a character by any other name...

While I'm immensely flattered at My Elves Are Different implying that I'm a "Science Fiction Master", I must report that this isn't the means by which I come up with character names, in Astropolis or any other series.

It is, in fact, a carefully-crafted system of mythological references, obscure words, friends, and in-jokes impossible to explain, and sometimes even to remember.