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Three versions of one man helping the same person find the same thing across three timelines in a breaking multiverse.

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Reality is a fragile thing, and now, it is breaking.

John Doe, an Agent in the far future. Another soldier in World War I. A warrior on a quest, where gods condemn without scrutiny: an adventure for a cure, a lost home, and a beloved.

One fractured man to save or shatter the multiverse.

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Q: Tell us something about you.
A: Well, my name isn’t TM yomide, it’s actually Samuel Obe. I like peanut butter, and I have an aversion to perfumes.

Q: Where did you grow up?
A: I grew up all around. Born in Lagos Nigeria, I lived in Ondo and Ekiti States over the course of my 20+ years. Now studying psychology in the University of Lagos

Q: You’ll forgive me for this, but we want to know; what is the weirdest thing about you?
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Book Details (The Merged, Kar’velharra Unbound)

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Interview Talking points

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My top 3 Writing Tips

Behind The Veil, The Merged

Book Details

Title: The Merged

Genre: Speculative fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy

Length: 60,000 words (~300 pages)

ISBN: 978-978-68-2154-2

ASIN: B0FWG7SWD7

Release date: January 26, 2026

Series: Entry point into The Merged Cosmoverse

Cover:

Cover by TM yomide (some AI generated components)

One-line blurb (short)

A multi-timeline cosmic horror fantasy 

One-line blurb (mid)

One man, three realities, one cosmic adventure.

One-line blurb (long)

Three versions of one man to find the same thing for the same person across three timelines in a breaking multiverse—for a cure, to go home, for a beloved.

Blurb (back cover blurb 150 words)

Reality is a fragile thing, and now, it is breaking.

John Doe, an Agent in the far future. Another soldier in World War I. A warrior on a quest, where gods condemn without scrutiny: an adventure for a cure, a lost home, and a beloved.

One fractured man to save or shatter the multiverse.

But there is one more, the nullaeon. 

In this void prison sits a child of divine heritage, waiting. The past will rot, the present will become dust, and the future will crumble. Only she can mend it, but John will have to make the decision.

Free an ancient power onto the worlds or doom all to annihilation. 

Imagine NK Jamisin’s Fifth Season with multiversal stakes… A multi-timeline cosmic horror fantasy.

Three versions of one man, one interconnected adventure.

Dive into The Merged and witness a fractured tale across timelines.

Blurb (Amazon blurb 165 words)

Three versions of one man on the same adventure, helping the same person find the same thing in three different timelines, to fix a breaking multiverse.

Agent John Doe lived by routine—until one case tore reality apart, shattering him into three lives.

A fragile man in the future. A soldier in World War I. A warrior in a dark realm of gods. One fractured man must make the sacrifice, for in a nullaeon awaits a child older than gods. And realities will break or endure by their choice.

The Merged is a multi-timeline cosmic horror fantasy that explores shattered realities, threads fractured identities, and evokes existential dread, all while unmasking the illusion of choice. One man, three realities, one fate. This is where the end begins another war, the stepping stone into a cosmic tale of survival, identity, and redemption.

For fans of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas and NK Jemisin’s Fifth Season, dive into The Merged and witness a fractured tale across timelines.

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(Note: Kar’velharra Unbound is free for all. The Amazon link is to be formal, readers are encouraged to get a copy and share the book freely)

Title: Kar’velharra Unbound

Genre: Speculative fiction, science fantasy, space opera

Length: 6,000 words (~30 pages)

Release date: November 26, 2025

Series: Prelude to The Merged, The Merged Cosmoverse

Cover:

Cover by TM yomide (AI edited)

Blurb (90 words)

Gaul refuses to let his brilliance unmake a fragile multiverse, Aconyx refuses to care.

Through a disregarded warning, two catalysts meet in a galaxy scarred by past catastrophe. One built an Arcane engine; the other finds a purpose greater than revolution.

Kar’velharra Unbound is a fast-paced short space opera. A prelude to a cosmic horror fantasy: The Merged, where three realities collide into one man. Compact. Strange yet familiar, a thread of desperation and failure.

View a close-up at the beginning of mending a fractured multiverse.

One spark, infinite flames

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Contact me: tmyomide@gmail.com

Author bio

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Bio ( <100 words)

TM Yomide writes epic stories that blend sci-fi and fantasy into dark, cosmic worlds. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he was raised across several cities, acquiring a perspective shaped by movement. When he is not crafting flawed protagonists and pitching fate against free will, he dives into human psychology at the University of Lagos.  He’s a dog person and an MCU fan. His quest into the vast unknown is perilous, but he vows to remain unbreakable as he writes his next book.

Bio (500 words)

TM Yomide’s stories explore corners of sci-fi and fantasy that rarely see daylight. 

