The Coder & The Fixer

by Celesta Thiessen

Two 700-year-old spaceships, a Jesus-follower, and a killer all need help to survive. Nidal is the coder on the Faithful. He’s brilliant, ruthless and faithless. For him, it was join the Brotherhood or watch his mother die. Now, as part of the Brotherhood, he has taken down ship after ship. The flagship, carrying the president, is their last target. Azalea is the fixer on the flagship, Reliance. Her creative genius and her faith have kept them operational and one step ahead of the Brotherhood. But, when the Brotherhood hijacks the ship, Azalea must bind herself to the foreign coder in order to save all that remains of humankind. This book is rated 13+

220 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2016

About the author

I live in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada with my husband and two young daughters. We’re homeschoolers and entrepreneurs. My husband and I make iOS apps and I write stories. Being a writer is magical - spinning nothing into stories - stories that can light the way to a different world.


I've written a lot of different books. A reader suggested that I list which of my books are for children and which are for adults and teens. Here is that list :)

Easy Chapter Books for Grades 1-4:

Nightcat - Kitty Castle 1
Surprises - Kitty Castle 2
Answers - Kitty Castle 3
Mystery - Kitty Castle 4
Reunion - Kitty Castle 5
Celebrations - Kitty Castle 6 (Contains all 4 holiday stories)
Kitty Castle Valentine’s
Kitty Castle Christmas
Nightcat Learns to Read
Kitty Castle Halloween
Kitty Castle Complete Collection (Contains all Kitty Castle books)

Journey to Mermaid Kingdom - Tail of the Mermaid 1
Save Mermaid Kingdom! - Tail of the Mermaid 2
Save the Ocean - Tail of the Mermaid 3

Middle Grade:

Gifted - Super Seven 1
Two of a Kind - Super Seven 2
Invisible - Super Seven 3
Fire - Super Seven 4
Strong - Super Seven 5
Listening - Super Seven 6
Made Right - Super Seven 7
Super Seven Complete Collection (Contains all Super Seven books)

Prince Jade

Teen/Adult:

Rise of the Black Dragon
Dragon Warrior & the Princess

Whispers of a Faded Dreamer
The Dreamers

Prince Jade

The Coder & The Fixer

Way to Paradise

Hope & Shiny Things

Freedom’s Heroes

Surviving the Apocalypse in Steinbach, MB

Dragon Fire & Other Fantasy Short Stories
Sci Fi Short Stories & New Fairy Tales
Sci Fi Short Stories
Science Fiction Short Stories
Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales
Dystopian Sci Fi Short Stories

Please Fix My Marriage (non-fiction)

Reviews

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Coder & The Fixer


I know I have said this a many of times, but I love sci-fi and fantasy books and this one is on my list as one of my favorites. The way the message of the gospel is incorporated into this story is outstanding and Azalea, she is my hero. The way she leaned, depended and trusted in God was very encouraging. This what a Christian novel is supposed to do for the reader, makes us fall more in love with our Savior and for those that don't know Him create a desire to know Him. I really enjoyed reading this and there never was a dull moment.

[David Bergsland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent Christian Science fiction, good fun, nicely done

It's a limited world, a couple of space ships. But the society is well-crafted, the characters are developed nicely, and the story is compelling.
The spiritual level is somewhere between 4- & 5-star and satisfying. I refuse to spoil anything, but there are surprises, praises, and compelling suspense.
You'll like it.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a futuristic sci-fi. A virus has taken over the earth, a virus that first made the women infertile, then it morphed and began killing everyone. Several ships were sent out into space with the last of the virus-free people on them. On each ship is a Coder (computer guy) and a fixer (mechanical genius). Each of these takes apprentices, but on the two ships that this story covers, there is but one of each. One of the ships has a Christian influence, and the other ship is Islamic, although not all are believers as on the Christian ship, but you dare not say so or else you are killed.

Lux and Azalea are the Coder and the fixer on the Reliance, but this is a very old ship and it is starting to fail. The Faithful is also failing and they want to take over the Reliance to save themselves and their people. They've done it with other ships, so try with this one. They just don't realize that there are true believers in Christ on this ship and God is helping them.

Nidal is the coder on the Faithful. He is second in command and doesn't really believe in any God, but Hamal, the leader is a rabid Muslim and doesn't care who he has to kill to get his way. Unfortunately, Nidal has had his share of killing as well, and will kill again to prove himself.

When Nidal and Hamal and a group of Muslims try to take over the Reliance, Azalea and Lux and several other passengers fight back from the secret passages on the ship.

There was a lot to like about this story. I liked the strong Christian influence in the story. A theme that played throughout the story is, "God always answers", and I especially liked that at one point Azalea pointed out that, yes, He always answers, but not always in the way that we want Him to. I also liked that when something bad would happen the characters didn't get angry with God. There are just too many stories out there where "Christian" characters are angry with God and have walked away from Him because something bad happened in their life, but still believe that they are Christians! Bad things happen and they aren't God's fault! I like that this story didn't go in that too popular direction. I also really liked that Azalea didn't hate her enemies, but really wanted them to know the Christ that she knew and even witnesses to them whenever possible.

The writing was pretty good, but not a polished work. There were times I struggled to stay into the story. You know the stories where you are so into the book you "wake up" and realize you are reading a story - yeah, I didn't have that with this story. But it is a four star story, clean, and an easy read!

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Celesta Thiessen's writing... to a point. I understand she is a Christian YA author, and there is nothing wrong with that. I've read her previous works, and I've liked them. This book was a little hard to enjoy.

From the get-go, God was the main subject. Not just God, Jesus. I was bombarded with the characters praying every other page, thanking God and Jesus for one thing or another. I don't really want to say any more than I have to, because I hate spoilers as much as the next guy, but did the terrorists really have to be Islamic?

Overall, not a bad story, but not a story for me.

[Angela Lambkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adventurous,mystery and romance story this was!

Wow!! What a powerful story this was of how they thing seemed to have turned out for the good concerning all the characters in one way or another. I would like to recommend this for about almost any age that can stay with this story this long as well as for five stars. I received this ebook for free and in return, now here is my honest review. Great work Celesta! By Angela