If you like classic space opera with an ultra-modern twist, you should check her out. Or suffer the same fate as its long dead crew. 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! Now the crew of the starship Mordrake has to face the terror and solve the ancient riddle of the Akx. If this makes the book sound like it is derivative, fear not!Ĭhristina Engela has a unique and brilliant voice that helps make this story her own as she slowly builds the tension to a shocking and tense climax. This book is an awesome read and one that comes across as a mash-up of such films as Alien, Hardware, and Event Horizon.

With no other choice, the crew begin the slow process of cannibalizing the alien ship for parts, all the time only too aware that there is not just a killer in their midst but also on this abandoned alien ship as well.Īs more and more people begin to die, it becomes a race against time – can the crew get the parts they need and get out of there before it is too late? And even if they do, will they still be safe even then? The captain, unable to accept that the current situation they find themselves in is all his fault, sits in his cabin getting drunk when he is confronted by a killer.Īnd it is in this moment that a small sliver of hope appears.Īn alien ship, abandoned in an asteroid field, provides their only hope of salvation but going aboard, the crew soon discover there is a reason why the ship is empty. On an Imperial ship, damaged in a battle with corsairs and now floating adrift, tensions begin to rise as the crew slowly begin to realize that they are all about to die. “Engela proves she is the newest, best voice in sci-fi with this second volume in her Galaxii series set in the furthest reaches of deep space. “ Demonspawn” – Book Two in the Galaxii Series is now available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback!

Demonspawn by Christina Engela