On the run and no one to trust…not even each other.
Someone wants Captain Admiral Zander Graydon dead. Like yesterday. Almost getting killed three times in one day is pushing it, even for Zander. He’s convinced the delectable Lieutenant Marshal Petros knows who’s behind the attempts on his life and he’ll do whatever it takes to discover what she’s hiding.
Shape-shifting aliens are assassinating political and military leaders and assuming their forms, and Mae Petros is suspicious as hell of Zander Graydon. Mae is on a mission to determine if the captain admiral is still human but finds herself losing her perspective as they run for their lives. There’s no way she could be falling for an alien. Right? Especially when all of humanity is on the line.
- Can I give it 6 stars?...This is the best damned futuristic/sci-firomance novel ever...The relationship and romance between the two sings with tension and steam! - Diana Davis, Goodreads
- Thus far, I've been thrown for a few loops, laughed at the dry but engaging banter, been taken on an action-packed ride through some twists and turns I never saw coming and pretty much went down the long slide to a place no reader wants to go because it reeks of desperation: stalking the author for updates and news on the next book. - PiperKelly, NetGalley
- Just finished reading Quantum by Jess Anastasi...I'm exhausted. OK, yes, it's 3 am and I couldn't stop when I was so close to the end...okay, so maybe I wasn't all that very close, but hey, end was in sight and I needed to get there...- KJ VanHouten, Goodreads
- While the romance is very much there (& pretty amazing), this series is so very much more than a romance. It has just about everything; a fantastic story line, plot, action, romance, humor & snark!, worldbuilding - you name it. - Linda, Goodreads
Reread Jan 2020 - just as good the second time!
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Quantum is the second book in the Atrophy series by Jess Anastasi. If you’ve been missing science fiction TV shows like Star Trek’s Voyager and Enterprise, Batt ...more
As with quite a few of Jess Anastasi’s books, I’ve learnt the hard way that the blurb is always insufficient in mapping out just how little it says of her expansive universe and the huge number of things that she’s got going on in it. Zander Graydon and Mae Petros might be the pairing that’s given p ...more
Sci-fi, romance and bugs (bugs!?!) made for a great mix!
This is the second in the Atrophy series and it took everything I loved from Atrophy and amped it up a whole bunch of notches! This author has a flair for mixing the best elements of science fiction, romance, suspense and humor into stories tha ...more
Just finished reading Quantum by Jess Anastasi...I'm exhausted. OK, yes, it's 3 am and I couldn't stop when I was so close to the end...okay, so maybe I was all that very close, but hey, end was in sight and I needed to get there...
Freckin' A! I'm tired because there was so much action in this book ...more
Originally published at Reading Reality
If you are bemoaning the lack of Firefly in your life, take heart. Quantum and the Atrophy universe are here to fill that Serenity-shaped void in your heart. Get ready for a wild ride on the Imojenna with Rian Sherron, as well as a heart-stopping adventure foll ...more
For reasons he can’t fathom, Captain Admiral Zander Graydon almost got killed three times in one day. The latest assault was in the bathroom just before boarding his shuttle at the Toccara spaceport. Zander is with IPC – the Inter-Planetary Coalition – and since there’s no war at the moment, he main ...more
I've been stalking the author waiting for the next book in the Atrophy series to come. The first book was freaking awesome before I even finished it I was already looking for book two. Sadly, it wasn't out yet but as soon as it was offered up for review, I pushed my way to the front and grabbed myse ...more
ARC REVIEW
Sci-fi Romance yummmmmm. This is the sequel to last years Atrophy. Captain Rian Sherron and the crew of the Imojenna are back with a little help from their friends. It's not necessary to have read the first book but it wouldn't hurt just for the added background of the characters and thei ...more
It took me a little bit to get into this story because it had been so long since I had read the first one, Atrophy and I just didn’t feel there was enough recap to catch me back up. I feel if you were reading these stories back to back you would be totally fine. If you are like me and read hundred ...more
Reviewed by Danielle U
Book provided by the publisher
Quantum by Jess Anastasi is a science fiction fantasy novel that readers everywhere will enjoy. I am one who gets bored with just about all of the science fiction novels. However, this one was definitely up my alley in a good book. This novel h ...more
Rian and the misfit crew of the Imojenna are back. Labelled terrorists by the Reider insurgents within the IPC, Rian and the others are on the run. Tannin is now a firm part of the crew with his fiancee Zahli, Ella the preistess continues to jangle Rians nerves. He can feel that well of darkness wit ...more
Ever since my first Jess Anastasi book, she has been a go-to author for me. The way she spins an epic tale of sci-fi action with heart grabbing romance is an all around win as far as I'm concerned. Put it all together in the form of an epic series, satisfying my urge to remain with the same base lin ...more
What a fabulous ride!
