Authors: Paula Bradley
Why not? I think you may be right: I could use a hard head like yours. I’m not as cagey or as prepared to deal with subterfuge. A paranoid personality sounds about right
.
Her smile faded replaced by a severe, no-nonsense look. He felt a steely presence in her words.
But hear me: I am in charge. You’re not accustomed to taking orders from someone who doesn’t outrank you. You’re going to have to follow my orders explicitly and immediately if required. No questions asked. You’ll have to trust me even though you might not agree. Do you think you can handle that?
He grinned, nodding his head up and down like some overzealous rookie. He would agree to anything at this point for the opportunity of a lifetime. Later he would deal with this idea of total authority.
Her answering grin told him she probably knew what he was planning, but it also told him what he wanted to know.
Okay, Super Snoop, we’ll finally see what batting has stuffed your life
!
Winters had seen a look of resignation tinged with foreboding creep into Mariah eyes. She was not as cocky and self-assured as she pretended to be. She hadn’t asked for this to happen, would probably have preferred to remain one of the many billion anonymous people that lived and died within a prescribed set of parameters.
But such was not the fate of Mariah Adele Carpenter and she had finally accepted it. Whatever happened she was off to fulfill her destiny—and Earth’s destiny as well.
Agrist K’anna - Most ferocious chasm on Izorach, site of Anorasian geneticists’ secret lab
Addis Ababa - City in Ethiopia
al-Amin - One of three humans males on Izorach, originally from Earth
Al-Ibrahim, Rashid bin Ali - Saudi Arabian CIA operative
Aleris - See Ton Re’Aleris
Anorasian - Race of sentient psychic, natives of Hakilam in the Cheloran Star System
Ashtawr - One of three planets of Zubeln Solar System
Asmera Intn’l Airport - In Eritria, Africa
Axum - City in Ethiopia where the Ark of the Covenant is supposed to be hidden
Bellini, Andrew - Clandestine Service Operator, CIA
Betslim - One of the three moons circling Hakilam
Bielin - Council of priests on Touranim
Black Stone - Holy relic, cornerstone of the Kaaba in Mecca
Bole Airport - in Ethiopia
Boles, Teddy - FBI agent
Bov’shiatvan - Chinese deity named Bod’hisattva who stayed in the world in order to save others; male version of Guan Yin who is the goddess of mercy
Bouzane, Dr. Arthur - Chief of Orthopedics, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Brambila, Joseph - Paramedic who takes Mariah to St. Vincent’s Hospital
Brown, Dr. Lincoln - Chief of Cardiology, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Cahenat - Head of the congregation of Ethiopian Jews
carnivilus - Carnivores on Touranim
Carpenter, Judith - Sister of Mariah Carpenter
Carpenter, Mariah - Human female with tremendous psychic ability
Carpenter, Rachel - Mother of Mariah Carpenter
Carpenter, Saul - Father of Mariah Carpenter
Carpenter, Stephen - Brother of Mariah Carpenter
Chazreen - In Yiddish, Chazen or cantor; Bovistan’s title “Chazeen of the `` Transformed”
Cheloran Star System - Anorasian solar system
Corvus - Bridge Pilot of Seftiras (see Meron Corvus)
Creel, Reuben - FBI agent
The Decilloq - The Anorasian Pronouncements (commandments) given to Moses byAleris
Deutriion - See Ton Re’Deutriion
Dhu al-Hijja - Holy pilgrimage to Mecca
Dicit - Shortened name of Eocene dicit’ledoni
dicit-H - bio-engineered compound manufacturing on Hakilam
dicit-I - Eocene dicit’ledoni found growing naturally in the chasms on Izorach
dicit-E - Eocene dicit’ledoni found growing naturally on Earth
Dir - Anorasian classification for Finance
Dir So’Grak - Osratas financial clerk
dodecahedron - Twelve-sided figure
Drango - See Meron Drango
Duodua - Left most vid-screen in the MERS on Izorach
dustifute - Old English for itinerant peddler
Deutriion - See Ton Re’Deutriion
ECS -
E
nvironmental
C
ontrol
S
ystem: Regulates chambers on Izorach laboratory, maintaining functions such as temperature, humidity, and precipitation
Efrikis - Forest in Touranim & Izorach
Elvilivle - One of the planets in the Min’yel’os’s empire
Elvilivlians - native of the planet Elvilive
Emmanuel - One of three humans males originally from Earth living on Izorach
Eocene dicit’ledoni - Moss-like entity originally found growing naturally on Izorach and Touranim; later genetically engineered and injected into Anorasians to regenerate cells, providing thousands of years of additional life. “Giver of health, life, and longevity.”
