{"id":16522,"date":"2012-10-12T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T17:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=16522"},"modified":"2012-10-11T21:06:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T08:06:22","slug":"the-power-of-names-i-guest-post-on-sons-of-corax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/10\/12\/the-power-of-names-i-guest-post-on-sons-of-corax\/","title":{"rendered":"I Guest Post on &#8220;The Power of Names&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11181\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/18\/no-i-didnt-forget\/bigheirofnightmmuk-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11181\" title=\"bigheirofnightMMUK\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-95x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ mass market paperback<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11044\" style=\"width: 115px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/14\/all-the-pretty-covers\/heirusa-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11044\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11044\" title=\"HeirUSA\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/HeirUSA-105x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/HeirUSA-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/HeirUSA-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/HeirUSA.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently, I was delighted to receive an invitation from book blogger and reviewer <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/\">Abhinav Jain<\/a> to participate in a guest author series on <strong>&#8220;Names: A New Perspective.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To elaborate: <em>\u201cThe topic is how the names of characters and places and other things within their novels (and other works where appropriate) fit into their setting, their relevance and their power.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My post, titled <em>&#8220;The Power of Names&#8221;<\/em>, is featured now and you can check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/11\/nanp-the-power-of-names\/\"><em>Here<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11204\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/catherine-asaro-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost-the-wall-of-night-book-two\/gatheringoflost-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11204\" title=\"GatheringofLost (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AUS\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12626\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/03\/30\/the-gathering-of-the-lost-has-its-first-us-review\/gatheringofthelostt-mm-c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12626\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12626\" title=\"GatheringoftheLostt mm c\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the exciting things about the series from my point-of-view is that it comprises new or debut Fantasy authors, so it is a chance to find out more about some of the new kids on the SFF block and get a feel for what their stories are about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/08\/04\/fun-with-thornspell\/thornspell-cover-illustration-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7163\" title=\"Thornspell cover illustration\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Thornspell-cover-illustration-105x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Thornspell-cover-illustration-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Thornspell-cover-illustration-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Thornspell-cover-illustration-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>As host, Abhinav is also posting his reviews of each guest author\u2019s books, as well as his thoughts on each of our perspectives on \u201cnames\u201d, which I feel adds further interest to the series.<\/p>\n<p>And as always, comments on the post and\/or topic are always very welcome. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>To date, the series comprises the following posts (click on the title to read):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Myke Cole (<em>Control Point<\/em> &#8212; military SFF): <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/24\/nanp-the-significance-of-names\/\">&#8220;The Significance of Names&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chris Holm\u00a0(<em>Dead Harvest<\/em> &amp; <em>The Wrong Goodbye<\/em> &#8212; urban fantasy\/crime): <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/09\/27\/nanp-the-devils-in-the-details\/\">&#8220;The Devil&#8217;s in the Details&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kim Curran (<em>Shift<\/em> &#8212; Young Adult SFF): <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/01\/nanp-names-are-fun\/\">&#8220;Names Are Fun&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Teresa Frohock ( <em>Miserere: An Autumn Tale &#8212; <\/em>Fantasy): <a href=\"http:\/\/sonsofcorax.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/08\/nanp-a-game-of-names\/\">&#8220;A Game of Names&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I was 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