Review: Miscreants is a winner for Hank Quense
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2013
The Zaftan series is political and social satire that is set in fictional universe. Zaftan Miscreants is the second book in the series by Hank Quense and is easily as funny as the first. In the first we saw how first contact happened, this book is set 300 years into that future. The Gundies and the Zaftans have spent the last 300 years in an uneasy truce. The fleets are in a Mexican stand off in space, each just itching to get the war going at the least bit of provocation.The Gundies flagship is under the leadership of Admiral Cunningham, the Gundies make liberal use of androids and Ensign Sam is one of these. Sam is more human than most and she is convinced that her soft feelings are a flaw in her design or at least a test.The Zaftans are under the leadership of commodore Gongeblazn, a dangerous power hungry man with no redeeming values. Sam gets sent on secret mission aboard their ship where she encounters Slash 9 a computer with a superiority complex. The interchanges between the them are hilarious, the computer is love with the android.The characters have the easy banter, like you see on those buddy comedies on television. You will enjoy this quirky, zany foray into the future. Add this to your must read list today.