I enjoyed this adventure so much. I can't wait to start Book 3 and see the next installment of Rian vs the Reidar. ...more
My Review: 4 Stars
This was a really fun read! Here's Zander being attacked multiple times and suspicious of everyone, including Mae. He's just sure she's keeping secrets. Really? But he'd really like to get closer to her and reveal more than her secrets! She's beautiful, fit, and intelligent. She ap ...more
Quantum by Jess Anastasi is a science fiction fantasy novel that readers everywhere will enjoy. I am one who gets bored with just about all of the science fiction novels. However, this one was definitely up my alley in a good book. This novel had the action, adventure, suspense as well as a hot spic ...more
The Atrophy series returns with another perilous adventure in which troubled Captain Rian is still brooding his way around space, plotting the demise of the shape-shifting aliens, while his two best friends do their level best to avoid being murdered as they try not to fall in love.
The action kicks ...more
The 2nd book in the series after Atrophy, it's better to have read Atrophy 1st as this is very much a continuation of the plot outlined in Atrophy of the fight against alien shape shifting Reidars infiltration into every position of power of humanity (to what end? Guess we have to wait...). While th ...more
Quantum opened up with a bang and never slowed down! Mae is undercover trying to prove if Zander is human, or if he's been replaced by the Reidar, shape shifting aliens planning to take over the system. What follows is a fast-paced story with enough suspense and adrenaline that kept me glued until t ...more
Zander is the admiral of a spaceship. He respects his crew who gives him the respect in return.
Mae has been sent to act as Zander's assistant by Rian, a close friend of theirs. There are some doubts about his true identity and Mae's task is to establish if he might be an impersonator.
Zander is att ...more
This is the 2nd book in the series after Atrophy, it is recommended that you do read book 1 before reading Quantum. Captain Admiral Zander Graydon has seen a lot of action and he is in this book is able to start putting pieces together of how is trying to kill him. On hand to help out is Lt. Marshal ...more
Series: Atrophy #2
Rating: 4 stars - really enjoyable
I flew through Quantum and I loved every second of it! The story of the Reidar and Rian’s mission to find and kill them is just getting more and more interesting. I loved how tough Mae was; it’s clear Jess Anastasi knows how to write a strong woman ...more
Captain Admiral Sander Graydon's day starts off really badly when someone tries to kill him while he is taking a piss. It's not going to get any better. The only highlight is his new assistant.
Lieutenant Marshal Mae Petros has faked her orders to become the Captain Admiral's assistant . She has an ...more
Aboard the Imojenna life is all hearts and rainbows... for Tannin and Zahili that is. For Rian, it is pure torture. Ella, for one is getting under his skin and that is way too close for comfort. The other his two closest friends are in danger. One of them may already have been compromised and fallen ...more
There are still shape shifters around and the big question in Quantum revolves around is he or is he not a shape shifter. Lieutenant Marshal Mae Petros has been sent to find out if Captain Admiral Zander Graydon is a shape shifter or if he is still human. It seems someone is trying to kill Zander an ...more
I am loving this series and look forward to the next book. The cast of characters are intriguing and the action exciting. I especially love the glimpses into Rian's dark world and will be bouncing up and down exited when his and Ella's story is finally told. In the meantime I got to enjoy the quick ...more