Lois McMaster Bujold
Just a coincidence. I tend to gravitate to certain names or syllable collections as seeming euphonious to me, which, if I'm not careful, can lead to inadvertent duplications. Illyrica iirc is a variant on Illyria, which is or was a real place. I think. I got it out of Shakespeare, so not swearing to its historicity.
Ta, L.
Just a coincidence. I tend to gravitate to certain names or syllable collections as seeming euphonious to me, which, if I'm not careful, can lead to inadvertent duplications. Illyrica iirc is a variant on Illyria, which is or was a real place. I think. I got it out of Shakespeare, so not swearing to its historicity.
Ta, L.
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