tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post9179976855189141634..comments2024-03-19T09:12:16.972+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Dictionary MonstersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-39873163347398631832017-09-05T20:08:45.677+08:002017-09-05T20:08:45.677+08:00As a former lexicographer, I can only applaud this...As a former lexicographer, I can only applaud this idea!<br /><br />Gene Wolfe does something slightly similar in The Book of the New Sun, by using the names of mythical or terrestrial animals to describe alien beasts. If I recall aright, his "destriers" are not actually horses but some sort of extraterrestrial riding beasts that have been imported to Urth.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964744140140515737noreply@blogger.com