Shawn Inmon
Seaview WA
September 2020
Glossary
This book is set in a world many millennia in the future. Thus, languages have evolved and none of our words have survived. Here are the naming conventions used throughout the book:
-ak -— Male
-eh -— Female
-ah -— Geographic
-ta -— Animal
Here are the most notable characters, animal names, geographic locations, and Kragdon-ah words:
Alex Hawk -— Former Special Forces member flung forward in time.
Dan Hadaller -— Fellow time traveler who was in Kragdon-ah before Alex
Denta-ah -— Tribe that used stama. Destroyed in A Door into Time.
Det -— “Yes,” in the universal language of Kragdon-ah
Draka-ak -— Former chieftain of the Lasta-ah
Drana-eh —- Oldest member of Winten-ah
Ganku-eh -— Once-chieftain of the Winten-ah.
Godat-ta -— Gigantic grizzly bear.
Gunta -— Greeting in the universal language of Kragdon-ah
Harta-ak -— Founder, with Versa-eh, of Danta-ah
Kel -— “No,” in the universal language of Kragdon-ah
Kinta-eh —- Daughter of Sekun-ak
Klipta-ak —- Builder from Lasta-ah
Kragdon-ah -— The name of the entire world in the future.
Lanta-eh -— The Chosen One.
Lasta-ah -— Name of the home of Lanta-eh’s kidnappers.
Magda -— Someone who complains a lot.
Manta-ak -— Alex Hawk’s name in Kragdon-ah.
Matori-ah -— Island village where Alex fights the dandra-ta.
Monda-ak -— Gigantic dog. Loyal best friend to Alex Hawk.
Niten-eh -— Healer of the Winten-ah.
Prata-ah -— Hill where Lanta-eh’s small temple is built
Reggie -— Fellow time traveler who travels Kragdon-ah as a bard.
Rinka-ak -— Young chieftain of Rinta-ah.
Ronit-ta -— Dire wolves
Rinta-ah -— Village beside the Kranda-ah, ally of Winten-ah
Sanda-eh —- Daughter of Alex and Senta-eh
Sekun-ak -— Chieftain of the Winten-ah. Close friend of Alex Hawk.
Senta-eh -— Bow fighter, companion to Alex Hawk
Stama -— Kragdon-ah word for technology.
Tinka-eh —- Daughter of Reggie/Untrin-ak
Traka-ta -— Large pigeons.
Untrin-ak -— Kragdon-ah name for Reggie, another time traveler
Versa-eh -— Founder, with Harta ak, of Danta-ah
Wenta-eh -— Winten-ah warrior, sister of Werda-ak
Winten-ah -— Cliffside home and name of the tribe Alex first meets.
Zisla-ta —- Huge floating spiders who arrive by the millions
Also by Shawn Inmon:
The Middle Falls Time Travel Series
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
The Redemption of Michael Hollister
The Life and Death of Dominick Davidner
The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon
The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister
The Changing Lives of Joe Hart
The Vigilante Life of Scott McKenzie
The Reset Life of Cassandra Collins
The Tribulations of Ned Summers
The Empathetic Life of Rebecca Wright
The Successful Life of Jack Rybicki
The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters
