PAQ'BATLH : the klingon epic

2022·3.6 MB·English

by  Floris Schönfeld

paq’batlh
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First edition published in 2011 by Uitgeverij, Tirana/The Hague
Second edition published in 2022 by Uitgeverij
An imprint of punctum books, Earth, Milky Way
https://www.punctumbooks.com
isbn-13: 978-1-68571-094-1 (print)
isbn-13: 978-1-68571-095-8 (epdf)
doi: 10.53288/0345.1.00
lccn: 2022939561
Library of Congress Cataloging Data is available from the
Library of Congress
Book design: Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei
Concept: Floris Schönfeld
Reconstruction: Kees Ligtelijn
Editing: Floris Schönfeld, Kees Ligtelijn, Vincent W.J. van Ger-
ven Oei, and David Yonge-Mallo
Translation: Marc Okrand
Preface: DeSDu’ jen puqloD
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paq’batlh
The Klingon Epic
translated by
marc okrand
:
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition – A Note on no’ Hol 9
Introduction 21
Klingon Orthography and Pronunciation 39
Translator’s Note 41
the book of honor 48
Prologue 50
Ground Book 62
Force Book 96
Impact Book 172
Epilogue 190
Bibliography 195
paq ’ay’mey

paq’batlh 49
lut cherlu’ 51
paq’yav 63
paq’raD 97
paq’QIH 173
bertlham 191

The editors wish to dedicate this
new version of the paq’batlh to Hen-
raH Debvo’ a.k.a. Henri van Zanten,
Master of the Scream and surely
one of the most Klingon Terrans we
have known. May he continue his
battles in Sto-vo-kor.
qa’ wIje’meH maSuv
We fight to enrich the spirit