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by J. Scott Coatsworth


  Danielle (Dani) Black: One of the lander enforcers in Gaelan, daughter of Danner Black

  Danner Black: A skythane pith trade runner who helped instigate civil war between the skythane

  Dark Market: Black market on Oberon, run by the Syndicate

  Daro: One of Dani’s lander guards

  Davis: Zefron’s son

  Davos Madainn: Prior King of the House of the Sun

  Davyn Sléite: Xander’s Gaelani name

  Dawson: Rogan’s henchman

  Dax: One of Rogan’s enforcers

  Deathhawk: Deadly bird of prey native to Titania

  Deca: Oberon’s tenth month

  Deireadh an Domhain: The Mountain

  Demetrius River: Southern tributary to the Theseus

  Deterrent Field: Rope that is used to create a field to deter the local wildlife, especially wereveren

  Dhagani: The enemies of the Ithani

  Dillan Farrai: Quince’s brother

  Distortion Field: Shield generated by a small device that blocks electronic surveillance

  Distortion Zone: Zone of electronic interference at the edge of Oberon

  Dorthia: Erriani woman who lives in Taycrob

  Drimm the Dragon: One of Titania’s constellations

  Earth-Standard: Timekeeping based on Earth’s clock/calendar

  Egeus: City on Oberon

  Elyra Sléite: Prior Queen of the House of the Moon

  Enforcers: Men who work as the muscle of the Syndicate

  Errian: City of the Sun (as in House of the)

  Erriani: Citizens of the House of the Sun

  Erissa: Alix’s PA

  Erro: Sun God; also the Ithani name for the whole world

  Ethilium: Growth hormone that stimulates the development of wings in the skythane

  Faery Caves: Caverns in Titania’s mountains, often lit by glowing blue ponds

  Faery Ponds: Blue glowing ponds in the caverns on Titania

  Fizzpop: Carbonated sugar-alcohol drink popular on Beta Tau

  Fynx: One of the Gaelani skythane at Torr Talam

  Farris: Assistant to the Prison Master

  Feather Trees: Trees native to Oberon

  Fennow Root: Natural antiseptic

  First Wave: First human colonists on Oberon, also called skythane

  Fynx: Gaelani man in the war camp

  Gael: Moon God

  Gaelan: City of the House of the Moon

  Gaelani: Citizens of the House of the Moon

  Galaxion Hotel: Interstellar hotel chain

  Gildensea: Oberon’s sea

  Glow Sphere: Portable light source

  Governor: Governmental head of Oberon

  Governor’s residence: Vast estate where the Factor lives

  Granth: Feline equivalents from Pleaides Six, valued for their leather

  Great Division: Period after skythane refugees were chased out of Oberon to Titania

  Great Retreat: The flight of the skythane settlers before the landers and Ober Corp

  Grid, The: Oberon’s data and communications network

  Gridcode: A pp, programming code, etc.

  GSN: Great Sky Network, one of the Common Worlds news services

  Gumba Tree: Tall, leafy native tree often used as a windbreak for farms on Oberon

  Hallerwood: Golden-leaved trees native to northern Titania

  Hachmoss: Yellow moss native to Oberon

  Harrol: One of Xander’s companions on the way to Errian

  Heart Fungus: See Croyol

  Heartbrier Bush: Titania bush with heart-shaped leaves and orange flowers

  Heartwood: Forest on Beta Tau

  Hermia: One of Oberon’s two moons—red-colored

  Hesies: Xander’s past life

  High Slopes: Northern district of Oberon City, where the Spaceport is

  Hippolyta: City on Oberon

  Hoarberries: Little blue berries covered in a sweet white “frost”

  Hollyhock Trees: Trees found in the valley of The Mountain

  Honey Ale: Titanian alcoholic drink

  House of the Sky: Ruins in the center of Oberon

  House of the Stars: Royal retreat in the center of Titania

  Hover-Plat: Transportation platform used to move small amounts of goods

  Hoverbike: One of the main methods of personal transport in Oberon City

  Hoversport: Hover craft used for human transport

  Ice Pine: White tree native to the northern climes of Oberon—the Rim Forest

  Imprean: Carrier pigeon-like bird used to carry messages

  Ironwood: Tall trees in Titania that are impervious to flame

  Ithani: Original inhabitants of Oberon/Titania

  Jameson Havercamp: Psych from Beta Tau who comes to investigate pith shortage on Oberon

  Jenner: Erriani person trapped with Quince in the mines

  Jessa: Jameson’s fiancée on Beta Tau

  Joseph Havercamp: Jameson’s adoptive father

  Kadin Tamain: The chamberlain of the House of the Moon

  Keff: Titanian equivalent of coffee—tastes like herbal tea and coconut.

