by Allynn Riggs
Ovline (ahv-line): a four-legged domesticated ungulate similar to cattle
Pericha Stone (pair-ee-cha): amber Stone of Lrakira
Renloret (wren-lore-ay) (t is not pronounced, think French): Lrakiran pilot of rescue mission
Reslo Chenak/R’Schlonick Chenakainet (rehs-low chen-ack / ruh-schlawn-ick chen-ah-kah-nay): Ani’s uncle, Yenne Chenakainet’s brother
Ryken (rye-kin): seven-year-old girl, Keci & Nonnash’s third daughter
Saedi City (saw-ee-dee): capital of Northern continent on Teramar
Sancharos Peaks (san-chair-ose): mountain range on Lrakira, home of Kita Stone
Sarinne (sah-reen): Lrakiran communications officer in original research team to Teramar
Selabec (sell-ah-beck): Anyala Stone’s Singer, mother of S’Hendale/Shendahl, Ani’s grandmother
Sharnel (shar-nell): lead of Lrakiran rescue mission, 2nd pilot to Renloret, dies in crash
S’Hendale/Shendahl (say-hen-dale/shen-doll): Ani’s mother, head medical researcher
Sheren leaf (sheer-en): a peppery leafed vegetable similar to arugula
Sheriff Driton (dry-ton): sheriff in neighboring valley on Teramar
Sholoret (show-low-ray): Lrakiran surgeon, finds and removes coma device
Silteene (sill-teen): a rare and expensive fabric woven on Lrakira
Slerdon/Slerdonians (slur-don/slur-dough-neons): planet of telepathic beings, have no voice box
S’Roadoss (sah-row-ah-dose): ceremony of Stone and blade bonding for Lrakiran Stone Singers
Star Valley: Ani’s home village on Northern, Teramar
Stone Singer: liaison between Stones and their charges, the people of Lrakira
Stubin Dalkey (stew-bin doll-key): general in Northern continent’s military, alienphobic
Sun-cycle: Lrakiran time designation equal to a year
Sun-time: Lrakiran time designation equal to a day
Tacara root (ta-car-ah): starchy root native to Teramar
Taryn Avere (tair-in ahv-air-eh): sheriff of Star Valley, Ani’s best friend
Tel-com (tell-com): communication devices, either audio and/or visual, Northern, Teramar
Teramar (tair-ah-mar): first of five planets in Teramaran solar system
Tezak Ganevek (tay-zack gan-eh-vehk): Star Valley doctor, coworker of Ani’s mother
Tianet Mountains (tee-ah-nay): remote mountain range on Southern continent, Teramar
Tivi (tiv-ee): Renloret’s great grandmother, former Singer of the Kita Stone
Trimag (tree-mag): Lrakiran high commander of planetary safety
Tri-pronged sueders (sway-ders): four-legged ungulate similar to deer or elk
Udi root (oo-dee): a spice common to Northern, Teramar
Vaquin (vah-quinn): strong Teramaran liquor, blue in color
Viken (vike-in): Teramaran ringed moon
Vishon (vee-shawn): a fishlike creature native to Lrakira
Whirjerata (whir-jer-ah-tah): fruit on Southern Teramar, bears fruit every three years
Whis’jeras (whiss-jer-ass): fruit on Lrakira, bears fruit every three years
Whistlepot (whis-ill-pot): a small stove top kettle with a spout that sounds a tone when water is hot enough to produce steam.
Yantel (yan-tell): Star Valley sheriff deputy
Yenne Chenakainet (yen-nay chen-ah-kah-nay): Commander of Lrakiran research team, Ani’s father
Zocanel Province (zo-can-ell): one of the provinces on the northern continent of Teramar
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Allynn Riggs began telling stories before she could write them down, and after being nagged and cajoled by a determined collection of fictional characters for many years, she surrendered and shifted careers to tell their stories. The Stone’s Blade series began innocently enough as a short story written when she was fourteen. The characters of Ani, Kela, Taryn, and Renloret have never left her imagination or dreams and waited patiently until she was ready to share their worlds with you. The Balance is the second installment of The Stone’s Blade series.
When Allynn is not writing, she avidly participates in and teaches square dancing and hunts big game. The mother of three grown daughters, Allynn resides in Centennial, Colorado, with her husband, Bob.
To contact Allynn directly: email her at [email protected].
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The Balance (The Stone’s Blade, Book Two)
Copyright © 2016 by Allynn Riggs
This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events portrayed in this book are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.
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