe tidewaterTiffany’sTime ClocktinkerTintagelTir na bOg (not a typo for Tir na nOg) Tir na-n'Og Video Queen TitaniaTitans, TitanesstoadflaxtoadfleshtokolosheTomba (Nat Whilk)Tom Nobody (Nat Whilk)tomteTommy Paddlefootthe Tower, the Tower of Whores, the Dread Tower, the Tower of Kings (Babel)Tower of Seventeen EyesTreaty of HyperuranionTreaty of ShamayimtritonTriumphtrolls, trollish, trollweight trooping fairiesTrotter and Stinch, Trotter-and-Stinch, Trotteranstinch, TrinchTrouble (an orchid)trowtruth-tellersTubal-CaintussetwigladyTylwyth Teg, Tegs, Teggish (adj.)Tyrant Square
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Unca Will (Will)Ultima ThuleUluruLolly Underpoolundineungodsly (not ungodly)the UniversityUnmoving Pivot of the World (the Obsidian Throne)Unseely CourtUnspeakable Cults Upstairs Crewupper and lower worldsUpper West SideUptown, uptown (capitalized when a place or adjective, but not when a direction)UrUralsurchinsUrdumheimurym lens and thummyn stone (not Urim and Thummim)
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Vašu putovnicu, molim! (Croatian)VelcroVendemiaireVenetaLord VenganzaVera WangVespaVia Reginoa di MagoVia della StregheViceregal PalaceVickie, Victoria il Volpone Sheherazade Jones, Contessa Victoria il Volpone (the vixen)Viking gas stovevilavillagevillage eldersvillage mootrue des Villes PerduesVinegar Dickvis plasticathe vixenvodniks
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Wall of Martyrs, the WallWalpurgisnacht War for the West, the Warwar wife, war wiveswarlockwater dragonsWatling StreetLord WearyWedgwoodWędrowiec Zmroku (Polish for Dusk Treader)weirdsWest (a region)West (a Titan)West SideWestern Paradisewharf pixiesWheel Wheel of Beingthe WhiddlerNat WhilkWhinny MoorWhinny Moor Landfillwhisperer, the Whisperer (first three times lower case, upper case thereafter), Whisperer, Puck the Whisperer, (see also Puck Berrysnatcher)Whistlerwhite crosses white ladies (a flower)White LadiesWhite LocomotiveWhitemarshwhitesmiths, the whitesmithWhitsuntide WibbleWicked Tomwicker queen wights Wild Huntwild man of the forest, wild man, wild menWill le Fey, Will, Master Le Fey, Unca Will, Baby Willwillies[Winds]: the Anemoi, Boreas, Zephyros, Notos, Euros, Tramontana, Ponente, Ostro Levante, Maestro, Libeccio, Siroco, GrecoLe Wine Barwinged bulls, bulls, man-bulls, bull-manthe Winged Godwitch-womenwitcheswitchwart wizardswodewose, woodwoseswolf-boys Wolf MoonWonder Wandwood-maywoods-elfwoods feywoodswifeWoolfword of powerWorld’s EndWorm (dragon)wraithswraith buttons (flower)Frank Lloyd WrightWyrmwyverns
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Xerox, Xeroxed, XeroxesDetective XisuthrosXylia of Arcadia
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yage-witchyakshisyarbles (balls)Year Eater (one of the Seven)year of the Grasshopperyear of the Monolithyellow-jackets (soldiers)The Yellow Rose of BaghdadYggdrasil (the world tree)YoshiYsYsaultYspra
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Der Zauberberg Zmeya-Gorynchna, of the line of Zmeya-Goryschena, of the line of Gorgon, Zmeya- Gorynchna, 7708, the great Worm, old SpiteZorya Vechnayaya.
Above: Yes, that's Goya's "The Colossus." It's amazing how well many of his images fit in my world. "A Duel With Cudgels" was used directly in The Dragons of Babel, translated into a fight between two giants.
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July 2, 2019
The Eagle Has Landed
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Look what just came in! Neil Clarke, who has a solid reputation for doing interesting things with Clarkesworld, has assembled an anthology of Lunar science fiction written since human beings first set foot on the Moon. The Eagle Has Landed: 50 Years of Lunar Science Fiction is a very cool project and I'm glad to be a part of it.
Here's the interesting thing, though. In his introduction, Neil notes that "one of the big consequences of landing on the Moon would be that science fiction would run away from it... The Moon was considered too close to the news and no longer fertile science fiction territory.
With a few rare exceptions, it would be twenty years before SF writers felt comfortable again setting stories on the Moon.
(When I read that, I thought surely my novella "Griffin's Egg," included in the anthology had been written within that two-decade dead zone. But checking the copyright, I see that, nope, it was published in 1991, 22 years after.)
Science fiction has had a long and tangled relationship with scientific discovery. Somebody should write an article tracing its broad outlines. Not me, however. I'm overcommitted.
And meanwhile, in the Image Book . . .
This rather lovely outline of a woman's face was not drawn but created by cutting away all the rest of the face from a magazine illo, almost certainly an advertisement for makeup or jewelry or such.
