Dan Simmons used to be very fond of the word "lapis" -- ala lapis lazuli -- to describe an intense shade of blue. I don't know if he got over it, but he used it at least twice in every damned book of his I read.
Dan Simmons used to be very fond of the word "lapis" -- ala lapis lazuli -- to describe an intense shade of blue. I don't know if he got over it, but he used it at least twice in every damned book of his I read.