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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:35 pm
by ur-monkey
Nice post, Avatar.
Malik23 wrote:
"Noetic concordance" is really cool. I might have to read some of this author for that name alone.
It's quite original, isn't it? (And if you do I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. For 3D characters, they really do give SRD a run for his money...)
Fist - Have you tried Amazon.com? You could probably get 'Diamond Mask' and 'Magnificat' pretty cheap on there.
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:28 pm
by Matthias
I favor the names that don't have so many syllables or accents. While I wholeheartedly agree that Tolkien was a master of names, I like names that have a sort of simplistic elegance about them, along with meaning.
If any of you have heard of the novel, "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel." I like names that are out of the ordinary but have relevance to the character and his/her role in the book.
In a story I wrote, the main character Jonathan Creed is struggling to find his belief and purpose--hence his last name "Creed."
Some names I like are:
Harvest Shepherd
Caiarn (cairn)
Cion (scion)
Endur Hunsendt (ender or endure)
Senturel (central)
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:46 am
by andyjames
open R. A. Wilson's Illuminatus! Trilogy to any page and you'll see dozens of amazing character names.
of course now that i've said that i can't think of any
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:05 am
by balon!
Sumner Kagan, from Radix by A.A. Attanasio. I LOVE that book.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:49 pm
by stonemaybe
open R. A. Wilson's Illuminatus! Trilogy to any page and you'll see dozens of amazing character names.
of course now that i've said that i can't think of any
I agree - and neither can I!
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:37 am
by Fist and Faith
ur-monkey wrote:Fist - Have you tried Amazon.com? You could probably get 'Diamond Mask' and 'Magnificat' pretty cheap on there.
Heh. I went to a local used bookstore today. I got a paperback copy of
Diamond Mask for $.50, and a hardcover of
Magnificat for $1. Feelin' pretty good at the moment!