But I like the quiet quality of it, the near serenity, and the touch of mystery.
And tomorrow . . .
I've put together a list of all the characters, place names, races, and odd words in the Iron Dragon books.There are, it turns out, rather a lot of them. Tune in tomorrow and see.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants.
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Look what just came in! Neil Clarke, who has a solid reputation for doing interesting things with Clarkesworld, has assembled an anthology of Lunar science fiction written since human beings first set foot on the Moon. The Eagle Has Landed: 50 Years of Lunar Science Fiction is a very cool project and I'm glad to be a part of it.
Here's the interesting thing, though. In his introduction, Neil notes that "one of the big consequences of landing on the Moon would be that science fiction would run away from it... The Moon was considered too close to the news and no longer fertile science fiction territory.
With a few rare exceptions, it would be twenty years before SF writers felt comfortable again setting stories on the Moon.
(When I read that, I thought surely my novella "Griffin's Egg," included in the anthology had been written within that two-decade dead zone. But checking the copyright, I see that, nope, it was published in 1991, 22 years after.)
Science fiction has had a long and tangled relationship with scientific discovery. Somebody should write an article tracing its broad outlines. Not me, however. I'm overcommitted.
And meanwhile, in the Image Book . . .
This rather lovely outline of a woman's face was not drawn but created by cutting away all the rest of the face from a magazine illo, almost certainly an advertisement for makeup or jewelry or such.
But I like the quiet quality of it, the near serenity, and the touch of mystery.
And tomorrow . . .
I've put together a list of all the characters, place names, races, and odd words in the Iron Dragon books.There are, it turns out, rather a lot of them. Tune in tomorrow and see.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants.
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July 1, 2019
Dragons of Babel E-Book Sale! Soon!L
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Tor, which is, you will remember, my publisher, will be running an eBook special of $2.99 on The Dragons of Babel L in order to help promote my less-than-a-week-old novel The Iron Dragon's Mother .
This special deal will run the week of July 8th- July 14th as part of the Dragon Week Goldbox for Kindle.
(I have no idea what that last part means, but I'm guessing that mine is not the only dragon novel you'll be able to scarf up at bargain rates. So if you've got a friend who has a thing for dragons, it would be a mitzvah to share this info.
Meanwhile, back at the Image Book . . .
Another image created by folding a picture in upon itself. It's amazing how little alteration it takes to move a human face deep into the uncanny valley.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants. Right now some eighty images have been posted, with more to come.
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Tor, which is, you will remember, my publisher, will be running an eBook special of $2.99 on The Dragons of Babel L in order to help promote my less-than-a-week-old novel The Iron Dragon's Mother .
This special deal will run the week of July 8th- July 14th as part of the Dragon Week Goldbox for Kindle.
(I have no idea what that last part means, but I'm guessing that mine is not the only dragon novel you'll be able to scarf up at bargain rates. So if you've got a friend who has a thing for dragons, it would be a mitzvah to share this info.
Meanwhile, back at the Image Book . . .
Another image created by folding a picture in upon itself. It's amazing how little alteration it takes to move a human face deep into the uncanny valley.
Above: For those who came in late, as a way of drawing attention to my newly-published novel, I've been serializing the Image Book I put together as a way of helping me to visualize Faerie and its inhabitants. Right now some eighty images have been posted, with more to come.
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Sunday's Image Book Image
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This is one of several images created by folding a picture in upon itself. (There will be another one tomorrow). The caption reads: "The Silent One"
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This is one of several images created by folding a picture in upon itself. (There will be another one tomorrow). The caption reads: "The Silent One"
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June 29, 2019
June 28, 2019
Dramatis Personae for The Iron Dragon's Mother
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I am still promoting the heck out of my just-published novel. Don't worry, though. This blog will back to the normal variety and silliness soon.
Today's promo tidbit is a list of named characters who appear in The Iron Dragon's Daughter.
Dramatis Personae AlanaAmeliathe Anonymous EveryhaintLieutenant AntheaMissy ArgentAshling
the BaldwynnBarquentine of House Pleiades Prince Benthos Bessie Long GoneBrianna
Caitlin of House Sans Merci CatCharles Clever Gretchen the Croaker
Dahut merc’h Gradlonthe Dark Lady Deirdrethe Demiurgethe Dowager San Merci Dunstan
Echloë, Syrinx of House SyrinxCounselor EdderkoppElektra, daughter of Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateEnna of the Bright Eyes, Blind EnnaEnyaEsmeEmily
Fingolfinrhod FionaWing Commander FiredrakeAnnable Frowst
Kate GallowglassKing Gradlon Grimalka
Annie HedgewifeHelen V.Aurvang Hogback Hot-Box Hannah
Innocent JennyLady Jane Iron Istledown
JeremyJillJosie
Ana Kashalyi
Will le Fey Letzpfenniger
Maeve Meririm PhosphorosMerylMisabelMissy TibbsMistress NobodyMother Eve
Fata Narcisse of House Syrinx NataliaNedNettlesweet Underwood
Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateOrlando
Pelagius
QueenieQuicksilver of House Lunaire
Rabbit of House Oneiros RackabiteRaguelRavenRodolpheRosaleen
Lord Sans Merci SaoirseSasha ShortySibyl Slugabed PegSophie
Lolly Underpool
Ysault
Zmeya-Gorynchna, of the line of Zmeya-Goryschena, of the line of Gorgon
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I've tried to play fair with this, but inevitably some characters will appear under more than one name, one or two are only referred to (only the most important, though, I've weeded the list of a lot of off-stage names), and I may have shorted one or two characters who are referred to only by their titles. This should give you an idea of the cast of characters, though.