  Knacks: Oberon insect pests

  Landed: to be stripped of your wings, usually as punishment for a criminal act

  Landers: Second wave human settlers

  Lyda: Sculptor of the statue of Gael at the House of the Stars

  Lydia Madainn: Prior Queen of the House of the Sun

  Lyrin Madainn: Jameson’s birth name

  Lysander: One of Oberon’s two moons—golden color

  Martach: Six-legged jungle cat on Titania

  Mattis Vinder: An OberCorp headquarters employee

  Meso Bomb (MB): Bomb that works by averaging out the molecular content of everything within its radius

  Midcity: Heart of Oberon City

  Mikelos: Miner on Tander’s World

  Morgan: Mysterious child Xander finds on Oberon

  Morgan Kinnson: Xander’s foster father

  Mora Mountains: Titania’s mountian chain, Sléibhte Mora

  Mountain, The: Location of one of the gates between the two worlds, close to the House of the Moon

  Mugjuice: Oberon beverage made with pith

  Mylin: Young skythane girl who helps Xander

  Neamiah: Erriani person trapped with Quince in the mines

  Nerve Cuffs: Handcuffs that cut off the nervous system

  Nim: An Erriani man at Torr Talam

  Nimfeach: Butterfly-like creatures on Titania

  Norcrest: Small purple bush found in the plains north of the Riamhwood

  Northern Glacier: At the north pole on Oberon

  Nutrisynth Bar: Nutritional bars Xander likes

  OberCorp: Corporation that controls most of Oberon—The Oberon Mining Corporation

  Oberon: Also known as Split—the half world where the story takes place

  Oberon City: Capital of Oberon, with about two million residents, most living in arcos

  Obieberry: Native red-stippled fruit on Oberon

  Orn: Main river on Titania

  Outland: Desert and wilds beyond Oberon City

  Paraba Bush: Titania shrub that has berries that can be ground for oil

  Philo: City on Oberon

  Pith: Psychoamoratic drug derived from the sap of the púca tree in Titania

  Plas: Versatile artificial material with the hardness of diamond and the malleability of plastic

  Pleiades Six: One of the worlds of the Common Worlds

  Plascreet: Variation of plas used in heavy construction; a concrete analog

  Pocans: Edible white fungus that resembles a string of pearls and tastes like chocolate and bread

  Preachers, The: Rough rock band

  Psych: Therapist

  Psych Guild: Association of Psychs

  Psychoamoratic: A drug with aphrodisiac qualities

  Púca Tree: Tree which pith comes form

  Pulse Laser: High-powered blast-pulse weapon used on transport ships
/>   Pulse Pistol: Small pulse weapon

  Pulse Rifle: Large pulse weapon

  Pyramus Mountains: Mountain range along the Eastern edge of Oberon

  Quince Farrai: Xander’s skythane friend who joins the quest

  Rangers: OberCorp soldiers used in military campaigns

  Ravi: Xander’s PA

  Ravier: Erriani man who lives in Taycrob

  Red Sands: Desert covering the southern part of Oberon

  Red Shanks: Big red-trunked trees with large heart-shaped purple leaves, native to the Titanian jungle

  Redfruit: Fruit native to Titania

  Redoak: Tree native to Titania

  Rentz Class Cargo Carrier: Heavy lifter that carries amalite ore up from Oberon to interstellars

  Riamhwood: Forest on Titania

  Riding Armor: Body armor Xander wears when riding

  Rift: The split that divides Oberon and Titania

  Rim Forest: Forest on the northern half of Oberon

  Rinroot: A natural antibiotic on Titania

  Rix: One of Xander’s companions on the way to Errian

  River Apples: Native Oberon water fruit

  River Cat: Small scavenger the size and temperament of a raccoon

  Robyn Sléite: Queen of the Gaelani and mother to Xander, and Quince’s former lover

  Rocthane: Access key to bring the worlds together

  Rogan: Syndicate boss who has history with Xander

  Rohin the Explorer: One of the first skythane to find Titania

  Scurf: Domesticated, one horned herbivores on Titania

  Second Wave: The second set of human colonists, also called landers

  Sera Thorpe: OberCorp board member.

  Seven Weeks War: War between the Erriani and Gaelani twenty-five years before

  Sevyrn Triani: One of the Erriani skythane Jameson saved

  Shift: Moving Oberon into Titania’s space

  Silverbark: Tall, thin tree with silver bark, leaves, and a dark stripe on the northern side, native to Oberon

  Skythane: First wave of human colonists, who have wings

  Slander, The: Slums of Oberon City

  Sleeper: Sleep drug patch

  Slit: Transfer funds or information electronically

  Sneach: skythane term for orphan—mischievous spirits who cause trouble or death

  Split: Nickname for Oberon; also used for its broken side.

