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He has always been incredibly clever in his use of language. The names of people in BotNS had me checking in a dictionary of saints (and books on mythological m
by aardvark179 6y ago
He has always been incredibly clever in his use of language. The names of people in BotNS had me checking in a dictionary of saints (and books on mythological monsters for the non people) to try and gleam more meaning from them, and I remember a moment of wonder when I realised the aliens’ speech was weird because they always have an even number of syllables in each sentence.
His books are incredible and really pay off careful rereading.
- jinpa_zangpo 6y agoGene Wolfe explained in a commentary to his series that the aliens (called hierodules) are speaking in blank verse.
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