- The
Ascian language is a
fictional language invented by Gene
Wolfe for his
science fiction series The Book of the New Sun. The
language is
spoken by the...
- are "
Ascian" and "Hydrargyrum".
Ascian,
despite its
similarity to "Asian", is
derived from a
Latin word
meaning "without shadow", as the
Ascians are tropic...
- setting. Eons ago,
Hydaelyn sundered the
world to
imprison Zodiark. The
Ascians, Zodiark's
immortal servants,
trigger Calamities on the
Source to "Rejoin"...
- /ˈwyːʃ.ʃɑn 'to wish'), or an
unpalatalized consonant sequence /sk/, as in
āscian /ˈɑːs.ki.ɑn/ ('to ask'). The
pronunciation /sk/
occurs when ⟨sc⟩ had been...
- them. The
other Scions s**** Zenos' grave,
finding it empty, and
suspect an
Ascian has
possessed his corpse.
Eorzean Alliance leaders meet in Ala
Mhigo to...
- Sapir–Whorf
hypothesis Soviet phraseology Un-word of the year Fiction:
Ascian language Nadsat The
appendix "The
Principles of Newspeak"
indicates that...
-
confrontation with the
Warrior of Light.
Zenos is ****isted by the
nihilistic Ascian Fandaniel, who
wants the
Final Days to
occur so everyone,
himself included...
-
Christian Vander Tad Williams:
Higher Singing in Tailchaser's Song Gene Wolfe:
Ascian in The Book of the New Sun
Conlangers whose languages are
neither international...
- moogles,
aided by
Ascians, have
summoned a primal, Good King
Moggle Mog XII.
After besting him, the
Warrior encounters the
enigmatic Ascian Emissary, Elidibus...
-
science fiction novel The Book of the New Sun
describes the
North American "
Ascian"
people as
speaking a
language composed entirely of
quotations that have...
