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indicated by vowels separated by an underline; for instance, ai could be equivalently written as ah_ee. Many subtle differences are ignored: the "th" in thin is not distinguished from the "th" in then, the precise pronunciation of the "u" in survey is simplified to its less continental cousin "uh," and the rolled "r" is ignored. The swallowed vowel, as the "e" in "other" or the "o" in "carton," is simply left out. Purists beware.

Syllables are somewhat arbitrarily determined, more for convenience in indicating the vowels and stresses and to avoid the confusion of overloading many consonants onto a single syllable, than for exact indication of which syllable they would be pronounced with if one said the word syllable by syllable. So feel free to let the consonants indicated at the end of a syllable migrate to the beginning of the next and vice versa. Usually the difficulty about pronouncing an unfamiliar word is to choose among alternatives, and indicating which of the possible pronunciations the author prefers is the intent here. Stressed syllables are indicated by capital letters. If there is a secondary stress in a name it is indicated by small capitals, for instance: baa-ruh-POO-truh. There are many multi-syllable names with no indication of a secondary stress, when the rest of the syllables are all pretty much equal. Again, the pursuit of minutiae has been eschewed. Ship's names are in italics.

Key to Abbreviations for Works

B—Barrayar

BA—Brothers in Arms

BI—"The Borders of Infinity"

C—Cetaganda

CC—A Civil Campaign

DD—"Dreamweaver's Dilemma"

DI—Diplomatic Immunity

EA—Ethan of Athos

FF—Falling Free

K—Komarr

L—"Labyrinth"

M—Memory

MD—Mirror Dance

MM—"The Mountains of Mourning"

SH—Shards of Honor

VG—The Vor Game

WA—The Warrior's Apprentice

WG—"Winterfair Gifts"

Agba—AAG-bah—Quaddie in charge of work teams getting clamps open during the disassembly of Cay Habitat. (FF)

Ahn—AAN—Lieutenant, meteorology officer at Lazkowski Base. (VG)

Aime Pass—AI-mee PAAS—Pass through the Dendarii Mountains taken by Gregor, Cordelia, and Piotr during Vorda rian's Pretendership. (B)

Anafi, Ser—aa-NAA-fee, SUHR—Agent of Rialto Sharemarket Agency that lent Tien Vorsoisson money he invested in a Komarran trade fleet. (K)

Apmad—AAP-maad—Vice President, GalacTech Operations. (FF)

Arata, Tav—ah-RAA-tah, TAAV—Captain, Kline Station Security, friend of Elli Quinn. (EA)

Arozzi—aa-ROH-zee—Komarr Terraforming Project, Serifosa Branch, engineer substituting for Radovas managing the Waste Heat section, also involved in Radovas and Soudha's other project. (K)

Aslund—AAS-luhnd—A system off the Hegen Hub that is wary of Barrayar. (VG)

Athos—AA-thohs—Planet within two-month sub-light voyage of Kline Station settled by a religious sect that banned women from the planet. (EA)

Auson—AW-sn—Captain of the Ariel in the Oseran Mercenaries, captain of the Triumph in the Dendarii Mercenaries. (WA)

Avakli—ah-VAH-klee—Doctor, rear admiral, biocyberneticist researching Simon's illness. (M)

ba—BAH—Caste of sexless aides and servitors to the haut of the Celestial Garden. (C)

Baneri—BAH-nee-ree—Marilacan leader, killed at the siege of Fallow Core. (BI)

Bannerji, George—BAA-nr-gee, JORG—Captain, GalacTech Company Security, Shuttleport Three, Rodeo, accidentally shot Tony during the attempted escape. (FF)

Barrayar—BEHR-ah-yahr—System off the Hegen Hub through Pol and Komarr, its wormhole connection to the rest of human space closed just after it was colonized, leading to several centuries of isolation and regression. (All except FF)

Baruch, Cynthia Jane—baa-RUHK, SIHN-thee-ya JAYN—Doctor, geneticist who built the original ovarian cultures for Athos, and put herself into her work. (EA)

Beatrice—BEE-uh-trihs—Marilacan lieutenant, tall, redhead, lost in the escape from Dagoola IV. (BI)

Beauchene Life Center—BOH-shayn LAIF SEHN-tr—Medical facility on Escobar specializing in cryo-revival. (MD)

Benar, Fehun—bay-NAHR, FAY-huhn—Commander of an orbiting Felician ore refinery and a friend of Major Daum. (WA)

Benin, Dag—BEH-nihn, DAAG—Ghem-colonel