mitsumi1: переводы

→thulqna—woven straps the Urgals use to display the crests of their clans

→thardsvergûndnzmal—something that appears other than it actually is; a fake or counterfeit; a sham

→Ilf gauhnith!—a peculiar dwarf expression that means “It is safe and good!” Commonly uttered by the host of a meal, it is a holdover from days when poisoning of guests was prevalent among the clans.

→grimstnzborith—ruler of the dwarves, whether king or queen (literally, “halls’ chief”)

→Erôthknurl—a stone of earth (literally, “earthstone”; plural is Erôthknurln)

→yawë—a bond of trust

→Waíse néiat!—Be not!

→vrangr—awry; wandering

→vëoht—slow

→vaetna—scatter/dispel

→Vaer Ethilnadras—a brown, free-floating seaweed with gas-filled bladders along the joints of its branching stem

→sundavrblaka—shadow-flapper

→Stenr slauta!—Stone reverberate (sound)! (slauta is difficult to translate; it is a sharp, cleaving sound, like that of cracking stone, but it can also mean to make such a sound)

→Ono ach néiat threyja eom verrunsmal edtha, O snalglí.—You do not want to fight me, O snalglí.

→Naina hvitr un böllr.—Make round white light.

→Liduen Kvaedhí—Poetic Script

→íllgrathr—bad hunger

→At Knopf: my editor, Michelle Frey, for her continued trust and for making all of this possible. Seriously, without her, you wouldn’t be holding this book. Her assistant, Kelly Delaney, for making Michelle’s life easier and also for helping to pull together a synopsis of the first three books. Editor Michele Burke for her keen eye on the story and, again, helping to get this book published. Head of communications and marketing Judith Haut, without whom few people would have heard of this series. Also in publicity, Dominique Cimina and Noreen Herits, both of whom have been of great help before, during, and after my various tours. Art director Isabel Warren-Lynch and her team for their beautiful design on the cover and interior (and also their work on the paperbacks). Artist John Jude Palencar for providing such a wonderful series of covers; this last one is a great image to end on. Executive copy editor Artie Bennett for his expertise in punctuation and words small, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, abstruse, and coined. Chip Gibson, head of the children’s division at Random House. Knopf publishing director Nancy Hinkel for her immense patience. Joan DeMayo, director of sales, and her team (huzzah and many thanks!). Head of marketing John Adamo, whose team has continually amazed me with their creativity. Linda Leonard and her team in new media; Linda Palladino and Tim Terhune, production; Shasta Jean-Mary, managing editorial; Pam White, Jocelyn Lange, and the rest of the subsidiary rights team, who helped the Inheritance cycle become a worldwide publishing phenomenon; Janet Frick, Janet Renard, and Jennifer Healey, copyediting; and everyone else at Knopf who has supported me.

→At Writers House: Simon Lipskar, my agent, for his friendship and all he’s done for the series over the years (I promise to start writing books a bit faster now!); and his assistant, Katie Zanecchia.

→At Listening Library: Gerard Doyle, who does such a great job of giving voice to my story (I’m afraid I gave him a bit of a challenge with Fírnen); Taro Meyer for her subtle and moving direction of his performance; Orli Moscowitz for pulling all the threads together; and Amanda D’Acierno, publisher of Listening Library.