Or more properly, the combination of the Queen of Air and Darkness with the Unseelie Court originated with Bull but seems so natural that it has been picked up elsewhere.
Seelie & Unseelie go way back and so does the Queen of Air and Darkness, but the combination is recent. (At least according to Emma who talked about it at a convention I was at.)
Laurell Hamilton does have a something for his title, but I believe it is unique to that series, unlike the Queen of Air and Darkness.
Or more properly, the combination of the Queen of Air and Darkness with the Unseelie Court originated with Bull but seems so natural that it has been picked up elsewhere.
On the other hand, the title Hamilton picked is a solid counterpoint to the Queen's title. You can construct some other titles (things like Queen of Light and Water) so that you're not borrowing Hamilton's myth. And... who says that it has to be a Seelie male vs Unseelie female? In a sane system, there'd be a title for the Unseelie male and a Seelie female as well and you'd have a *real* court system and *real* politics. And from there, you've got lots of room for things to get really interesting.
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dates back only to Emma Bull
Date: 2005-05-26 09:19 pm (UTC)Seelie & Unseelie go way back and so does the Queen of Air and Darkness, but the combination is recent. (At least according to Emma who talked about it at a convention I was at.)
Laurell Hamilton does have a something for his title, but I believe it is unique to that series, unlike the Queen of Air and Darkness.
Re: dates back only to Emma Bull
Date: 2005-05-27 05:49 am (UTC)It was a fortunate pairing.
Re: dates back only to Emma Bull
Date: 2005-05-27 05:52 am (UTC)