About the Author
Abigail Hilton is a traveling nurse anesthetist, based in Florida. She owns 3 cats—all veteran travelers, who’ve been x-rayed on various occasions by the TSA. She has spent time in veterinary school and done graduate work in literature. You can connect with Abbie on Facebook, Twitter, or her blog at abigailhilton.com. You can also send her email at abigail.hilton@gmail.com.
Artists and the Hardcover Art Book
Sarah Cloutier is a graduate student at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She has been creating illustrations for Cowry Catchers since 2007. She painted all but one of the interior illustrations for this book, as well as the graphic of shelt species.
GreenSprite is a Romanian artist who has been creating illustrations for Cowry Catchers since mid-2009. She created the character portraits.
The maps and cover design were created by Jeff McDowall, a graphic artist living in Orlando, Florida.
Kirgetova Tatiana is a Russian artist. She created one of the illustrations: Real Conversation.
In March of 2015, these illustrations, as well as a number of unique new illustrations, were released in a beautiful hardcover book called The Art of Cowry Catchers. The physical book can be found in the usual places. Digital copies of the book are available from Abbie’s website, and signed copies can also be purchased there on occasion. The paperdolls from the art book can also be purchased there separately. Check www.abigailhilton.com for details.
Glossary
blue month: one cycle of blue moon, usually 30 to 90 days.
canid: any creature in the canine family, either two-legged or four-legged, including canine-type shelts, such as foxlings.
cowry catchers: manatee shelts.
fauns: shelts with hooves.
felid: any creature in the cat family, either two-legged or four-legged, including cat-type shelts, such as grishnards.
nauns: shelts with neither hooves nor paws, e.g. manatee shelts and seal shelts.
panauns: shelts with paws.
red month: one cycle of red moon, about 60 days.
shelt: a two-legged creature having a humanoid body from the waist up and resembling some kind of animal from the waist down. Shelts have pointed, tufted ears.
watch: a period of time approximately four hours long. Shelts count four watches for the day and two watches for the night.
yellow month: one cycle of yellow moon, about 15 days.
Shelt species of Wefrivain
(A graphic version is also included.)
Panauns
grishnards – griffin shelts
ocelons – ocelot shelts
leopons – leopard shelts
leons – lion shelts
foxlings – fox shelts
hunti – hyena shelts
shavier – pegasus shelts
zeds – zebra shelts
gazumelle – gazelle shelts
Nauns
cowry catchers – manatee shelts
selkies – seal shelts
Special thanks to the people who read this book as I wrote it.
Amy
Anita
Hughes
Jeff
Mistie
Molly
Patsy
Books by Abigail Hilton
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Storm
Arcove
Keesha
Teek
Treace
The Prophet of Panamindorah
Fauns and Filinians
Wolflings and Wizards
Fire and Flood
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers
Embers, Illustrated
Flames, Illustrated
Ashes, Illustrated
Out of the Ashes, Illustrated
Shores Beyond the World, Illustrated
The Complete Series (Not Illustrated)
Eve and Malachi, Illustrated Children’s Chapter Books
Feeding Malachi
Malachi and the Ghost Kitten
Other Books
Crossroads: Short Stories from Panamindorah, Volume 1
Secret Things: Short Stories from Panamindorah, Volume 2
Table of Contents
Shelt Species of Wefrivain - Graphic
Chapter 1. The Captain of Police
Chapter 2. The Minstrel
Chapter 3. The Prisoners
Chapter 4. A Dead Shelt’s List
Chapter 5. A Traitor and A Child
Chapter 6. Mystique
Chapter 7. Insult and Injury
Chapter 8. Reprimand
Chapter 9. Mine
Chapter 10. Silveo Gives Advice
Chapter 11. Ocelon Town
Chapter 12. The Contents of a Warehouse
Chapter 13. Tea with Flag
Chapter 14. Flirtation and Chocolate
Chapter 15. More Talking
Chapter 17. Aftermath
Chapter 18. Maps and a Library
Chapter 19. What Happened in a Closet
Chapter 20. A Knife and a Rope
Chapter 21. Home Waters
Chapter 22. A Local Guide
Chapter 23. A Debate about Choices
Chapter 24. Port Holovarus
Chapter 25. Shinies and Lord Holovar
Chapter 26. Thank You
Chapter 27. The Meerkat
Chapter 28. A Picnic
Chapter 29. A Sad Story
Chapter 30. Mance
Chapter 31. Missing
Chapter 32. Final Warning
The End
Map
The Characters
About the Author
Artists and Hardcover Art Book
Glossary
Shelt species of Wefrivain - Text
Other Books