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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: An inaccuracy talking about coal, possibly because [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἄνθραξ#Ancient_Greek the Ancient Greek word]] is a variant on "Anthrax", which doesn't sound like coal to English ears.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: An inaccuracy when talking about coal, "coal", possibly because [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἄνθραξ#Ancient_Greek the Ancient Greek word]] is a variant on "Anthrax", which doesn't sound like coal to English ears.
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* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: An inaccuracy talking about coal, possibly because [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἄνθραξ#Ancient_Greek the Ancient Greek word]] is a variant on "Anthrax", which doesn't sound like coal to English ears.
--> ''coal''" He used the English word, there being no equivalent in Mycenean Greek
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''On the Oceans of Eternity'' is the third book of the initial ''Literature/IslandInTheSeaOfTimeSeries'' trilogy and brings with it the end of the series long war against series villain, William Walker.
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''On the Oceans of Eternity'' is the third book of the initial ''Literature/IslandInTheSeaOfTimeSeries'' trilogy and brings with it the end of the series long series-long war against series the series' villain, William Walker.
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--> An eight-year-old boy came up, face struggling between awe and delight; the café-au-lait skin and loose-curled hair left no doubt who ''his'' father was, in this world of palefaces.
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* AntiClimax: The book mostly involves the Republic of Nantucket fighting against Walker's allies and auxiliary forces in order to access his Achean holdings. Right as the time seems right for a climactic final battle [[spoiler:where Walker will be defeated for good, a palace coup takes overthrows his rule of the Achaean state and he is assassinated.]]
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''On the Oceans of Eternity'' is the third book of the initial ''Literature/IslandInTheSeaOfTimeSeries'' trilogy and brings with it the end of the series long war against series villain, William Walker.
It's followed by a short story dealing with events a generation later, ''Literature/BloodWolf''.
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!!''On the Oceans of Eternity'' provides examples of:
* LongTitle: The title is five words long.
* PerfectPoison: Averted in the somewhat prolonged deaths of [[spoiler:Walker, Hong and their entourage at the end of the third book]]. Not that they didn't have it coming.
* StarbucksSkinScale: A mixed race child is literally referred to as having "café-au-lait skin.":
--> An eight-year-old boy came up, face struggling between awe and delight; the café-au-lait skin and loose-curled hair left no doubt who ''his'' father was, in this world of palefaces.
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It's followed by a short story dealing with events a generation later, ''Literature/BloodWolf''.
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!!''On the Oceans of Eternity'' provides examples of:
* LongTitle: The title is five words long.
* PerfectPoison: Averted in the somewhat prolonged deaths of [[spoiler:Walker, Hong and their entourage at the end of the third book]]. Not that they didn't have it coming.
* StarbucksSkinScale: A mixed race child is literally referred to as having "café-au-lait skin.":
--> An eight-year-old boy came up, face struggling between awe and delight; the café-au-lait skin and loose-curled hair left no doubt who ''his'' father was, in this world of palefaces.
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