by Диана Дуэйн
skinfilm – An artifical polymer membrane, usually only a few molecules thick, that is often used for sanitary protection or containment.
Sota, Delde – A mechalus doctor and former Grid pilot.
spaceport – A planetary landing zone for driveships.
spee-g – short for specific gravity.
Standard – see Galactic Standard.
stardrive – The standard starship engine that combines a gravity induction coil and a mass reactor to open a temporary singularity in space and thus allow a ship to enter drivespace. All jumps take 121 hours, no matter the distance.
starfall – The term used to describe a ship entering drivespace. Star Force – The naval branch of the Concord military. starport – A zero-g, orbital docking zone for driveships. starrise – The term used to describe a ship leaving drivespace.
stellar nations – The thirteen sovereign governing the Stellar Ring, the center of which is Sol (Earth). Stellar Ring – The systems that make up the thirteen stellar nations, the center of which is Sol. STG shuttle – Space-To-Ground shuttle. Stricken –A large island in Bluefall's northern hemisphere.
stutter cannon – A powerful but nonlethal weapon that uses blasts of compressed air to render targets unconscious without causing serious harm.
sunfish – A shallow water fish native to Bluefall.
Sunshine – Gabriel Connor and Enda's starship.
system drive – Any form of non-stardrive propulsion used for inner system traffic. Thalaassa – An F2 yellow star. Also the name of the system.
Thuldan Empire – A militaristic, fiercely patriotic stellar nation that considers the unity of humanity under the Thuldan banner to be its manifest destiny. The largest of the stellar nations.
Tisane – A small settled island near Stricken.
Tlelai – An edanwe hunter.
Treaty of Concord, the – The Treaty that ended the Second Galactic War and formed the Galactic Concord.
tri-staff – The traditional weapon carried by Concord Administrators.
Valiz. Angela – A human freelance trader and explorer.
Verdant Mountains – A chain of small mountains near Fort Drum on Galvin.
Verge, the – A frontier region of space originally colonized by the stellar nations that was cut off during the Second Galactic War.
verjuice – A beverage made from the berry of the verrillia plant in the Borealis Republic.
Void Corp – A corporate stellar nation. Citizens are referred to as Employees and all have an assigned number.
Wanderer – 1.) Fraal: A term used to describe that segment of fraal culture that prefers life aboard their wandering city-ships rather than settling down to mingle with other species. 2.) Sesheyan: Weyshe the Wanderer, a sesheyan deity.
Welsh, Rina – An officer of the Department of Hospitality at Erhardt Field.
weren – A sentient species native to the planet Kurg. Most weren stand well over 2 meters tall, are covered in thick fur, and have sharp claws. Male weren have large tusks protruding from the bottom jaw.
weren – A sentient species native to the planet Kurg in the Stellar Ring. Most weren stand well over two meters tall, are covered in thick fur, and have sharp claws. Male weren have large tusks protruding from the bottom jaw.
werewisp – An electromagnetic creature, usually aggressive, that is most often found on High Mojave. whilom – A quadripedal species native to Kurg, favored for its meat. whitetails – An arboreal bird native to Bluefall.
Wreathe –A large asteroid of Algemron. The planetoid possesses a thin but very toxic atmosphere.
Adventure beyond the stars with Diane Duane
The Harbinger Trilogy
Starrise at Corrivale Volume One
Gabriel Connor is up against it. Expelled from the Concord Marines and exiled in disgrace, he's offered one last chance by the Concord to redeem himself. All it involves is gambling his life in a vicious game of death.
Storm at Eldala Volume Two
Gabriel and his fraal companion are scratching out a living among the dangerous stars of the Verge when they stumble onto new, unknown forces. Only their deaths seem likely to avert disaster. But an astonishing revelation from the depths of time makes the prospect of survival even more terrible than a clean death.
Nightfall at Algemron Volume Three
Gabriel Connor's quest to save the Verge and clear his name leads him to a system ravaged by war and to the ruins of a long-dead alien civilization. Along the way, he discovers that to save himself and all he holds dear, his one salvation may also be his ultimate destruction.
Available April 2000
STAR*DRIVE is a registered trademark owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ©1999 Wizards of the Const, Inc.
About the Author
DIANE DUANE was born in Manhattan in 1952, a Year of the Dragon. She was raised on Long Island, in the New York City suburbs. She wrote her first unpublished novel when she was eight, illustrating it herself in crayon. After many years of study and struggle, she stormed into the science fiction world in 1979 with The Door into Fire, published by Dell Books.
Duane now lives with her husband in County Wicklow in Ireland, along with four cats and several seriously overworked computers. A Campbell Award nominee, Duane is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels of science fiction and fantasy. Five of these were from the New York Times best-selling STAR TREK novels. She also authored a very popular "Wizard" series of young adult fantasies published by Delacorte/Dell. In her spare time, Duane travels (Switzerland being a favorite destination), studies German, dabbles in astronomy, and spends time weeding the garden.
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