Darkwood Cycle Pronunciation Guide

The following is a pronunciation guide for the characters and locations from the Darkwood Cycle of The Book of All Things

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The author would like to point out that she’s a writer, not a lexicographer, so these do not follow any official pronunciation guidelines. The intent is clarity, not perfection.

These pronunciations include people and places from The Melody and the Master and The Hand and the Heart.

Newcarrow

Chrest- Crest

Gawain- Guh-wain

Moira- Moy-ruh

Rohan- Roe-inn

Siofra- Sea-off-ruh

Stiofen- Stee-oh-fen

Willem- Will-um

Pronounced as expected: Marina, Newcarrow, Stanhope, Steward, Stewardess, Thornheart

Darkwood Run

Aio- Eh-oh

Amaralotte/Lotte- Ah-marh-uh-lot/Lah-tee

Arenn- Air-enn

Arranden- Uh-ran-den

Atio- Uh-tee-oh

Desemir- Des-uh-meer

Elspeth- Ells-peth

Euric- Your-ick

Farren- Fair-enn

Gautier- Gaw-tee-eh

Gisela- Jiss-ella

Jocosta- Joe-coss-ta

Lieken- Like-en

Ludwik- Lewd-vik

Naos- Nay-oss

Pesha- Pesh-uh

Prentiss- Prenn-tiss

Trevanion- Truh-van-yun

Wintersin- Winter-sin

Wulfhelm- Wulf-helm

 

Pronounced as expected: Bennett, Cassius, Darkwood Run, Edmond Rolfe, Elaina, Felwood, Hughbert, Klaus, Lidia, Northerlands, Pearl, Shadowfen Hall, Weaver

Territory of Asgill

Adir- Uh-deer

Aoife- Ee-fuh

Asgill- Az-gill

Cassair- Cass-air

Clahnn- Clan

Cosa- coe-suh

Datu- Daa-too

Elodie- Ell-oh-dee

Ensel- Enn-sell

Esta- Ess-tuh

Fanne- Fan

Fayda- Fae-duh

Fiachra- Fee-awk-ruh

Gellais- Jel-ace

Kaia- Kye-uh

Lian- Lee-inn

Mairead- Mare-ee-add

Mayke- Make

Medvedev- Med-veh-dev

Niallan- Nye-uh-lahn

Ruairi- Roo-aye-ree

Termonglen- Turr-mun-glen

Theta- Thay-tuh

Vaya- Vye-uh

Vjestik- Vyes-tick

Pronounced as expected- Hinterlands, Chieftainess