Jake Mix · @jakemix
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imperator (plural, imperatrix) - Roman title for a commander, given to a victorious general

from Gene Wolfe's The Sword of the Lictor. Severian attempts to flatter the two-headed giant Typhon.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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levinbolt - a lightning strike or bolt

from Fritz Leiber's Swords Against Death, from the story The Circle Curse. Lightning illuminates Sheelba's robes, filled with empty blackness, as she gives a message to Fafhrd and the Mouser.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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defile - a steep-sided, narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)

from Roger Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber. Corwin watches the fires of Bleys's army in a chasm below.

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Az · @az
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my immediate thought was The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers but now i want to hear what else fits this theme?

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SJ (hierofalco) · @sj
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@SansSeryph I know of one that has been going for years. It's organized by eldang@weirder.earth. (I don't think weirder.earth federates with tech.lgbt though) and they use the hashtag .

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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stithy - an anvil, or a forge or smithy

from Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber. Eric orders his brother Corwin be maimed.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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ruff - a projecting starched frill worn around the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan or Jacobean costume

from Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan. A playful white rook in Lady Groan's bedchambers pecks at its tail, causing the feathers around its neck to stand up.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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rampant - [Heraldry] (of an animal) represented standing on one hind foot with its forefeet in the air (typically in profile, facing the dexter (left) side, with right hind foot and tail raised, unless otherwise specified)

from Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber. Corwin recalls his father Oberon's banner, depicting a white unicorn on a green field.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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recreant - a coward, or a person is unfaithful in belief, an apostate

from Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber. Moire, on the throne at Rebma, looks down in judgment at Random.

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K. Tempest Bradford · @tempest
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Jaedia ⚔️ Hannah :heart_ace: · @jaedia
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@groggydog
these may be nice for you :D Otherwise consider your interests, type it in and see what you find! You can often find people using hashtags you may want to latch onto. Also you can add multiple hashtags to one hashtag grouping which is extra nice if using the advanced web interface.

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Eric · @Frazzld
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Just discovered and started reading The Final Architect Series by Adrian Tchicovsky @aptshadow

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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vitreous - like glass in appearance or physical properties; (of a substance) derived from or containing glass

from Vance's The Dying Earth. In the dome at the top of the Tower of Fate, Ulan Dohr and Elai find a black and vitreous cylinder sitting on a pedestal.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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diadem - a type of crown; a headband worn especially as a symbol of royalty. Originally, embroidered white silk ribbon worn by kings and victorious athletes. Later, a metal band or ring worn around the head, with the "fillet" form. Tiaras are also called diadems.

from Howard's Conan story The God in the Bowl. Conan, and others, seek the diadem of the giant-kings.

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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Continuing on in the first Elric book I'm struck by how few words I'm pulling. Unlike the other Appendix N works I've been reading, Moorcock seems less concerned with archaic terms or linguistic play. The straightforward writing style suits the glam cool-as-fuck energy.

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K. Tempest Bradford · @tempest
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Eric Johnson, Author · @ericjwrites
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El Planeta Perdido
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K. Tempest Bradford · @tempest
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