Critical Reviews: One Of The Best Voices In Sci-fi Right Now “Quite simply, Christina Engela is one of the best voices in sci-fi right now and to not read her work would be to miss a treat! If you like classic space opera with an ultra-modern twist, you should check her out. Having read…
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Critical Reviews: Enjoyable action-packed original space sci-fi… “South African Author Christina Engela was the very first person to reach out to this site for a book review and served as an important turning point for this blog. Since then her work has probably been one of the most featured here and for good reason –…
“Shouldn’t That Be ‘Stakes’?” – Or, Doesn’t Anyone Know What A Pun Is Anymore?
Hello friends and fans! Today I’m going to openly address a niggling little problem I’ve encountered quite a few times since I released book 6 in the Quantum Series, “High Steaks“! In fact, it happened again today. Yes, I know what I did there. Yes, I did it on purpose. No, madam, it is not…
Easy DIY #26: Cardboard Cat Castle
We have three kitties, and we’re always thinking up new ways to entertain them (and us), so one day my other half and I were discussing ideas – when we thought it might be nice to build a play-castle for them! It really isn’t difficult – all you need is a few cardboard boxes, a…
Bang! Splat! – the movie!
Bang! Splat! – the movie! “Bang, Splat!” – a “children’s story – for adults”. Deanna is a quaint planet, home to odd-ball quantum physicist Dr. Gleichstein and his little dog Vluffy… and a few uninvited guests. The Herr Doktor and Vluffy are faced with quite a conundrum – even bigger than the Doktor regularly losing…
A Treatise On The Musician’s Approach To The Piano
The Musician’s Approach To The Piano – A Treatise – by Theo Engela, circa 1964 The piano is essentially a sound box with strings, hammers and keys. If you depress a key, a hammer will strike a string – three if a trichord – which will vibrate at a certain pitch and the soundboard will…
“High Steaks”: Quantum Series Book 6
Hello friends and fans! “High Steaks” continues a new adventure begun in the previous book “Prodigal Sun”, and introduces fascinating new characters as well as expanding on many different detail aspects of the quaint Terran colony of Deanna! Available in eBook and paperback via Amazon!
Writing Career
Theo Engela’s Writing Career – Suspense & Mystery Theo Engela wrote poetry, short stories and novels, mostly set in the South African bushveld or in the general society between 1950-1985. He .was moderately well-known in South Africa during the 1960’s and 70’s, and particularly in the Port Elizabeth area, for his short stories which were…