Outstanding among those beliefs that are universally characteristic of the religion of superstition is the conviction that “a man’s name is the essence of his being” (one Hebrew text says “a man’s name is his person” and another, “his name is his soul”). Joshua Trachtenberg, Jewish Magic and Superstition There’s an old superstition that names…
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CSFF Blog Tour: The Warden and the Wolf King
The Jewels of Anniera are preparing for war. All the long winter they have been rallying the people of the Green Hollows to go up against Gnag the Nameless, to end his destruction by destroying him. The Skreeans are preparing for war. All winter Gammon has been leading them in the work, making ready to…
CSFF Blog Tour: Randomness
This summer Rabbit Room Press released The Warden and the Wolf King, book four of the Wingfeather Saga, written by Andrew Peterson. Book three, Monster in the Hollows, was published three years ago. Three. Many authors would be in breach of contract well before they took so long to produce their next book. But writing…
What Is In A Name
If you ever go to the Faerie realms, there are things you should know. One of the first is this: Your true name is your real self. Don’t share it lightly. You are not likely to hear a Faerie’s true name, for they are bound by the same laws and keep their names carefully. But…
Character Profiles: Guardian Angel
It was at this moment that Peet the Sock Man leapt from the rim of the gully at top speed, his arms spread wide like wings. Janner watched his uncle with awe. His socks had long since fallen away in shreds, cut to pieces by the talons at the end of his reddish forearms. Peet’s…
Character Profiles: The Crazy Person who Knows Something
“So … do we call you Peet?” Janner asked, fishing for more answers to his mounting questions. “Is that your real name?” The Sock Man stirred the boiling pot with a long wooden spoon and didn’t answer. The Igibys stared at him in an awkward silence. “What’s a real name?” Peet said finally. He pointed…
Character Profiles: The Masked Hero
“We’ve come to save you. This man in the ridiculous black costume – ” “It art not ridiculous, thou pigeony person!” ” – is the Florid Sword. Or you can call him Gammon, like I do.” – Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows The Florid Sword was a dashing hero in black, jumping down…
CSFF Blog Tour: By Any Other Name
One of the quirks of speculative fiction is how hard people try not to use real names. The whole book is written in English, but old words are used in entirely new ways, the commonest things go guised under the strangest terms, and people have names no living human has carried in a thousand years….
CSFF Blog Tour: Perfect in Weakness
[Spoilers] I don’t suppose there’s ever a good time to have a mental breakdown, but Artham’s time was particularly bad. He was using himself as proof that sprouting wings or fur does not make a human a monster. Then he snapped; his eloquent words melted into gibberish and he terrified everyone with his wild terror….
CSFF Blog Tour: The Monster in the Hollows
Janner has fled his hometown, braved the lawless Strand, escaped the dangers of Dugtown, slipped from the grasp of countless Fangs, and crossed the Dark Sea. Now he’s in the Green Hollows, a rich and beautiful land. Above all, it is a free land, where he can walk the streets without fear of Fangs. The…