The Ashes of Worlds

thism— faint racial telepathic link from the Mage-Imperator to the Ildiran people.

Thor’h — eldest noble-born son of Mage-Imperator Jora’h; former Prime Designate who joined Rusa’h’s rebellion; he died on Dobro.

torch trees — worldtrees possessed by faeros, filled with living fire but not consumed.

transgate — hydrogue/faeros point-to-point transportation system.

transportal — Klikiss instantaneous transportation system.

treedancers — acrobatic performers in the Theron forests.

treeling — a small worldtree sapling, often transported in an ornate pot and used by green priests for telink.

Troop Carrier — perso

Twitcher — EDF stun weapon.

Tylar, Crim — Roamer detainee on Llaro, father of Nikko, rescued by Tasia Tamblyn and Robb Brindle.

Tylar, Nikko Chan — young Roamer pilot, son of Crim and Marla; Nikko was one of Jess Tamblyn’s first water bearers to deliver wental water; his ship is theAquarius.

Unison — standardized government-sponsored religion for official activities on Earth, whose spokesman is the Archfather, a paid actor.

UR — Governess-model Roamer compy, formerly held at Llaro with other Roamer detainees; she lost one of her arms protecting several children during an attack by a Klikiss scout.

Usk — breakaway Hansa colony, populated mainly by farmers, site of a horrific pogrom led by General Lanyan and the Archfather of Unison.

Vao’sh — Ildiran rememberer, patron and friend of Anton Colicos, survivor of the robot attacks on Maratha; one of the only Ildirans ever to survive the isolation madness caused by separation from other Ildirans.

Verdani — organic-based sentience, manifested as the Theron worldforest.

Voracious Curiosity— Rlinda Kett’s merchant ship.

warglobe — hydrogue spherical attack vessel.

warliner — largest class of Ildiran battleship.

Wenceslas, Basil — Chairman of the Terran Hanseatic League.

wentals — sentient water-based creatures.

Whisper Palace — magnificent seat of the Hansa government.

Willis, Admiral Sheila — one of only four remaining grid admirals to survive the battle of Earth; she defected to the Confederation after refusing to slaughter colonists on Rhejak.

worldforest — the interco

worldtree — a separate tree in the interco

Yarrod — green priest, younger brother of Mother Alexa, a devotee of Kolker’s telink/thismphilosophy. He was killed by the faeros on Theroc.

Yazra’h — oldest daughter of Jora’h; his official guard.

Zan’nh — Adar of the Ildiran Solar Navy; eldest son of Mage-Imperator Jora’h.

Acknowledgments

I’ve worked on the Saga of Seven Suns for nearly eight years, and even though I originally envisioned a vast epic spa