The Terran Cycle

Series · 4 books · 2016-2018

By Philip C. Quaintrell

Books in series

Intrinsic

2016

2nd edition – 5th March 2021 Praise for Philip C. Quaintrell’s ‘The Terran Cycle’: ‘A breath of fresh air. Philip C Quaintrell is up there with Asher, Hamilton and Banks.’ – Stephen Whitfield – Amazon customer ‘Great blend of sci-fi and fantasy themes, fast-moving and packed with action.’ – Steven Matthews – Amazon customer —- KALIAN GAINES HAS A SECRET. He looks like us. He lives like us. But he is not one of us… Lightyears away, a human hand print, embedded into a rock, has been discovered on a moon; yet mankind has never set foot on it. This discovery holds a secret which will sweep Kalian into the heart of a conspiracy that has corrupted the galaxy for two hundred thousand years. Dive into the first volume in Philip C. Quaintrell’s Terran Cycle quadrilogy, exploring the origins of mankind. INTRINSIC LAUNCHES AN UNMISSABLE GALAXY-SPANNING EPIC SERIES. —- ‘This is staggeringly good.’ – Kindle customer ‘This series is going to be at the top of my re-read list for the foreseeable future.’ – Jemma R – Amazon customer

Tempest

2016

Praise for Philip C. Quaintrell’s ‘The Terran Cycle’: ‘A breath of fresh air. Philip C Quaintrell is up there with Asher, Hamilton and Banks.’ – Stephen Whitfield – Amazon customer ‘Great blend of sci-fi and fantasy themes, fast-moving and packed with action.’ – Steven Matthews – Amazon customer —- THE CONSPIRACY OF MANKIND'S ORIGINS GOES DEEP. Kalian Gaines and the remains of humanity are forced to forge a new beginning in a galaxy that doesn't want them. After destruction was wrought across the Conclave, those taking refuge aboard the Gommarian are simply dangerous. After a Conclave excavation unearths an object that predates even their ancient society, Kalian Gaines and Li'ara Ducarté are requested to investigate. Perilous is their path, however, taking them deeper into the conspiracy of their origins. Meanwhile, Roland North has escaped the confines of the Gommarian and taken up the life of a bounty hunter, causing more trouble for both the Conclave and humanity. He must be tracked down before he does something they'll all regret. Set on different paths, these few will be thrown into the tempest of machinations that began long before humanity learned to walk. TEMPEST CONTINUES THIS UNMISSABLE GALAXY-SPANNING EPIC SERIES. —- ‘This is staggeringly good.’ – Kindle customer ‘This series is going to be at the top of my re-read list for the foreseeable future.’ – Jemma R – Amazon customer

Heretic

2017

Praise for Philip C. Quaintrell’s ‘The Terran Cycle’: ‘A breath of fresh air. Philip C Quaintrell is up there with Asher, Hamilton and Banks.’ – Stephen Whitfield – Amazon customer ‘Great blend of sci-fi and fantasy themes, fast-moving and packed with action.’ – Steven Matthews – Amazon customer —- KALIAN GAINES IS A MAN WITH NOTHING TO LOSE. Kalian has chosen to travel through the Conclave’s new Starforge and explore what remains of the Terran Empire. This graveyard of worlds holds secrets long forgotten and better left alone. Regardless of the dangers, however, answers must be found and soon. The threat of the Vanguard looms over the entire Conclave, its purpose; to pave the way for something worse, something ancient. Kalian must adapt and evolve, or risk losing everything in humanity’s battle to not only survive those who seek their extinction, but also their place in the Conclave. Roland North is carving a bloody trail across the criminal underworld, seeking his own answers. He refuses to believe that Li’ara is gone and, if he must, will maim, torture and kill everyone connected to Protocorps to learn the truth. The oldest beings in the known universe have traversed an ocean of stars for a singular war. The only chance for hope has been discovered in the darkest corner of the galaxy where, at last, the heretic has been found… HERETIC IS THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER IN THIS UNMISSABLE GALAXY-SPANNING EPIC SERIES. —- ‘This is staggeringly good.’ – Kindle customer ‘This series is going to be at the top of my re-read list for the foreseeable future.’ – Jemma R – Amazon customer

Legacy

2018

Praise for Philip C. Quaintrell’s ‘The Terran Cycle’: ‘A breath of fresh air. Philip C Quaintrell is up there with Asher, Hamilton and Banks.’ – Stephen Whitfield – Amazon customer ‘Great blend of sci-fi and fantasy themes, fast-moving and packed with action.’ – Steven Matthews – Amazon customer —- AND SO IT ENDS… They wiped out humanity's ancestors. They laid waste to the Terran Empire. They destroyed Earth. Now, they have come to harvest what remains. The Conclave has been preparing for war, but no one guessed the scale of what waits on the edge of the galaxy. Humanity's battle for survival has spread across every world. The planet Evalan shelters the remnants, but too few remain to keep the enemy at bay. Kalian Gaines can only see one way to win the war. If he chooses that path, will the cost of victory be too high? With human and alien blood being spilled, Roland North is in his element. Might the fate of humanity rest on the kind of decision a natural-born scoundrel hates to make..? LEGACY CONCLUDES THIS UNMISSABLE GALAXY-SPANNING EPIC SERIES. —- ‘This is staggeringly good.’ – Kindle customer ‘This series is going to be at the top of my re-read list for the foreseeable future.’ – Jemma R – Amazon customer

Author

Philip C. Quaintrell

Author · 20 books

Philip C. Quaintrell is the author of the epic fantasy series, The Echoes Saga, as well as the Terran Cycle sci-fi series. He was born in Cheshire in 1989 and started his career as an emergency nurse. Having always been a fan of fantasy and sci-fi fiction Philip started to find himself feeling frustrated as he read books, wanting to delve into the writing himself to tweak characters and storylines. He decided to write his first novel as a hobby to escape from nursing and found himself swept away into the world he'd created. Even now he talks about how the characters tell him what they're going to do next, rather than the other way around. With his first book written, and a good few rejected agency submissions under his belt, he decided to throw himself in at the deep end and self-publish. 2 months and £60 worth of sales in, he took his wife out to dinner to celebrate an achievement ticked off his bucket list - blissfully unaware this was just the beginning. Fast forward a year and he was self-publishing book 1 of his second series (The Echoes Saga; a fantasy series written purely as a means to combat his sci-fi writers' block). With no discernible marketing except the 'Amazon algorithm' the book was in the amazon bestsellers list in at least 4 countries within a month. With 7 of 9 books released, the Echoes Saga has now surpassed 300k copies sold worldwide, has an option agreement for a potential TV-series in the pipeline and Amazon now puts Philip's sales figures in the top 1.8% of self-published authors worldwide. Now an official 'Full Time Author' Philip lives in Cheshire, England with his wife and toddler son, and still finds time between naps and wiping snot off his clothes to remain a movie aficionado and comic book connoisseur, and is hoping this is still just the beginning. email: philipcquaintrell@gmail.com - I reply to them all! Check out my author page on Facebook or my Instagram using Philip C. Quaintrell.