People and Places

Many readers have asked me to include a guide to pronouncing the names and places in The Emberjar series. So, here is a list of names and places from The Amulet of Berdea and their pronunciation as I imagine it.

Notes on pronunciation: Vowels are pronounced as follows A- short, as in bag, not as in hay

 E- short, as in egg, not as in eve

I- short, as in fin, not as in fine

O- short, as in boss, not as in lone 

U-short, as in hut, not as in lute

Consonants are always pronounced hard e.g G is pronounced as in Gold not as in Gel

 C is pronounced as in Class not as in Ace  

CH is pronounced hard as if lock, not loch

The syllable to be emphasised is underlined.