Ephres Ridge - Western wall of the Agrist K’anna
Ephraim, Mike - CIA agent
ERL -
E
nvironmental
R
esearch
L
aboratory: Consecutive ecology chambers equipped for experimentation and/or testing
Eritria - City in Africa
Falasha - Ethiopian for “Jewish”
Finding
- Mariah Carpenter’s word for the process in which she discovers the whereabouts of kidnapped children
French, John - Clandestine Service Operator, CIA
FUMOMULDAV -
FU
ll-
MO
tion,
MUL
ti-
D
imensional
A
udio-
V
isual display room used as a physical form of health and muscular regeneration
Galaxaril - See Ton So’Galaxaril
Galiora - One of the three moons circling Hakilam
Gandir - Anorasian spaceship piloted by Nermelis to take Hesad off Touranim
Geez - An ancient Semitic language shared between Christian and Jew and usedexclusively for prayer and holy writings
Gevr’ah - Original First Minister of Hakilam, now Min’yel’os and one-time Shel’Zib
Grack - Accountant from Osratas
Griffin University - Genetic research laboratory associated with St. Vincent’s Hospital
GRID - Gamma Radiation Imaging Detector
Grisek - Anorasian dialect of the elite
Hakilam - Home world of the Anorasian race in the Cheloran Star System
Halacha - Oral Torah given to Moses on Mt. Sinai
HAVOC - Hydraulically Activated Vacuum-Operated Cup
Healing
- Mariah Carpenter’s word for reversal of medical condition done to her body or someone’s with which she has
Joined
after a
Finding
has occurred
herbivilus - Herbivores on Touranim
Hesad - Anorasian Shel’Zib (high priest) of Touranim
Hevru - Hebrew in Grisek – “Those who pass from one place to another”
Him the Most Revered - God, or Shen’dalah to the Anorasians
High Priest - Also called Shel’Zib, head of state
Ho’rehabit - Horeb, or Mount Sinai, northern peak of the Jabal Katrinah
HST -
H
yper
s
patial
T
ransport: Technology used to move beings or objects through hyperspace almost instantaneously; produces a blue-white glow as it forms around the PES of a transport devic
Intezelin Torpedo - Destructive smart missile of the Shekron fleet
IRP -
I
ntelligent
R
equest
P
rocessor: Computer in vehicle cradle of hangar. Directs maintenance androids if vehicle’s on-board SIM cannot handle its own repairs. Also is linked to an NMIP.
ISA -
I
ntelligent
S
ensory
A
rray: Part of the PTB that scans and analyses surrounding area for environmental conditions and life forms. Decision it makes controls PES associated with the PTB’s operation. Also linked to NMIP.
Izorach - One of three planets of Zubeln Star System; location of secret underground genetic research laboratory
Ja’endarc - Stirilium cruiser destroyed by Mariah in front of Sha’reva
Jahavla Monsea - (Jabal Musa) Arabic for Mountain of Moses
Jahavla Kitorin - (Jabal Katrinah) One of 3 mountains comprising the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt
Jiddah - Airport in Saudi Arabia
Joining
- Mariah Carpenter’s word for her soul intertwining with another’s, providing her the psychic energy to do a
Finding
Ju’nedha - Anorasian dialect of the common people
Jumaa, Mohammed Bin Saleh - Saudi Arabian CIA operative
Kaaba - Stone structure built by Abraham in the holy mosque in Mecca – ‘House of God’
Kana Gidrol - Yiddish for high priest of Judaism; Anorasians translation: one who guards the temple of Shen’dalah
King Faisel Airport - Airport in Mecca
LaPrad, Phillipe - FBI agent
Lepitera - MERS spaceship used by Sateron and Aleris
Lieutenant Alireza - Military man sent to retrieve Al-Ibrahim in Saudi Arabia
LIMC -
L
ocalized
I
nertial
M
ass
C
ontroller: Technology that reduces or reverses the effects of gravity along a directional plane
Lortinias - Last research colony on Touranim
Lurie, Jonathan - FBI agent
LZ-Ssn - Intelligent robotic device with multiple receptacles used by Siddhartha when he works in garden
Maka’rius - See Ton Re’Maka’rius
Man’asorai - Per Anorasian Netsor’ah or prophecy, the Rectifier who will be sent by the Shen’dalah to save their race
Matewos, Helina - Wife of Andualem Tadesse
Mecca - Holy city of Muslim faith
Mengistu, Eskender - Ethiopian who piloted Mariah to Axum
Meron - Anorasian classification for Military
Meron Corvus - Bridge Pilot aboard the Seftiras
Meron Drango - Shekron Bridge Pilot on board the Stirilium Cruiser
Prehendere
Meron Senala - Shekron Prime Commander of the Stirilium Cruiser Prehendere
Meron Ta’daeu - Shekron Prime Commander
MERS -
M
obile
E
xploratory
R
esearch
S
tation: Large spaceship used to conduct experiments on all aspects of new planets under investigation for potential colonization by Anorasians. Completely self-sufficient and may be out in space for centuries.