He dives into cosmic powers, fractured identities, and characters stuck between inevitability and free will. To him, a story is only as real as its characters. And what’s an intriguing character if their choices don’t contrast with fate? His worlds are filled  with people who are propelled by forces they can’t comprehend, much less control.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, he was raised across different cities. This helped yomide carry a perspective shaped by movement, contrast, and dynamics. 

Despite it all, books were once his sworn enemy. Neither textbooks nor leisure reads could capture his attention or indulge his restlessness. What he did have, however, was a flair for creativity. And that inferno was sparked when a close friend dared him to tell a story. 

Soon after, a chance encounter with Morgan Rice’s Sorcerer’s Ring sealed his decision. He said; “I have to build my own world.”

Though he has been writing for years, his official debut comes with The Merged: a novel that blends dystopian sci-fi, alternate history, and dark epic fantasy into a cosmic horror fantasy.

The book was almost accidental. It was supposed to be a 5,000-word side story. An exclusive bonus for his readers while he wrote the series, Era of Stone and Fire. But the story refused to be clipped. It grew and fractured. Demanding to exist as a full independent novel. 

The Merged embodies its own theme of merging realities. But here’s the fun part; it is a fusion of three points in time from three separate trilogies. It’s not just a standalone curiosity, though. It stands as the entry point to a larger cosmology that yomide has been building behind the scenes. 

Yomide wrote much of it while applying to the University of Lagos, where he now studies Psychology. Although still in training, it helps him craft characters who feel like real people. They’re burdened by their past and driven by relationships. Not just stereotypes and chess pieces. Even his villains are protagonists in their own story.

His philosophy is simple: “I just want to tell my story.” No ornaments or romanticizing. Only allowing bursts of lyricism when the moment demands weight. And he deploys those moments with precise metaphors and poetics.

 Readers can expect flawed protagonists who cannot shoulder their burdens alone, antagonists who make you question “good” morals, and worlds that blur the line between myth and realism. He says: Morgan Rice’s Sorcerer’s Ring was an escape from reality. He wants his books to be a portal for his readers too. 

The themes he returns to again and again are identity, the battle between fate and free will, rebellion against forces that bend all knees, and the strange characters who refuse to be heroes but find themselves holding the solution.

When he isn’t writing, yomide is unapologetically himself. He loves dogs, keeps up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has what friends call a superpower to see through polite masks. He also claims that the tooth fairy will grant his secret wish, eventually. Probably.

Looking forward, yomide is working on the first book in the epic fantasy; Era of Stone and Fire trilogy. While also finalizing outlines for a space opera, the Iron of the World trilogy. 

Although he is new to the craft, he has made a vow to build stories that offer sci-fi/fantasy lovers something that feels like home.

He vowed to remain unbreakable.

Interview Talking points

About the author 

Tell us something about you.Where did you grow up?You’ll forgive me for this, but we want to know; what is the weirdest thing about you?Okay, now tell us something extraordinary about you. Talents? Cool facts? Achievements?Who’s your favorite author? And which of their books do you love most?What book inspired you to become an author?What was the first book you ever read that stuck to you?If you could make a wish, what would you wish for?You say you’re an MCU fan, who is your favorite MCU character? And why.You say you’re a dog person, tell us about your dog.Can you tell us a story?If you got $10m, what is the first thing you’d buy?This is a strange one; is it true that before The Merged, you wrote a heavy smut erotica romance novella and then a few other erotica shorts?So why did you decide on sci-fi/fantasy since you already started out with erotica?What is your favorite invented quote?

About the book

What idea started The Merged? Not the problem, but the question.The Merged is basically about the same ‘one’ protagonist despite the multiversal approach. How did you keep each reality distinct? What was your mind frame and what writing techniques did you use?Many debut authors go for widely known themes and genres while keeping to their unique voice and approach. But you decided to go ahead and write a story about a broken multiverse. Why did you ignore the ‘debut rule of thumb’?Does The Merged really need so many genres in one?Why did you choose alternate realities over time travel?Let’s talk about length. Editors love this, they say a speculative fiction like The Merged almost always has a long page count. But you did a multi-timeline cosmic horror fantasy that bridges four different genres in 60k words. How did you do that? How did you decide what to cut, keep, or condensed?Did cutting and compression affect your writing? What way?The horror from The Merged comes from the idea, choices, and the world system itself. Not monsters and tentacles. How did you come up with this, especially the nullaeon?How did you manage the reality whiplash in your chapters? How do your readers react to this?What’s your favorite line in The Merged?Who’s your favorite character?Tell me something interesting about your Cosmoverse that is hidden. Some kind of a cool find.Quotes

Favorite quote:

 “Lose to gain, love to hate, destroy to build. All must be in balance or all will collapse.” 

