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High Steaks
"High Steaks" Quantum Series: Book 6
Troubled times had come to the small Terran Colony planet of Deanna, known widely for being the center of the universe as far as weirdness was concerned.
Unfortunately, having amusing names for its sun (Ramalama) and two moons (Ding and Dong) hadn’t made this quaint little world immune to bad things, and right now, things were looking pretty bleak.
After a shock assassination of a popular visiting royal, the three largest cities on Deanna were quickly and methodically overrun by a well-organized revolutionary army nobody knew existed. The Jack and the Crow, Deanna's two flags, were torn down outside the Governor's Palace at Lupini Square, and replaced with the red banners of the Deannan Service League.
With Deannan society paralyzed by martial law and a communications blackout, the the local government went into hiding. People whom the revolutionaries deemed 'undesirable' vanished almost overnight.
As volunteers secretly began to rally around the Governor and form the Loyalist Army, the stage was set. War was on its way. The quirky little colony was about to be enveloped in a destructive un-civil war!
All was not lost however, as Cindy-Mei Winter and her beau, Gary Beck quickly discovered. Neither they, nor Deanna, was as alone as they thought.
Troubled times had come to the small Terran Colony planet of Deanna, known widely for being the center of the universe as far as weirdness was concerned.
Unfortunately, having amusing names for its sun (Ramalama) and two moons (Ding and Dong) hadn’t made this quaint little world immune to bad things, and right now, things were looking pretty bleak.
After a shock assassination of a popular visiting royal, the three largest cities on Deanna were quickly and methodically overrun by a well-organized revolutionary army nobody knew existed. The Jack and the Crow, Deanna's two flags, were torn down outside the Governor's Palace at Lupini Square, and replaced with the red banners of the Deannan Service League.
With Deannan society paralyzed by martial law and a communications blackout, the the local government went into hiding. People whom the revolutionaries deemed 'undesirable' vanished almost overnight.
As volunteers secretly began to rally around the Governor and form the Loyalist Army, the stage was set. War was on its way. The quirky little colony was about to be enveloped in a destructive un-civil war!
All was not lost however, as Cindy-Mei Winter and her beau, Gary Beck quickly discovered. Neither they, nor Deanna, was as alone as they thought.
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2017
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About the author
Christina Engela
117 books45 followers"Christina Engela is a South African editor and author of horror, fantasy and science fiction novels. Her books are never short of suspense, adventure and humor, while her colorful characters and thought-provoking settings take readers into another world, making her one of the most gifted and creative storytellers. A firm supporter of the LGBT community, Christina believes that Sexual and Gender Minority characters aren’t reflected enough by authors due to a number of reasons. As such, Christina's writing isn’t stereotypical, and her characters aren’t stereotypes, regardless of their sexuality or gender." - Booksradar.com, June 21, 2021. You can find out more on ChristinaEngela.co.za
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January 6, 2020
An epic ensemble of characters fighting for the importance of inclusion…
The Quantum Series carries a consistent theme throughout all six of it’s stories; that being inclusion no matter how different one is or where they come from. Whether you are human, alien, plant or anything else in between. No matter your beliefs, non beliefs, orientation or anything else that may set you aside and make you different. Christina Engela’s stories in this series champion that and it’s an important modern cause to stand for in literature. She manages to do and say that without being preachy and while also and importantly telling fun, action packed, sometimes quirky but always enjoyable stories. It’s also what is being fought for in this book.
High Steaks picks up pretty much where the previous encounter ‘Prodigal Sun’ left off. The planet of Deanna has been over run and taken over by some quite nasty forces. Their stance is the exact opposite of what Engela’s stories and their heroes stand for. And for this one these heroes are out in full force, names whom readers will find familiar. Their goal to undo what injustice has been done not just for the different but for everyone and the greater good. It’s an echo towards our own history and more importantly a tribute to the fight against separatism and nationalist socialists who only see the world one way.
Everything that makes up the good parts of these stories has been painstakingly crafted into this one. It’s quick paced in moments with a sense of an ensemble cast all working together to fight for one another making it probably the most epic story in the series. Quite late on I realised this wasn’t going to be the final book of the series, at first I felt a little disappointed but then elated that what will follow if there is a 7th which will be one hell of a culmination and I am more than interested in reading.
Overall I have very much enjoyed reading the books in this series. They are fun, quirky, imaginative and their biggest quality is that the style and the way they read is very much accessible to pretty much anyone. I highly recommend the Quantum series to everyone!
The Quantum Series carries a consistent theme throughout all six of it’s stories; that being inclusion no matter how different one is or where they come from. Whether you are human, alien, plant or anything else in between. No matter your beliefs, non beliefs, orientation or anything else that may set you aside and make you different. Christina Engela’s stories in this series champion that and it’s an important modern cause to stand for in literature. She manages to do and say that without being preachy and while also and importantly telling fun, action packed, sometimes quirky but always enjoyable stories. It’s also what is being fought for in this book.
High Steaks picks up pretty much where the previous encounter ‘Prodigal Sun’ left off. The planet of Deanna has been over run and taken over by some quite nasty forces. Their stance is the exact opposite of what Engela’s stories and their heroes stand for. And for this one these heroes are out in full force, names whom readers will find familiar. Their goal to undo what injustice has been done not just for the different but for everyone and the greater good. It’s an echo towards our own history and more importantly a tribute to the fight against separatism and nationalist socialists who only see the world one way.
Everything that makes up the good parts of these stories has been painstakingly crafted into this one. It’s quick paced in moments with a sense of an ensemble cast all working together to fight for one another making it probably the most epic story in the series. Quite late on I realised this wasn’t going to be the final book of the series, at first I felt a little disappointed but then elated that what will follow if there is a 7th which will be one hell of a culmination and I am more than interested in reading.
Overall I have very much enjoyed reading the books in this series. They are fun, quirky, imaginative and their biggest quality is that the style and the way they read is very much accessible to pretty much anyone. I highly recommend the Quantum series to everyone!
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