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‘System ahead, Coordinator Terminus.’

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

We’ll finish off our Terminus slightly-longer-than-a-week with the first glimpse of the deadly Thanaton System. ‘System ahead, Coordinator Terminus.’ Terminus wished Dich would stop calling him that. ‘It’s the Thanatos system.’ Terminus joined the boy at his station. ‘Hey, you … Continue reading →

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Terminus gets in trouble again…

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

Terminus can’t help it, he keeps getting in trouble, and somehow just about stumbling out again. He reminds me of Tucker Jenkins, a character I used to watch many years ago in a BBC show called Grange Hill. He’s persuaded … Continue reading →

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Terminus week: Skyfire!

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

Terminus doesn’t just have great characters, but memorable settings too. Here’s our first introduction to Terminus’ adopted planet of Skyfire. Wealth was denoted in Alpha Gropolis by how much space citizens had around them. On cramped Level Ten the destitute … Continue reading →

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Space opera horror: The Terror of Falling in Love…

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

In Terminus, author Paul Melhuish introduces us to monstrous beasts, grotesque parodies of nature. The anti-hero of the book’s title has to confront many of these terrifying creatures, but I think the one being who terrifies him most is a human … Continue reading →

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“In a sudden rush of inspiration he aimed at the anatomically compromised politico.”…

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

… is my favourite line from space opera horror book, Terminus. Here’s the rest of the extract… Almost compassionately the Thanaton extended his fingers so that the tips were touching the human. When they made contact, every nerve in Terminus’s … Continue reading →

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Fancy some space opera horror? This week is TERMINUS week…

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Tim C. Taylor

Our space opera horror novel, Terminus, has recently come out in paperback, and we’ll be showcasing it all week, and to coincide, we’re giving away a copy of the paperback on Goodreads (click here for details). Notice I described the … Continue reading →

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