Terminal (Tunnels novel)

Terminal - Book 6

UK cover for Terminal
Author	Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams
Cover artist	David Wyatt
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Tunnels
Genre	Fantasy Science fiction Subterranean fiction Lost World
Publisher	Chicken House Publishing
Publication date	UK: 6 May 2013
Published in English	2013
Media type	Novel
Pages	392
ISBN
OCLC	132316306
Preceded by	Spiral

Terminal is the sixth and final novel in the Tunnels series, published in UK on 6 May 2013.

The book begins with Jiggs in the inner world discovering that Drake is still alive, but has been affected by the nuclear radiation from the explosion at the end of Spiral. He also finds the burnt body of Rebecca One lying near Drake. Jiggs rescues Drake and carries him to the Topsoil. At the same time, Elliott and Will are trapped in the inner world, in the destroyed city of New Germania. They meet three New Germanians who have survived the virus released in the inner world and, along with them and a Bushman called Woody, they go to explore one of the Pyramids from the jungle. Also, they find out that the Bushmen are part Styx (because they speak the Styx language at a much higher pitch). After they get into the Pyramid, something unexpected happens as Elliott touches a trident sign (like the ones that Dr. Burrows and Will found on their first exploration of the Pyramid). The Pyramid vanishes into thin air and an enormous tower appears out of nowhere in the jungle. Elliott senses that there is something missing from the tower, then she and Will find out that at the top of the tower there is a portal to Topsoil, and so they teleport themselves to London.

Even if, in the inner world, the Phase has been stopped, in the Topsoil, things are completely different, after the UK has been isolated from the rest of the world and the Styx have put control over almost everything.

Meanwhile, Chester is Topsoil with Stephanie, Old Wilkie, and Parry. Still grieving over the deaths of his parents during Professor Danforth's betrayal in the previous book, he discovers that Parry is still allied with Danforth and the death of his parents was being part of a plan. He then runs away from the others with Martha (who suddenly appeared and told Chester that she has been following him for a long time, after she managed to tame some Brights who followed his scent).

Danforth is infiltrated within the Styx, but he soon finds out that, after he is no longer needed, he is sentenced to death by the Styx. He manages to save his life, taking prisoners Rebecca Two and her crush (Franz, the New Germanian driver).

Now that they are finally Topsoil, Will and Elliott go to the British Museum because Elliott feels that she might find something very important there. She proves to be right and she finds a sceptre emanating a blue glow. When she and Will want to get out of the museum, they find themselves surrounded by Armagi. A tank driven by Drake and Jiggs suddenly appears. Elliott is saved, but Will is caught by the Styx. Elliott senses that she has to go to St. Paul's Cathedral, as she somehow knows that by doing this she might put an end to the threat of the Armagi, who seem to be moving towards the rest of the world to conquer it.