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Hank Quense

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Hank Quense writes humorous fantasy and science fiction along with an occasional article on fiction writing. He lives with Pat, his wife of many years, in Bergenfield, NJ. They have two daughters and five grandchildren.
Bergenfield is located 15 miles from midtown Manhattan. Midtown is frequently referred to as the entertainment center of the galaxy because so many extra-terrestrials go there on vacation. A favorite vacation package for these visitors is to get a gig driving a taxi for a few days.
To date Quense has over 60 short stories and articles published.
Build a Better Story is non-fiction and will help fiction writers with a process to develop a story.
Tales from Gundarland is a collection of humorous short stories and novellas.
HIs lat...more


Editor’s Note: Faux News Network is proud to introduce a new series calledOn The Galactic Road. This will be a series of travel articles to far-away places you may never have thought to visit....

The post FNN Travel: On the Galactic Road appeared first on Hank Quense: Author & Lecturer.

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Published on May 24, 2013 05:03
Average rating: 4.19 · 101 ratings · 69 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors
Falstaff's Big Gamble
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Tales from Gundarland
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Zaftan Miscreants
4.85 of 5 stars 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011
Zaftan Entrepreneurs
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
Wotan's Dilemma
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013
Mini-Collection
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Fool's Gold
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
Tunnel Vision
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings2 editions
Brunnhilde's Quest
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
10 Great Fantasy Short Stories
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Zaftan Entrepreneurs Zaftan Miscreants
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4.551724137931035 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings

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Falstaff's Big Gamble (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Jul 29, 2012 06:29am
Description: one of the main characters is Hamlet. This is his first scene in the novel
Lucy in Love sample (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 02, 2012 05:45am
Description: One of the stories from my mini-collection ebook
Zaftan Entrepreneurs (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Jun 02, 2011 09:37am
Description: Book 1 of the Zaftan Trilogy
Gundarland (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
1 chapters   —   updated Jul 16, 2010 05:01am
Description: An introduction to the strange, wonderful world of Gundarland

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date: June 09, 2013 01:00PM
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"Today, my guest blogger is an author and friend Merry Farmer. She writes romance but does so with a historical fiction setting. Personally, I love to read historical fiction so I thought Merry would have...The post Guest Blogger: Merry Farmer appe..." Read more of this blog post »
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"Hamlet, Crown Prince of Denmarko, paced the castle battlements late on a clear, cool spring night. He walked with hands clasped behind his back and head down. He had a thin nose with brown hair and eyes. His scrawny build and clean-shaven face gav..." Read more of this chapter »
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"This is one of the stories in my Mini-Collection.

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Lucretia Borgia, in the form of a beautiful young woman, is sent to Manhattan by Satan to reverse the decline in Hell's market share of souls. She is accompanied by her father Pope Alexande..." Read more of this chapter »
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"The solar system flaunted unpretentiousness. It existed in a shabby neighborhood at the raggedy end of an unremarkable galaxy and had a common yellow dwarf at its core with five planets in orbit.
Beyond the solar system, space expanded outward with..." Read more of this chapter »
Hank Quense rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Stealing Fire by Jo Graham
This historical fiction novel deals with the events after the death of Alexander the Great. Upon his death Alexander's empire fell apart as the generals grabbed pieces of it to rule. The story is told through the eyes of Lydias. Once a slave, he runs...more
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“To him, one of the most fascinating historical aspects of governments was their complete disregard for governing. Governments were single-minded and interested only in increasing their control and any governance that came out of the government's actions were purely coincidental. .... The lowest flunky as well as the most powerful bureaucrat was more interested in protecting his sinecure than in helping the citizens who coughed up tax money to pay the government worker's salaries.”
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message 3: by Sam

Sam I'll be honest, I haven't read work by either of those authors but I've only recently been starting to expand what and who I read, thanks to Goodreads. I'll keep an eye out for them at the library though

Oh I'm jealous, I bet the original is far superior :-)


message 2: by Hank

Hank Quense If you like authors like Chris Moore or Tom Holt, I think you'll enjoy Fool's Gold. My wife and I have seen both fountains. The original is much better if only because it's surrounded by Rome, an unforgettable city


Sam wrote: "Hiya Hank, thanks for the add :-)

I must say I did get quite excited when I read what Fools Gold was about, it sounds like the fantasy book with everything. I hope I do get it, if not I'm hitti..."





message 1: by Sam

Sam Hiya Hank, thanks for the add :-)

I must say I did get quite excited when I read what Fools Gold was about, it sounds like the fantasy book with everything. I hope I do get it, if not I'm hitting the shops :-D

Unfortunetly it's not the Trevi Fountain but the replica one at Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. We were there last year for a friend's wedding. Still nice though but would love to go to Rome and see the original :-)

Sam


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