Every single chapter of those books had to end with a cliffhanger. It was the law. A chapter would finish with "Tash stepped off the spaceship and heard a blood-curdling scream!" Then you'd read the next chapter and it would say "But apparently it was just a bird."

—Daniel Wallace on the Galaxy Of Fear series

I must object to the false jeopardy and melodramatic suspense at the end of every section. This is an informative essay, not a holodrama.

Is this the tragic end of me?
Or will the sequel set me free?

"The situation's turned critical, and things can't get any worse. And this is how they're ending the episode? Oh, for crying out loud! I hate it when they pull this."

To be continued...

...sorry

Karla: "What are we going to do, Captain?"

Kremmen: "I'm gonna to do what I always do when something desperate and untoward happens. Leave it to next week!"