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by Kelso, Sylvia


  phare, V. to see. Aedric art—to “read” an entire psyche

  phathire, aedric art. Mental re-creation of the past. Lit. see-being, from, phare, to see, thire, to be

  Phathos, soothsayer. Lit. seeing eye, from phare, to see, os, eye

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  Quarred, Confederate country

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  ras, source (of a river)

  Raskelf, Everan district. Lit. Kelf-source

  resh, Everran district or province

  rhodel (pl. rhodellin), gold coinage of Everran. From rho, round, del, gold

  rienglis, red kite. From rien, crimson, perraglis, hawk

  Rienzar, Hethrian gibber-plain. From rien, crimson, hazad, plain

  Rihannar, continent. Lit. The Island

  rivannon, scented tree. Possible kind of cassia

  ruagesthyn, aedric “black” (outlawed) art. Lit. to call the dead, from ruagyre, to call, asthyn, dead

  ruan, mind

  Ruanbrarx, aedric arts. Lit. mind-acts, from ruan, mind, briarx, p.part. of briave, to act, q.v.

  Ruanbraxe, aedric art. To block from other aedryx’ awareness. From ruan, mind, braxe, shield

  ruand, numeral one. Also leader, head capital, etc.

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  saeva, wind

  Saeverran, Everran tableland. Lit. Windy-Everran

  saeveryr, wagtail. Also cape, “where the wind turns,” from saeva, wind, ryde, rythe, to turn

  Saphar, capital of Everran. Lit. Delight

  Sathel, wanderer, nomad

  scarthe, aedric art. Telepathic perception. Lit. to read verbal thought

  Sellithar, personal name. Lit. Starflower

  sellothahr, frangipanni tree. Lit. sun-star, from selloth, stars, ahltar, sun

  sha, adverb. That way, there

  shophet, annually elected Estarian head of government

  slief, plateau, tableland

  Stirghend, region of gibbers in northern Hethria. From stiriand, north, ghend, stone

  stiriand, north. Region of Everran. Aedric line

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  tar, flower

  Tasmar, Assharran province. From tassa, cloth

  terrephal, sandstorm fore-runners. Lit. sand-dancer, from terre, to dance, phallyr, sand

  terrian, jacaranda. Corruption of theryx, purple, iahn, flame

  Thangar, Assharran province. From thangos, hilly

  Th’Iahn, Aedric personal name. Lit. The Flame

  thillian, diamond. Lit. light-water-fire, from thira, light, ilien, water, iahn, flame

  thira, light (physical)

  Thiryx, Sky-lord, worshipped in Everran. Lit. Air. See also Haz, Ilien and Iahn

  thorgan, king

  tingrith, numeral. Eight, all. Quarred government, loose confederation of aedric lines

  Tirien, aedric line. Lit. South-water, from tirs, south, ilien, water

  Tirien Neth, part of Kemreswash river. Lit. Southern Channel, from tirs, south, neth, watercourse

  tirs, south. Region of Everran

  Tirstang, Crux Australis. From tirs, south, tang, cross

  torjer, spinifex. From torq, ugly, gjer, grass

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  ulfann, dingoes. From ulce, wild, fanx (pl. fann), dog

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  Valinhynga, Venus. Lit. Horns of the Morning, corruption of valin, horn, lyng, morning

  vannor, cicada. From val, wing, anor, song

  vaxy, Hethox dialect. Grass with edible roots

  Velandryxe, wisdom. Lit. high-seeing, from vel, high, andeir, second or non-physical sight

  velandyr, sage. Lit. high-seer

  ven, highway, main road

  veth, first

  vist, adverb, now

  Vorn, aedric personal name. Lit. The Tooth

  vyrne, Lit. the last. Nickname of Vorn, q.v.

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  wash, river

  wreve, V. to master, control

  wreve-lan’x, aedric art. Beast mastery. From wreve, control, lanyx, coll., beast

  wreviane, aedric art. Pyrokinesis

  wrevurx, aedric art. To control the weather. From wreve, control, vur, sky

  wrock, ridge, esp. watershed

  wyre, great

  wyresparyx, goanna. From (1) wyre, great, (2) emsparyx, lizard, from emspar, snake (ema, poison, sparthe, to kill) and yrk, yrx, legs

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  xaira, farewell, separation, aedric myth of same

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  yeld, blood

  yeldtar, poppy. Lit. blood-flower

  yeltath, bloodwood tree. From yeld, blood, tath, wood

  yst, truth

  Ystanyrx, Lit. true songs. Cosmogony as preserved by Everran harpers

  Ystir. Invocation. Truth it is

  yx, sing., before, pl., eyes

  yxphare, aedric art. Clairvoyance. Lit. to see before

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  Zem-and-Zam, Assharran personal names. Lit. This-and-That

  Zyphryr Coryan, Assharran capital. From zyph, city, wyre, great, coryan, maze, labyrinth

  About the Author

  Sylvia Kelso lives in North Queensland, Australia, and has been writing or telling stories for as long as she remembers. The Red Country is her third fantasy novel, the sequel to her well-received Everran’s Bane and The Moving Water. She has also published poetry in Australian literary magazines, and has a Creative Writing MA for an alternate-history/SF novel set in alternate North Queenslands. She lives in a house with a lot of trees in the garden, but no cats or dogs. She makes up for this by playing Celtic music on a penny whistle and is now learning the fiddle as well.

  Publication Information

  Copyright © 2008 by Sylvia Kelso

  All rights reserved.

  First published by FiveStar Books

  First published in October 2008 in conjunction with Tekno Books and Ed Gorman.

  Cover Art by Caroline Husher

  This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously.

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