When the crew of the deep space merchant vessel Riyadh emerge from cryogenic sleep, they expect to wake at Talus, the last jump before home. Instead, they find their ship docked at an uncharted Soviet space station under quarantine with no communications, failing life support and their Chief Officer missing.
Stranded millions of light years from Earth, Captain Tor Gjerde has little option but to lead a salvage expedition to the seemingly abandoned station, but once aboard the decaying hulk Tor and his crew discover the terrible fate of Murmansk-13 and the horrifying legacy that remains lurking within its gloomy corridors.
“If you like sci-fi and you like horror you’ll love this book. A rich descriptive narrative places you inside deep space but with a twist. The well developed characters draw you in to the story and you end up rooting even for the ones you dislike. You can smell what they smell and feel the pain they feel. Found myself staying up far too late reading ‘just another few pages’. Can’t wait for the next book.” Julie Williams
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Richard is an alumni of Bath Spa University where he received a BA Honours degree in Creative Studies in English.
Having realised soon afterwards he wasn’t going to make a living writing, he spent three years working as a binman before selling his drum kit and moving to Canada where he became bankrupt.
Returning to the UK broke, Richard joined the Merchant Navy and splits his years between a flat in Glasgow and a product tanker in the Caribbean.
When he is not writing (which is most of the time), Richard can be found travelling between Extreme Metal festivals across the UK, Europe and North America, drunkenly harassing patrons about this book he once wrote. He is also a keen hill walker, avid ice hockey fan and occasionally competent curler (for a Welsh/Englisher). He also still plays the drums… badly.
A fan of science fiction and horror, Richard drew upon his experience working at sea to write his debut novel Murmansk-13 in 2017.
