The GATHERING Encyclopaedia only contains references to those persons, places, events, or objects, referred to in the first volume of the Chronicles of Empire series.

The encyclopaedia is not all inclusive, nor exhaustive - it does not reveal the details of main plots or sub-plots, twists and turns, betrayals and agents, nor does it explain the intricate consequences of actions of events.

This encyclopaedia simply serves as an archive to introduce, sketch, or remind, a reader details only of general trends, themes, and, in particular, of the large number of active characters who appear throughout this work.

It also includes a little extra background information, especially with regards to the structure of the Corianth Empire, as well as explaining those slang words which may not be familiar to the extended family of the English language.