Min’yel’os - Yiddish is minion (10 men who sit together to say prayers for the dead. In Anorasian, ten former members of the Synadracus whose essences were cloned into an NMIP to become a living, multi-core processing network acting as supreme rulers of their galaxy.
Noreptal - One of three planets in Zubeln Star System
Nermelis - Anorasian Prime Commander of the spaceship Gandir
Ner Tamid - Ethiopian for “Eternal Light”
Netsor’ah - Prophecy given to Hesad from Shen’dalah
NMIP -
N
eural
M
atrix
I
nformation
P
rocessor: Intelligent core, links functions such as power, environmentals, communication, long and short range sensors, hyperspace drive, navigation, weapons, etc. Communicates as a living entity, having hearing, speech, and visual recognition.
Offspring - ¼ size of the MERS
Onerus - Right most vid-screen in the MERS on Izorach
Paradise, David - FBI agent
PEA -
P
rotective
E
nergy
A
rray: Force field erected between hostile and amenable environments.
PES -
P
rotective
E
nergy
S
hield: Force field, surrounds and protects whatever it is built into.
PDSU -
P
ermanent
D
ata
S
torage
U
nit: A 12-sided dodecahedron figure, the Holographic record of ancient Anorasian civilization on Touranim.
Piseda Ridge - Eastern wall of the Agrist K’anna
Prehendere - Stirilium Cruiser
Prime Commander - Nermelis, head of the Shekron of Touranim
Prophecy - Also called Netsor’ah, words handed down from the Shen’dalah which the Anorasian geneticist believe will save their race
PTB -
P
ersonal
T
ransport
B
elt: Lets sentient beings have limited movement through space without a vehicle.
PTV -
P
ersonal
T
ransport
V
ehicle: Small intelligent spaceship designed for one or two passengers.
Quercus - Mahogany-colored tree upon which the natural Eocene dicit’ledoni grows
Ramirez, Emily - Student nurse at St. Vincent’s Hospital
Raphael, Thomas James - Mariah Carpenter’s lover and cameraman who films the Findings
Re - Anorasian vocational classification for Scientist
Recine, Dr. Lucas - Chief of Hematology and Genetic Research, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Roberts, Dennis - Mariah morphs into this person on her trip to Ethiopia
Sateron - See Ton Re’Sateron
Sar’ednos - Animals inhabiting Touranim
S’edra - Tree native to Touranim
Seekers - A religious sect who follow the teaching of Net’sorah
Seftiras - Meron Ta’daeu’s Stirilium cruiser
Senala - See Meron Senala
SHARD -
S
ecured
H
olographic
A
rchive
R
etrieval
D
evice, they key to opening the PDSU
Shal’amal’kam - Shalom Aleichem: traditional Middle Eastern greeting
Shanaria - Karma; destiny
SHARD -
S
ecured
H
olographic
A
rchive
R
etrieval
D
evice: Key to opening the PDSU.
Shekron - Military of Hakilam
Shel’Zib - See High Priest
Shen’dalah - Anorasians’ name for God of Netsor’ah, also called the Great and Glorious
Shel’Zib - Yiddish is Shaliach Tzibur or Chazzan, means one who speaks on behalf of the congregation. Hesad’s title means “High Priest” in Anorasian. Title equivalent to our meaning of Pope
Shobokshi, Alhasan - Head of the local forces guarding the holy mosque in Mecca
Sho’revra - Residence of the Min’yel’os
shul - Yiddish word meaning “synagogue”
Siddhartha - One of three humans males on Izorach originally from Earth
Silverstein, Dr. Menachim “Manny” - Chief of Staff, St. Vincent’s Hospital
SIM -
S
ynthetic
I
ntelligence
M
atrix: Core of the artificial intelligence entity that controls the PTV.
Simone, Giselle - CIA agent
So - Anorasian vocational classification for Accounting
Sol - Star System discovered by Anorasian geneticists 10,000 BC
solam tebrosm - Root hybrid developed to grow in the soil on Elvilivle
Sov’dovaris - The Destroyer, the entity bent on the destruction of the Universe of the Universe.
SRIG -
S
elf-
R
egulating
I
nsulated
G
arment: flexible, protective, self-contained garment worn by Anorasians.
St. Vincent’s Hospital - Located in San Jose, California where Mariah Carpenter was brought when she fell into a coma
Stirilium Cruiser - Mid-sized battle cruiser in the Shekron fleet
Suwaidi, Ahmed AssadSaudi - Arabian CIA operative
swshswsh - Noise made when someone arrives via a hyperspatial transport