Comment on language and meaning

The overall language of the novel is split into two parts: the every-day mortal language and that of the world of magic and Hollowers. This means that Tamsin and Cabell simultaneously live in modern day Boston, with Tamsin giving tarot card readings as a day job, while simultaneously traveling through magical doors to anywhere they wish to go and searching for relics only heard in legends. In Avalon, it is revealed that the One Vision actually allows those who possess it to both understand and speak to people in any language, removing the need for translation or extensive learning. This allows the author to bypass the likely complex language of the Avalonians in a way that makes logical sense with the magic in the story. There are also unique vocabulary words that are vital to the novel’s world, such as Hollower, or people who search for and sell artifacts, the One Vision which is the power to see magic, and various names for important items like The Ring of Dispel or a special dagger that is referred to as an athame. This are all casually explained by Tamsin, who’s perfect memory makes for an easy way to add information that others would not necessarily know without significant research.