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Strangelets #0.5
Strangelets with a Side of Grilled Spam
Pursued by packs of deadly 'steelies', Lieutenant MacWilliams and his Humvee crew journey through an America shattered by an alien invasion.
An America where humanity must battle for their very survival from their base at the Big Box Mart, forging alliances over a slab of grilled Spam.
Things look grim...until MacWilliams comes across something that could turn the tide.
But will humanity be snuffed out by a horde of steelies just as it discovers a ray of hope?
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The story 'Strangelets with a Side of Grilled Spam' includes preview chapters of the sci-fi western, The Adventures of Amanda Love.
An America where humanity must battle for their very survival from their base at the Big Box Mart, forging alliances over a slab of grilled Spam.
Things look grim...until MacWilliams comes across something that could turn the tide.
But will humanity be snuffed out by a horde of steelies just as it discovers a ray of hope?
***
The story 'Strangelets with a Side of Grilled Spam' includes preview chapters of the sci-fi western, The Adventures of Amanda Love.
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First published June 7, 2011
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About the author
Michael Angel
116 books52 followersMichael Angel's fictional worlds range from the former Soviet province of Ozrabek to the magic-filled realm of Andeluvia.
His eBooks, audio books, and paperbacks populate shelves in 12 different languages. However, despite keeping a keen eye out for globe-trotting epidemiologists, unicorns, or galactic marshals, none have yet put in an appearance on Hollywood Boulevard.
THE PLAGUE WALKER PANDEMIC MEDICAL THRILLERS~
The Devil's Noose
The Reaper's Scythe
The Blood Zone
The Wildfire Pathogen
The Plague Walker (A Leigh Austen Short Thriller)
FANTASY & FORENSICS ~
Centaur of the Crime
The Deer Prince's Murder
Grand Theft Griffin
A Perjury of Owls
Forgery of the Phoenix
Assault in the Wizard Degree
Trafficking in Demons
A Warrant of Wyverns
The Conspiracy of Unicorns
Dragon with a Deadly Weapon
Forensics and Dragon Fire (Fantasy & Forensics Novella)
APOCALYPSE WITH A SIDE OF GRILLED SPAM ~
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three
Episode Four
Season One Compilation
STANDALONE SF/F NOVELS~
The Detective & The Unicorn
The Wizard, The Warlord, and The Hidden Woman
I Married the Third Horseman
THE AMANDA LOVE UNIVERSE ~
A Shovelful of Stars
Pay To Pray
Dogfight
A Planet Torn
Fringe Space Tales (Amanda Love Compilation)
COLLECTIONS & SHORTS~
Never Mind the Princess, Save the *Dragon*
Treasure of the Silver Star
Sylph
Gatekeeper and Goddess
So a Dragon, a Muse, and an Alien Walk Into a Bar...
Predators and Prey
Deepest Fears
Three Acts of Courage
Strange Powers, Stranger Places
Crisis Points
Love's Origins
Cyber Son
Cantaloupes and Wild Shoshone
Vala Staffwielder
Little Girl Lost
Love's Labors and Lies
The Haute Couture Time Traveler
Blood, Sweat, and Fears (an 18-story compendium)
Michael Angel's welcome mat is out at MichaelAngelWriter.weebly.com. Or, feel free to stop by and say 'hello' to the kind folks who publish his material at BantyHenPublishing.com.
His eBooks, audio books, and paperbacks populate shelves in 12 different languages. However, despite keeping a keen eye out for globe-trotting epidemiologists, unicorns, or galactic marshals, none have yet put in an appearance on Hollywood Boulevard.
THE PLAGUE WALKER PANDEMIC MEDICAL THRILLERS~
The Devil's Noose
The Reaper's Scythe
The Blood Zone
The Wildfire Pathogen
The Plague Walker (A Leigh Austen Short Thriller)
FANTASY & FORENSICS ~
Centaur of the Crime
The Deer Prince's Murder
Grand Theft Griffin
A Perjury of Owls
Forgery of the Phoenix
Assault in the Wizard Degree
Trafficking in Demons
A Warrant of Wyverns
The Conspiracy of Unicorns
Dragon with a Deadly Weapon
Forensics and Dragon Fire (Fantasy & Forensics Novella)
APOCALYPSE WITH A SIDE OF GRILLED SPAM ~
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three
Episode Four
Season One Compilation
STANDALONE SF/F NOVELS~
The Detective & The Unicorn
The Wizard, The Warlord, and The Hidden Woman
I Married the Third Horseman
THE AMANDA LOVE UNIVERSE ~
A Shovelful of Stars
Pay To Pray
Dogfight
A Planet Torn
Fringe Space Tales (Amanda Love Compilation)
COLLECTIONS & SHORTS~
Never Mind the Princess, Save the *Dragon*
Treasure of the Silver Star
Sylph
Gatekeeper and Goddess
So a Dragon, a Muse, and an Alien Walk Into a Bar...
Predators and Prey
Deepest Fears
Three Acts of Courage
Strange Powers, Stranger Places
Crisis Points
Love's Origins
Cyber Son
Cantaloupes and Wild Shoshone
Vala Staffwielder
Little Girl Lost
Love's Labors and Lies
The Haute Couture Time Traveler
Blood, Sweat, and Fears (an 18-story compendium)
Michael Angel's welcome mat is out at MichaelAngelWriter.weebly.com. Or, feel free to stop by and say 'hello' to the kind folks who publish his material at BantyHenPublishing.com.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
January 31, 2012
This is a short story that was free for Kindle.
