. . . . .Man of business Qua'lechi. . . . . .Exclamation of horror Relumma. . . . . .Division of a Liaden year, equaling 96 Standard days. Four relumma equal one year. Thawla. . . . . .Mother (Low Liaden; approximately Mommy) Thawlana. . . . . .Grandmother Thodelm. . . . . .Head of Line Tra'sia volecta. . . . . .Good morning (Low Liaden) Trealla Fantrol. . . . . .The yos'Galan house. Valcon Berant'a. . . . . .Dragon's Price or Dragon Hoard, the name of Korval's valley. Valcon Melad'a. . . . . .Dragon's Way, the Delm's Own ship van'chela. . . . . .beloved friend va'netra. . . . . .charity case, lame puppy zerkam'ka. . . . . .kinslayer
About the Authors
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller live in the rolling hills of Central Maine with three insistent muses in the form of cats, and a large cast of characters. Best known for their work in the Liaden Universe®, Lee and Miller have seen published seventeen collaborative novels. Baen Books (www.baen.com) is currently releasing all of the Liaden novels in several omnibus volumes. The next original Liaden novel, Ghost Ship , will be published in August 2011.