Merlinscribe: The Journal of James P. Mallory

Continuity Question

Mon, 02 May 2016 02:28:01 GMT

Do the western foothills of the Mystrals have a specific name in Kellen's time, or are they just "the foothills"? For those who have read CROWN OF VENGEANCE, I'm specifically interested in the terrain around the Vondaimieriel side of the Dragon's Gate Pass.

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Elven Lexicon, Part 5

Fri, 22 May 2015 05:07:15 GMT

Part 4 (O-Z). (Missed part of "O")

And now the Lexicon is done.

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Elven Lexicon, Part 4

Wed, 20 May 2015 00:24:25 GMT

Part 4 (L-O). (Halfway through the alphabet!)

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Elven Lexicon, Part 3

Sun, 17 May 2015 07:40:08 GMT

Here is Part 3 (H-K). (NOTE: the "th" sound is generally a soft th--as in "thimble"--and not a hard th as in "them".)

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Elven Lexicon, Part 2

Sat, 16 May 2015 05:40:52 GMT

Here is Part 2 (D-G). Someday I will go back over the text of all books written to date and put together an Elven dictionary.

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A Message From James Mallory

Wed, 13 May 2015 09:15:29 GMT

My Dear Friends,

I apologize deeply for my long absence, and am honored that so many of you have expressed concern for my personal well-being. I promise you that I am deeply engaged in the current work, and am confident I shall be able to announce that it has been dispatched to Tor by the end of the summer.

I had meant to be able to present you, in hopes of making amends, with something many of you have asked about: a pronunciation guide to the names in Crown of Vengeance. While the object itself is complete, its length and formatting difficulties render it impossible to post in full just now.

Here, then, are the ABCs:
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