Interesting premise - what will really happen when the European super collider is activated.
Well, it opens a rift to another planet. The world is under attack by "Steelies," the creatures that came through the rift. The gamma radiation and EMP wiped out Europe and the creatures have spread all over the world.
Lt. MacWilliams, his mechanic Private, and a scientist are traveling across America checking on what's left. They find a settlement that has escaped the Steelies. But, why?
The discovery of why may just change the outcome for humans.
Good story. Recommended.
Interesting premise - what will really happen when the European super collider is activated.
Well, it opens a rift to another planet. The world is under attack by "Steelies," the creatures that came through the rift. The gamma radiation and EMP wiped out Europe and the creatures have spread all over the world.
Lt. MacWilliams, his mechanic Private, and a scientist are traveling across America checking on what's left. They find a settlement that has escaped the Steelies. But, why?
The discovery of why may just change the outcome for humans.
Good story. Recommended.
October 13, 2013
I think this post-apocalyptic short story is one of those things you gotta be in the right mood for, or you won't enjoy it. Well, I was in the right mood. Love the fight sequences, especially oiling the windmill to get it going again, and I seriously need to drive that Humvee downtown, not excepting the rooftop machine gun. Okay, the romance is cheesy; I think it's supposed to be, and if so, it achieves its goal. The offbeat characters work for the offbeat story and best of all, the series opener stands alone. Can't wait to read more. Thanks for the read, Mr. Angel!
October 20, 2020
Originally published in 2011.
Set in a future America where the world has been invaded by inter-dimensional space aliens that are a living bio/tech hybrid, this dystopian series is full of action and does not offer much in the way of subtlety.
The world has been overrun by strangelets - the cutesy nickname for creatures that can rip apart a human being in seconds. This was accidentally caused by a supercollider that opened up a rift that released an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that destroyed electronic systems across the world.
I received this book for free way back in 2011 and it was quickly buried under hundreds of free Kindle book offers that I've found over the years. I was flipping through the list of books that I have not read and the title caught my attention. I have no idea how Spam is involved.
I found this book to be intriguing, even if it was simplistic. The only real problem I have is this: 49% of the book is the story I picked and 51% of it is a sample of another novel. To me, it felt like a rip-off and I didn't pay anything for the book.
I rate this kindle book 3 stars out of 5.
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Set in a future America where the world has been invaded by inter-dimensional space aliens that are a living bio/tech hybrid, this dystopian series is full of action and does not offer much in the way of subtlety.
The world has been overrun by strangelets - the cutesy nickname for creatures that can rip apart a human being in seconds. This was accidentally caused by a supercollider that opened up a rift that released an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that destroyed electronic systems across the world.
I received this book for free way back in 2011 and it was quickly buried under hundreds of free Kindle book offers that I've found over the years. I was flipping through the list of books that I have not read and the title caught my attention. I have no idea how Spam is involved.
I found this book to be intriguing, even if it was simplistic. The only real problem I have is this: 49% of the book is the story I picked and 51% of it is a sample of another novel. To me, it felt like a rip-off and I didn't pay anything for the book.
I rate this kindle book 3 stars out of 5.
https://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2020...
December 17, 2017
Watch out for those steelies
I enjoyed this book so much that I didn't even realize how fast I read it! There was no lags in action. Every minute seemed to bring a new dilemma and then the way out! I was impressed by that! So many post apocalypse books draw things out,but not this one! I do read a lot of them and I can assure you,this is one of the best!Can't wait to read the rest of his writings!
I enjoyed this book so much that I didn't even realize how fast I read it! There was no lags in action. Every minute seemed to bring a new dilemma and then the way out! I was impressed by that! So many post apocalypse books draw things out,but not this one! I do read a lot of them and I can assure you,this is one of the best!Can't wait to read the rest of his writings!
February 7, 2017
Different take on apocalypse
This had a different take on apocalypse for all of the others that have come out recently. I was glad there were no zombies. The book was very entertaining. Like all sci fi it lacked character development, but was still a fun book to read.
I was given a free copy of this book to read and review.
This had a different take on apocalypse for all of the others that have come out recently. I was glad there were no zombies. The book was very entertaining. Like all sci fi it lacked character development, but was still a fun book to read.
I was given a free copy of this book to read and review.
November 9, 2017
Ugh
So. Many. Metaphors. So. Much.hyperbole.
The story has promise, if you can get past the metaphors, similes, and hyperbole in every other sentence.
So. Many. Metaphors. So. Much.hyperbole.
The story has promise, if you can get past the metaphors, similes, and hyperbole in every other sentence.
August 13, 2018
Steelies?
Weird stuff but interesting to read. Don’t know if I’ll get more to read as science fiction isn’t my bag.
Probably leave this right where it rests.
Weird stuff but interesting to read. Don’t know if I’ll get more to read as science fiction isn’t my bag.
Probably leave this right where it rests.
October 15, 2016
I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I am so pleased I purchased these books. I love monster stories and sci fi. This book is creative, funny, suspenseful, and the characters are well developed. Surprises on every page.
July 25, 2013
short story, ok set-up, just not enough to get me into the series.
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