Older space science fiction story re: Talos???????
Sounds like the Talosian Chronicles, some stories by 'Sir Winston' (AKA 'Ellagon'). Now published in the wider world as a series by 'Ben Winston' on Amazon and possibly elsewhere.
It's a long story by Sir Winston got banned for abusing the site rules on multiple occasions. He has his own website and he was using SoL as a teaser to redirect to his site which is at:
http://bluespace-publications.com/