Hello, friends and fans!
Welcome to another “Peek At My Week”! Here’s a look at some of my latest news: June 05, 2023! Here are some things that happened this past week.
News About Writing & Publishing: This Is The Current State Of Things
Let’s take a look at the current status quo on various ongoing issues affecting my writing or publishing:
- Writing: This past week I spent more time working on the next volume of the Panic! Horror In Space series. I have three sections of the story finished so far, subtitled “Hunger”, “Nine Tenths Of The Law” and “Memento Mori”. I’m currently working on the fourth: “Sandor Station”.
It’s been an interesting time working out what to put Captain Flane and his unlucky crew through next – after all, there’s really only so much that fits the trope of “horror”, not so? Hmmm. Not so, as it turns out!
You see, horror doesn’t all need to be supernatural or paranormal – there’s a lot of things that engender horror, from people’s phobias and fears, to horrific circumstances, and ultimately fears of the paranormal and supernatural – so for a while, it seems that Flane and the starship Mercury will be kept somewhat busy!
- Recently Published: Having published the three new titles in the Quantum Series: “Underground Movement“, book 7, Book 8, “Xanadu” and “The Last Hurrah” (book 9) on the 6th of May, I’m really looking forward to finding out what my readers think of the three new books!
- What Readers Say: I’m not sure, I know I can’t please everybody (so I’m not trying to!) – drop me a line and let me know how you think I’m doing? Underground Movement received the following great review on the first of June:
The Quantum series returns and with it the resistance grows
“It has been a while since I last read a book in the Quantum series and I’m glad to see Christina Engela is on form yet again to deliver an immersive brand of sci-fi. With the usual humour and occasional stab at the forces who chose not to embrace inclusivity there’s a relevant and meaningful social commentary here. Much like most of Engela’s stories they contain heroes of all backgrounds – a positive and modern choice while also being quite enjoyable.
‘On Deanna, a seed had been planted, a sinister, malevolent seed…’
These heroes are spread around the planet of Deanna which has been taken over by a totalitarian regime who have suppressed the diverse inhabitants. This story lays out their movements in creating a force for resistance and they’ll do everything they can to fight back from this suppressive regime. From dealing with local mobsters to gain equipment to even meddling with the concept of the time space continuum – time travel in this series is a focal point and a vessel that will hopefully guide Deanna to freedom. There are even vampires so all of the cool story bases are covered here.
Underground Movement is an appropriate title for a book which recaps the series so far with some returning faces like ‘Fred the Arborian’ and ‘Gary Beck the Badfeller’ plus many more while also paving a way for what is to come. Enjoyable and immersive.
4 Stars” – Lee Hall, UK writer & reviewer, review of Underground Movement, June 1, 2023.
Other Stuff:
Here’s a few of the other things that happened this past week:
Tuning Out
That’s all for this week!
As always, I’ll keep you posted about any further developments. And remember:
In spite of some of my books having been on Amazon since 2005, not one of them has yet reached 50 reader reviews yet! I would really appreciate your help on this! Come on, leave a review – it’s free!
I wish you all a pleasant week until next time!