On naming

[bellinghman]

In a certain rather good fantasy novel{*} that I have just finished reading, I am somewhat amused by the name of one character: Seolfor.

Which is the Anglo-Saxon word from which the modern word 'silver' is derived.

Said character is specifically described as having silver hair.

{*} mizkit/C E Murphy's The Pretender's Crown. Strongly recommended, though do read its predecessor first.

Comments

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it: it's nice to know one has turned someone onto a new writer that they enjoy.

[liasbluestone.livejournal.com]

You *keep* doing it to us.
We now have THREE of mizkit's to which we need to get Vol.2, when we have an Amazon budget again.
Not to mention a certain Mr. Stross, and Scott Lynch (at least he doesn't have a back-catalogue).