Pronunciation Guide
AN GARDA SIOCH’NA: In Dublin, garda, or on garda shee-a-conna. Outside Dublin, gardee.
AOIBHEAL: Ah-veel. (Not Irish Gaelic but an older language unique to the Fae.) CRAIC: Crack.
CUFF OF CRUCE: Like the cruc in crucify.
DRUI: Dree.
FIRBOLG: Fair bol ugh.
LEABHAR GABHALA: Lour Gow ola (lour like flower, Gow like cow).
MALLUCé: Mal-loosh.
Irish pronunciations obtained from sources in Dublin at the Garda and Trinity. Any errors in pronunciation are mine.
About the Author
KAREN MARIE MONING is the internationally bestselling author of the Highlander and Fever novels. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and have won numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA. The Fever series has been optioned by Twentieth Century Fox/New Regency Productions. You may write to her at [email protected].