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Authors: Alan Burt Akers

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V

Vax: name assumed by Jaidur of Vallia in the Eye of the World. (krk)

Velia: second daughter of Delia and Prescot; twin to Zeg. Married to Gafard; mother of Didi. Murdered by King Genod. (rek)

Velia: fourth daughter of Delia and Prescot. No twin.

Veng: deity of the Kalveng.

volgodont: flying form of godont. A powerful aerial killer.

Volgodont’s Fang: swifter commanded by Gafard. (rek)

Volgodonts’ Aerie: hunting lodge near Guamelga.

W

Wabinosk: island of western inner sea used as base by Renders.

warvol: vulturelike carrion-eating bird.

“Weng da!”: “Who goes there!”

wo-Deldar: wo is Kregish for zero. Ironical appellation to themselves by swods of most Kregan armies.

Y

Yoggur: area to the northeast of inner sea.

“Your orders, my commands!”: Grodnim equivalent to “Quidang!”—”Aye aye, sir.”

Z

Zadak: name won by Prescot, as Dak, from Queen Miam. (krk)

Zagri: a powerful demon spirit of the inner sea.

Zandikar: fortress-city of Zairia, scene of the famous siege.

Zavarin, Nath: Pallan of Zandikar. Very fat; but loyal to his city.

Zenno, King: name assumed by Starkey the Wersting in Zandikar. (krk)

Zeg: Pur Zeg Prescot, Krzy, Prince of Vallia. Second son of Delia and Prescot; twin to Velia. Grew out of name Segnik.

zhantiller: type of the large swifter of inner sea.

Zhantil’s Lair: hunting lodge near Guamelga.

Zhuannar of the Storm: spirit of the sea who raises rashoons.

Zimuzz: fortress-city of Zairia, home of the Krozairs of Zimuzz.

Zinkara, River: runs north from the Mountains of Ilkenesk.

Zinna: deposed king of Zandikar; grandfather of Miam.

zinzer: sixty silver Zairian zinzers make one gold zo-piece.

Zogo the Hyrwhip: name used in a Zairian oath

zo-piece: gold coin of Sanurkazz.

Ztrom: Zairian form of Strom — count.

Zunderhan, Janri, Roz of Thoth Zeresh: noble of Zandikar; uncle of Queen Miam.

About the author

Alan Burt Akers was a pen name of the prolific British author Kenneth Bulmer, who died in December 2005 aged eighty-four.

Bulmer wrote over 160 novels and countless short stories, predominantly science fiction, both under his real name and numerous pseudonyms, including Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Philip Kent, Bruno Krauss, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Chesman Scot, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, and Tully Zetford. Kenneth Johns was a collective pseudonym used for a collaboration with author John Newman. Some of Bulmer’s works were published along with the works of other authors under "house names" (collective pseudonyms) such as Ken Blake (for a series of tie-ins with the 1970s television programme The Professionals), Arthur Frazier, Neil Langholm, Charles R. Pike, and Andrew Quiller.

Bulmer was also active in science fiction fandom, and in the 1970s he edited nine issues of the New Writings in Science Fiction anthology series in succession to John Carnell, who originated the series.

More details about the author, and current links to other sources of information, can be found at
www.mushroom-ebooks.com, and at wikipedia.org.

The Dray Prescot Series

The Delian Cycle:

1. Transit to Scorpio

2. The Suns of Scorpio

3. Warrior of Scorpio

4. Swordships of Scorpio

5. Prince of Scorpio

Havilfar Cycle:

6. Manhounds of Antares

7. Arena of Antares

8. Fliers of Antares

9. Bladesman of Antares

10. Avenger of Antares

11. Armada of Antares

The Krozair Cycle:

12. The Tides of Kregen

13. Renegade of Kregen

14. Krozair of Kregen

Vallian cycle:

15. Secret Scorpio

16. Savage Scorpio

17. Captive Scorpio

18. Golden Scorpio

Jikaida cycle:

19. A Life for Kregen

20. A Sword for Kregen

21. A Fortune for Kregen

22. A Victory for Kregen

Spikatur cycle:

23. Beasts of Antares

24. Rebel of Antares

25. Legions of Antares

26. Allies of Antares

Pandahem cycle:

27. Mazes of Scorpio

28. Delia of Vallia

29. Fires of Scorpio

30. Talons of Scorpio

31. Masks of Scorpio

32. Seg the Bowman

Witch War cycle:

33. Werewolves of Kregen

34. Witches of Kregen

35. Storm over Vallia

36. Omens of Kregen

37. Warlord of Antares

Lohvian cycle:

38. Scorpio Reborn

39. Scorpio Assassin

40. Scorpio Invasion

41. Scorpio Ablaze

42. Scorpio Drums

43. Scorpio Triumph

Balintol cycle:

44. Intrigue of Antares

45. Gangs of Antares

46. Demons of Antares

47. Scourge of Antares

48. Challenge of Antares

49. Wrath of Antares

50. Shadows over Kregen

Phantom cycle:

51. Murder on Kregen

52. Turmoil on Kregen

Notes

[1]
See
The Suns of Scorpio,
Dray Prescot #2.

[2]
Dernun: “Savvy; capiche; do you understand?” Not a particularly polite way of making the inquiry.
A.B.A.

[3]
Prescot spells this name out carefully. He pronounces it
Oy-drick-t-shin.
However he may recount his experiences here, there is no doubt they made a profound and uneasy impression on him.
A.B.A.

[4]
Quidang: At once. Equates with “Aye aye, sir!”

[5]
Ztrom: Zairian equivalent to Strom — count. The Grodnim title is Grom.

[6]
Roo: Eleven.

[7]
Solaik: threequarter.

Copyright © 1977, Kenneth Bulmer

Alan Burt Akers has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, to be identified as the Author of this work.

First published by Daw Books, Inc. in 1977.

This Edition published in 2007 by Mushroom eBooks, an imprint of Mushroom Publishing, Bath, BA1 4EB, United Kingdom
www.mushroom-ebooks.com

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher.

ISBN 184319533X

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