Terminorum

or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalyse

A novel in progress.

In this, a sequel of sorts to Fear Sweeney, Jal Trellis discovers that the book he was writing has come true, just like the book Orlick Trellis wrote to punish his father. Unfortunately, Jal accidentally made one of the characters, Nigel Miller, into the most powerful evil being ever known in the Universe, and gave him the goal of bringing the end of all Creation. Still more unfortunately, Jal never got around to finishing the book. Now, to save the Universe, he must give Nigel's story a happy ending.

Fortunately, he has some help, including the lager-chugging reincarnation of King Arthur, a rogue Cherub, a (literally) zero-dimensional racist sprite named the Good Fairy, and even Death hirself. But his list of enemies includes not just Miller but also the infamous Hedgehog of Death, a fanatical and immensely powerful Avenging Angel who wants to use the Apocalypse to punish all the outstanding sins of the Universe. Jal's motley crew of humans and supernaturals must deal not only with Miller and the Hedgehog, but also romantic difficulties, jealousy, internecine arguments, an unexpected pregnancy, and a host of similarly mundane issues.