TM yomide 

Favorite book quote:

“I would have lived in peace, but my enemies brought me war”

Darrow O’lykos

Red Rising by Pierce Brown 

Personal quote:

“I am Unbreakable.”

TM yomide My top 3 Writing Tips 

1.

There’s only one thing every author, especially aspiring authors, should know: know the rules, then break all of them.

At least for fictional authors.

I don’t write for sales. I don’t follow trends. And I don’t ever write something ‘just because everyone thinks that’s the right way to do it’.

If you can imagine it, then there are readers out there who will love it. Write for those readers, not for every reader.

2.

Don’t fall into the AI trap. 

Our world is changing and AI is becoming a part of every career choice. Don’t fall into the ‘do not use AI’ trap.

Listen, AI is not your co-author. Not your editor. Not your beta reader. And definitely not your cover designer.

But, as an author who started with zero budget, AI is; 

My editing coach when I had no idea what ‘editing’ meant. It helped me learn the ropes faster than any YouTube video or master course could.  My marketing consultant when I didn’t even know I needed marketing knowledge.My cover design tutor when I didn’t know the first thing to consider when designing a book coverMost importantly, AI will smoothen your planning phase and help organize your scattered brain (yes, I know your brain is scattered cause mine was)

3.

Follow this simple step:

Read books similar to your intended book – write a very very rough outline – forget about the outline – write your first draft – read another book in your niche – read your rough outline – read your first draft – rewrite – reread – rewrite again – get a beta reader – rewrite – reread – if still unsure: get another beta reader, if confident enough: get as many ARC readers as you can – rewrite – then read one more time.

Just kidding…it’s a lot of grueling steps.

Behind The Veil, The Merged

May 1st, 2025. That was the day I started writing the Merged. 

But before then, it was titled A Tear in Time, and it was supposed to be an exclusive bonus to my readers. 

Yes, The Merged wasn’t my intended debut novel. That was supposed to be the Era of Stone and Fire trilogy.

Anyways I hated the first try. So much that I deleted it. 

Then I had an idea to write about a character fractured across multiple timelines. It was supposed to be a ‘can I pull this off’ thing. Viola, The Merged was born.

Writing it was painful to be a little dramatic. I was lost right from the second chapter. And then overwhelmed by WWI historical details that didn’t end up in the book. 

My first draft ended at fifty thousand words…I panicked. 

Debut books are supposed to be around 75 – 100k words. They are supposed to be widely recognized tropes, themes, and archtypes—don’t get me started on these I literally had no idea what any of these meant, and I was already done my second rewrite. 

Sci-fi, cosmic horror, alternate history, and fantasy. It is an epic tale, but 60k words…I still feel awkward cause everyone will tell you it’s impossible. 

Speculative fiction is usually dense. But The Merged broke that rule—I don’t know if it’s been broken before, but I know The Merged should have been at least 200,000 words long. 

Still, early readers say: while emotional depth was a little bit cut-short, The Merged is immersive, fast, and easy to digest despite its grand scope.

I believe that starting my career with The Merged is the right call. It has set me on a path of high expectations and readers would want an even better approach on my next trilogy.

My vow is, the world will burn, the earth will shatter, and he will shoulder it all whether he has the strength or not. Era of Stone and Fire will be even better than The Merged.

Because I am Unbreakable.

Today marks a major step in the creation of a new cosmoverse. The Merged, a 60,000-word speculative fiction blend of science fiction and fantasy, will officially launch on January 26, 2026.

The official book trailer of The Merged by TM yomide

At its core, The Merged follows a stark and intriguing hook: three versions of one man, in three different timelines, each helping the same person find the same thing. The book’s standout feature mirrors its narrative design—The Merged is itself a convergence of three distinct points in time, drawn from three upcoming trilogies that will unfold across a much larger universe. Pre-order available only on Amazon

Author TM yomide describes this release as the first deliberate step into a long-term architecture of interconnected worlds; The Cosmoverse.
“This book is a hinge. Everything I’m building swings outward from here; the short stories, the trilogies, and the chronicles that will come after. It starts small, but it won’t stay small.”

In preparation for launch, advance reader copy (ARC) spots are now officially open. Readers who want to experience The Merged before release, and help sing to the world about its impression, can now join the ARC list.

ARC Sign-Up: Join the early reader team and be part of the first wave stepping into the cosmoverse.

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TM yomide shares more updates, exclusive book insights, lore drops, and behind-the-scenes glimpses on his weekly newsletter. And he is inviting you into this Cosmoverse.

Join the Cosmoverse here and get a prelude of The Merged in your inbox

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This is the opening move of a much larger design, and The Merged stands as the doorway. TM yomide says, remain Unbreakable.

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