Paul Keelan

Paul Keelan asked Katherine Addison:

Are the imperial names longer for a reason? Did the audio book get any pronunciations wrong?

Katherine Addison Yes! The imperial names are longer because they are archaisms. Also because they're proper names with the imperial prefix tacked on. So "Hasivar" is a perfectly good name even before you add the "Edre-" to make it an emperor's name.

I haven't had a chance to listen to the audio book myself, but Tantor's narrator emailed me ahead of time and asked me very careful questions about pronunciation.

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