This was culled from a much longer list of proper names and odd words which I assembled for the proofreader. I'm considering combining that list with the lists for the other two Dragon novels and posting the results here.
And Speaking of the Image Book . . .
The caption on the left-hand page reads Not this novel but the next. Which means I hadn't discovered the bridges yet. There are bridges in the novel and they matter.
The lower right hand image on the photo above comes from the New York Times, of all places, and shows dancers at the Folies Bergère, of all places. Or it might be the Moulin Rouge. It hardly matters which. All that matters is the Dance of Life and the Goddess, unnoticed, behind and beneath it all.
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I am still promoting the heck out of my just-published novel. Don't worry, though. This blog will back to the normal variety and silliness soon.
Today's promo tidbit is a list of named characters who appear in The Iron Dragon's Daughter.
Dramatis Personae AlanaAmeliathe Anonymous EveryhaintLieutenant AntheaMissy ArgentAshling
the BaldwynnBarquentine of House Pleiades Prince Benthos Bessie Long GoneBrianna
Caitlin of House Sans Merci CatCharles Clever Gretchen the Croaker
Dahut merc’h Gradlonthe Dark Lady Deirdrethe Demiurgethe Dowager San Merci Dunstan
Echloë, Syrinx of House SyrinxCounselor EdderkoppElektra, daughter of Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateEnna of the Bright Eyes, Blind EnnaEnyaEsmeEmily
Fingolfinrhod FionaWing Commander FiredrakeAnnable Frowst
Kate GallowglassKing Gradlon Grimalka
Annie HedgewifeHelen V.Aurvang Hogback Hot-Box Hannah
Innocent JennyLady Jane Iron Istledown
JeremyJillJosie
Ana Kashalyi
Will le Fey Letzpfenniger
Maeve Meririm PhosphorosMerylMisabelMissy TibbsMistress NobodyMother Eve
Fata Narcisse of House Syrinx NataliaNedNettlesweet Underwood
Olympia, daughter of Hephaesta, of the line of HekateOrlando
Pelagius
QueenieQuicksilver of House Lunaire
Rabbit of House Oneiros RackabiteRaguelRavenRodolpheRosaleen
Lord Sans Merci SaoirseSasha ShortySibyl Slugabed PegSophie
Lolly Underpool
Ysault
Zmeya-Gorynchna, of the line of Zmeya-Goryschena, of the line of Gorgon
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I've tried to play fair with this, but inevitably some characters will appear under more than one name, one or two are only referred to (only the most important, though, I've weeded the list of a lot of off-stage names), and I may have shorted one or two characters who are referred to only by their titles. This should give you an idea of the cast of characters, though.
This was culled from a much longer list of proper names and odd words which I assembled for the proofreader. I'm considering combining that list with the lists for the other two Dragon novels and posting the results here.
And Speaking of the Image Book . . .
The caption on the left-hand page reads Not this novel but the next. Which means I hadn't discovered the bridges yet. There are bridges in the novel and they matter.
The lower right hand image on the photo above comes from the New York Times, of all places, and shows dancers at the Folies Bergère, of all places. Or it might be the Moulin Rouge. It hardly matters which. All that matters is the Dance of Life and the Goddess, unnoticed, behind and beneath it all.
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June 27, 2019
Dahut merc'h Gradlon
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This one is a genuine discovery. It's a first glimpse of Dahut merc'h Gradlon, who plays a significant role in The Iron Dragon's Daughter . The picture captures a lot of her personality, I think. She's everything a tragic heroine should be--beautiful, willful, and absolutely unreasonable. Also, ultimately and unexpectedly, noble.
Should I have said spoiler alert?
The page opposite her was left blank because, well, who could stand up to Dahut?
Above: The Iron Dragon's Daughter is on the stands. But I'm going to keep posting the Image Book until it reaches the end.
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This one is a genuine discovery. It's a first glimpse of Dahut merc'h Gradlon, who plays a significant role in The Iron Dragon's Daughter . The picture captures a lot of her personality, I think. She's everything a tragic heroine should be--beautiful, willful, and absolutely unreasonable. Also, ultimately and unexpectedly, noble.
Should I have said spoiler alert?
The page opposite her was left blank because, well, who could stand up to Dahut?
Above: The Iron Dragon's Daughter is on the stands. But I'm going to keep posting the Image Book until it reaches the end.
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