08 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: About, corsair, electromagnetism, fictionwriting, future, how it works, pirate, rail gun, sci-fi, science, science fiction, space, starship, technology, the tech side, weapons
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be continuing talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories.
This time, I’ll be taking a look at the rail-guns used on Corsair ships! More
07 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: About, advancement, aritificial gravity, colonization, colony, communications, complex, computers, fictionwriting, future, Gravitas, gravitons, imperial, Luna, Mars, sci-fi, science, science fiction, starship, technology, the tech side
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be continuing talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories.
This time, I’ll be taking a look at the artifical gravity system onboard Imperial starships of the Terran Space Fleet! More
02 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: About, advancement, bridge, Captain, colonization, colony, communications, complex, computers, Empire, EXO, fictionwriting, future, imperial, sci-fi, science, science fiction, starship, technology, the tech side
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I continue expanding on various bits of assorted tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories.
This time, I’ll be taking a look at the “bridge complex” onboard starships of the Terran Space Fleet! More
30 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: About, advancement, colonization, colony, communications, computers, demon, demonspawn, dystopian, elon musk, fictionwriting, future, Mars, nightmare, progress, robots, sci-fi, science, science fiction, technology, teleportation, the tech side, transmatter
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories.
This time, I’ll be giving a brief overview of my relationship with technology, how it influenced my writing, and what to expect in future! More
05 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in reviews Tags: action, book, future, gay character, horror, murder, outer space, pirate, space opera, space ship, starship, thriller
I just found another great review of “Demonspawn“, the second title in my Galaxii Series!
by Aimee Ann, October 6, 2018
“Demonspawn by Christina Engela is incontrovertibly a must-read science fiction horror novel and a novel that should not be missed! Demonspawn is the spine-tingling second installment of Christina Engela’s Galaxii series that takes us adventurous readers, to the depths of space on a journey riddled with dangers around every turn. Demonspawn by Christina Engela will chill you to your core, it will seep into you deeper than the vast cold of space and it made for a thrilling read! I love how the tension and suspense build to a horrifying crescendo that had my heart pounding through my chest in terror, shock, and excitement! More
05 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in Promotion Tags: action, book, colonies, future, gay character, outer space, pirate, space opera, space ship, space station, starship, The Galaxii Series
“Blachart” tells the story of a former Space Fleet officer trying to make a living as a private loderunner owner and skipper. Mykl d’Angelo has fallen on hard times – and has just had the worst day of his life in that field. Due a minor misunderstanding, his crew has mutinied and left him and two others behind to crew the ailing loderunner Pegasus – which just happened to literally lose its stardrive in the middle of the middle of nowhere! His two remaining crewmen are killed when the ship’s engine explode, and Mykl d’Angelo is marooned and awaits rescue in deep space.
22 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in About Tags: action, demonspawn, future, Galaxii Series, gay character, horror, murder, outer space, pirate, space opera, space ship, starship, thriller
“Demonspawn by Christina Engela – a review
by Lee Hall
‘In space, not all things were certain… not even death’
Demonspawn is a detailed well-imagined space story, which I found hard to put down, in fact I read the book in just 3 sittings.
Christina Engela has created a believable world of space travel, delivering it in way that seemed to me logical and explained without straying from the main plot.
From the very opening, there is a deliberate psychological vagueness as to what the ‘big bad’ could be. This heightens the mystery giving readers a real urgency and a want to find out, eventually you will.
With that tension steadily building the story follows the somewhat damned crew of the I.S.S. Mordrake; a ship seemingly stranded and damaged beyond repair in the furthest reaches of space. Their captain is found murdered and so it’s up to main character Joe Lofflin to investigate along with a cast full of convincing characters.
Then they discover a derelict ship just floating in space.
This story reminded me of films such as Alien and Event Horizon but Demonspawn could easily stand shoulder to shoulder with them. There were many concepts of the sci-fi genre in this book that were original and put together in a way not seen before anywhere else (this was especially so for the ‘Akx’.)
It’s an enjoyable read that will leave you wanting more.
5 Stars.” – by Lee Hall, UK-based writer, playwright and reviewer.
