Maerlif – (mare-liff) – the name of the vaults/chambers where the Lifintyls were stored prior to the Munirvo catastrophe. Maerlifs were also used for another purpose…a purpose revealed in Race for the Flash Stone.
Manã – (mahn-yah) – the Munuorian word for the Moon.
Munirvo – (moon-ear-voh) – the Munuorian name for the passing asteroid that nearly wiped out all life on Earth ten thousand years ago. The name in their language means “star washer.”
Munuoria – (moon-war-E-uh) – the name of the Munuorian homeland.
Munuorians – (moon-war-E-uns) – the name of the lost civilization. In their language, the name means “star watchers.”
Naetir – (neigh-teer) – Munuorian translation: spark. Called a Port Stone by Devlin Wilson, a Naetir is a hockey-puck-shaped/sized stone that serves as a catalyst to operate Tuliskaeras, Dreylaeks and Aromaeghs (including the Sinethal). As Anlon learned in Shadows of the Stone Benders, a Naetir can also disrupt sound waves generated by a Breylofte.
Rosa – (rose-uh) – the Munuorian word for the planet Mars.
Seybalrosa – (say-ball-rose-uh) – the name of a Munuorian shrine featured in Race for the Flash Stone. The cliff-side shrine features a massive ceiba tree surrounded by a garden of saguaro cacti.
Sinethal – (cinn-uh-thawl) – Munuorian translation: mind keeper. Called a Master Stone by Devlin Wilson, a Sinethal is a specific type of Aromaegh that houses the memories and partial consciousness of select Munuorians, including Malinyah. Unlike other Aromaeghs (which are static presentations/tutorials), Sinethals are interactive. A user can ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Munuorian whose memories and consciousness are stored on a Sinethal. Not only does a Sinethal interactively share sensory experiences (sights, sounds, aromas, touch and taste), it also shares emotions associated with memories.
Sulã – (sool-yah) – the Munuorian word for the Sun.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kevin Patrick Donoghue is the author of the mystery thriller series The Anlon Cully Chronicles and the science-fiction thriller series The Rorschach Explorer Missions. He lives in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., with his wife and two sons. His books include:
Shadows of the Stone Benders, book 1 of The Anlon Cully Chronicles
Race for the Flash Stone, book 2 of The Anlon Cully Chronicles
Curse of the Painted Lady, book 3 of The Anlon Cully Chronicles
UMO, a novella prequel to book 1 of The Rorschach Explorer Missions (released August 31, 2018)
Skywave, book 1 of The Rorschach Explorer Missions (releases December 14, 2018)
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COPYRIGHT
This book is a work of fiction. All the characters, incidents and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual locations, events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
RACE FOR THE FLASH STONE
Copyright © 2017 Kevin Patrick Donoghue
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First edition: April 2017
Cover art and design by Asha Hossain Design LLC
Author photograph by Down Owens Photography
NOTE
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For a diagram of the Sinethal etching, including the names of each symbol, return to the table of contents and click on the link titled, Illustration: Sinethal Etching.
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
PROLOGUE
GARDEN OF EVIL
FROM UNDER THE ROCK
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN
MINDS OVER MATTERS
MAPS AND MYSTERIES
SEYBALROSA
THE PROSPECTOR
SPECIAL DELIVERY
SLEUTH OR DARE
FIND YOUR GENSAE
THE FLASH STONE
JUNGLE FEVER
SIXTH SENSE
LICHENS, ALGAE AND ZEBRAFISH...OH MY!
HEATING UP
HEALING HANDS
OMETEPE
CHESSBOARD
INDIO MAIZ
A GATHERING OF SNAKES
THE STONEMAN COMETH
FLASH POINT
THE MAERLIF
SNAKE BITE
EPILOGUE
ILLUSTRATION: SINETHAL ETCHING
GLOSSARY OF MUNUORIAN TERMS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
NOTE
Race for the Flash Stone (The Anlon Cully Chronicles Book 2) Page 37