  Squamwat: A small domesticated animal that imprints on its human owner and shows absolute loyalty

  Standing Stones: Guardian statues outside the faery caverns on Titainayes

  Stim: Stimulant

  Stim Cuffs: handcuffs that can deliver an electric shock

  Swamp Bear: Harmless forest creature

  Symbol of the Two Gods: Tapping your right fist against your chest twice

  Syndicate: Crime ring that controls the Slander

  Synth Meat: Meat grown in a vat from a cellular culture

  Synthglass: A more expensive form of plas that radiates light when touched

  Taycrob: Small Erriani village of tree houses

  Tamara Fine: OberCorp’s head of PR

  Tander’s World: Mining colony where Jameson was stationed

  Tartanga Tree: Oberon riverside trees with broad, tripartite silver leaves

  Teanna: Skythane woman in Gaelan

  Tevin: Erriani boy Jameson saves from the invaders

  Tharsis: Home to one of the Tander’s World miners, Mikelos

  Thera: Prior Queen of the House of the Sun

  Theron Sléite: King of the Gaelani, Xander’s father

  Theseus River: Main river in Oberon

  Titan Station: Receiving space station for visitors to Oberon

  Titania: Half of the planet on the other side of the rift

  Tobin: Skythane man with Jameson in the mines

  Toree: Erriani person trapped with Quince in the mines

  Torr Talam: Tower in the time of Elyra and Daedus

  Traxon: A smaller, light gravity Common Worlds planet

  Tri-dee: 3-D video, video player

  Tubers: Native Oberon edible plant—can be eaten cooked or raw, like a jicama

  Turbien: Plants used to grow the towers of Errian

  Tweener: Someone who is nonbinary or gender fluid

  Vassir Honym: Prison master on the Split

  Venin: Guard in Gaelan

  Veril: A small rabbitlike creature that lives in the Riamhwood

  Verrim: One of the Ithani from Jameson’s memory

  Vestra Halta: Acting Regent of Errian

  Virgo Sléite: Prior King of the House of the Moon

  Water Cane: Native Oberon edible plant

  Wempole: Short, squat trees with wide purple leaves and fragrant white flowers the size of two hands that smell like vanilla and honey, found in the northern Riamhwood

  Wereveren: Birds that transform at night into lethal pecking machines

  Wetreeds: Native plant with numbing properties

  Wetware: bio implants that allow humans to interface with machines and the grid

  Whipcat: Deadly feline equivalents in the mountains of Titania

  Whirills: Titanian bird that lives in the Riamhwood

  Wing Man: Slang for the skythane

  Wrenwood: Tree from Titania whose wood burns without smoke

  Xander Kinnson: Skythane who works in Oberon City, embarks on a quest with Jameson

  Xiini: One of the Ithani from Jameson’s memory

  Zain: Sculptor of the statue of Erro at the House of the Stars

  Zakka: Poisonous reptile in the Red Sands

  Zaxxim: One of the Ithani from Jameson’s memory

  Zefron: Stranger on Titan Station

  Zenia: One of Xander’s companions on the way to Errian

  Zenix: Lena Preston’s house AI

  Zim: Dani Black’s PA

  Zimbee: Large, harmless pollinator on Titania

  More from J. Scott Coatsworth

  The Oberon Cycle: Book One

  Jameson Havercamp, a psych from a conservative religious colony, has come to Oberon—unique among the Common Worlds—in search of a rare substance called pith. He’s guided through the wilds on his quest by Xander Kinnson, a handsome, cocky skythane with a troubled past.

  Neither knows that Oberon is facing imminent destruction. Even as the world starts to fall apart around them, they have no idea what’s coming—or the bond that will develop between them as they race to avert a cataclysm.

  Together, they will journey to uncover the secrets of this strange and singular world, even as it takes them beyond the bounds of reality itself to discover what truly binds them together.

  What if you could hear the words behind the words?

  Brad Weston’s life seems perfect. He’s GQ handsome, the chief of staff for a Republican California state senator, and enjoys the power and the promise of a bright future. And he’s in a comfortable relationship with his boyfriend of six years, Alex.

  Sam Fuller is Brad’s young blond blue-eyed intern, fresh out of college, running from a bad breakup, and questioning his choices and his new life in politics. To make things worse, Sam also has a thing for the boss, but Brad is already taken.

  While looking for a gift for his boyfriend, Brad wanders into a curiosity shop and becomes fascinated by an old wooden medallion. Brad’s not a superstitious man, but when he takes out the medallion in his office, he sees the world in a whole new light.

  And nothing will ever be the same.

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ed, loved this story. If I could rate it more than a five I would.”

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  SCOTT COATSWORTH spends his time between the here and now and the what could be. Ushered into fantasy and sci-fi at the tender age of nine by his mother, he devoured her library of Asimovs, Clarkes, and McCaffreys. But as he grew up, he wondered where the gay people were in speculative fiction.

  He decided it was time to create the kinds of stories he couldn’t find at Waldenbooks. If there weren’t queer characters in his favorite genres, he would write them himself.

  His friends say Scott’s brain works a little differently—he sees relationships between things that others miss, and often gets more done in a day than most folks manage in a week. He transforms traditional sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary worlds into something unexpected.

  He also runs Queer Sci Fi and QueeRomance Ink with his husband Mark, sites that bring LGBTIQA communities together to celebrate fiction that reflects queer life and love.

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  By J. Scott Coatsworth

  Between the Lines

  A More Perfect Union (Multi-Author Anthology)

  THE OBERON CYCLE

  Skythane

  Lander

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of author imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

 

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