Witches of Kregen (23 page)
Delia touched my arm and I put my fingers on hers. The touch gave me strength.
“Yes.”
Hikdar Ortyg Voman closed his eyes. Then, just before he opened them, he said: “And can I rely on your promise?”
My fingers held Delia’s and I could feel the warm firmness there without a tremble as Voman’s eyes snapped open and he gasped out: “What—? Where—?”
I didn’t know if the Witch of Loh could hear me or not but I said, “Oh, yes, Csitra the Witch. Oh, yes. You can rely on my promise to come to visit you.”
[i]
Krell: chief. Kapt: general.
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[ii]
Hyrpaktuns, wearing the pakzhan, are known as zhanpaktuns. Hence the form of address as zhan. Paktuns, wearing the pakmort, are known as mortpaktuns, and the form of address is mort. Ordinary mercenaries, although often called paktuns, a title to which they have no real right, are called whatever comes to the tongue.
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[iii]
See Dray Prescot, Volume #12,
The Tides of Kregen
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Alan Burt Akers was a pen name of the prolific British author Kenneth Bulmer, who died in December 2005 aged eighty-four.
Bulmer wrote over 160 novels and countless short stories, predominantly science fiction, both under his real name and numerous pseudonyms, including Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Philip Kent, Bruno Krauss, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Chesman Scot, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, and Tully Zetford. Kenneth Johns was a collective pseudonym used for a collaboration with author John Newman. Some of Bulmer’s works were published along with the works of other authors under "house names" (collective pseudonyms) such as Ken Blake (for a series of tie-ins with the 1970s television programme The Professionals), Arthur Frazier, Neil Langholm, Charles R. Pike, and Andrew Quiller.
Bulmer was also active in science fiction fandom, and in the 1970s he edited nine issues of the New Writings in Science Fiction anthology series in succession to John Carnell, who originated the series.
More details about the author, and current links to other sources of information, can be found at
www.mushroom-ebooks.com, and at wikipedia.org.
The Delian Cycle:
1. Transit to Scorpio
2. The Suns of Scorpio
3. Warrior of Scorpio
4. Swordships of Scorpio
5. Prince of Scorpio
Havilfar Cycle:
6. Manhounds of Antares
7. Arena of Antares
8. Fliers of Antares
9. Bladesman of Antares
10. Avenger of Antares
11. Armada of Antares
The Krozair Cycle:
12. The Tides of Kregen
13. Renegade of Kregen
14. Krozair of Kregen
Vallian cycle:
15. Secret Scorpio
16. Savage Scorpio
17. Captive Scorpio
18. Golden Scorpio
Jikaida cycle:
19. A Life for Kregen
20. A Sword for Kregen
21. A Fortune for Kregen
22. A Victory for Kregen
Spikatur cycle:
23. Beasts of Antares
24. Rebel of Antares
25. Legions of Antares
26. Allies of Antares
Pandahem cycle:
27. Mazes of Scorpio
28. Delia of Vallia
29. Fires of Scorpio
30. Talons of Scorpio
31. Masks of Scorpio
32. Seg the Bowman
Witch War cycle:
33. Werewolves of Kregen
34. Witches of Kregen
35. Storm over Vallia
36. Omens of Kregen
37. Warlord of Antares
Lohvian cycle:
38. Scorpio Reborn
39. Scorpio Assassin
40. Scorpio Invasion
41. Scorpio Ablaze
42. Scorpio Drums
43. Scorpio Triumph
Balintol cycle:
44. Intrigue of Antares
45. Gangs of Antares
46. Demons of Antares
47. Scourge of Antares
48. Challenge of Antares
49. Wrath of Antares
50. Shadows over Kregen
Phantom cycle:
51. Murder on Kregen
52. Turmoil on Kregen
2 – Concerning feet caught in stirrups
3 – Of a few words to Kov Turko
8 – A flying visit to High Zorcady
13 – On the Day of Nojaz the Shriven
14 – The pakzhan opens a few doors
15 – Of the Lady Fanti and Nath the Onker
17 – Nath Famphreon, Kov of Falkerdrin