Hank Quense

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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2010
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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Full Series List in Order

The Zaftan Troubles

1 - Contact (Jul-2018)
2 - Confusion (Aug-2018)
3 - Combat (Sep-2018)
4 - Convolution (Sep-2018)
5 - Sam (Oct-2018)
6 - Klatze (Oct-2018)
7 - Gongeblazn (Nov-2018)

Book List in Order: 22 titles

  • Tales from Gundarland

    Laughter is like free health insurance: you can't get too much of it. This book will give you enough laughs to boost your health. It's filled with delightful entertainment. Without commercial interruption! Gundarland is populated by humans, dwarfs, e...

  • Zaftan Entrepreneurs

    Tired of reading scifi and fantasy stories that take themselves too seriously? Zaftan Entrepreneurs is a unique First Contact story; it is part adventure and part corporate and political satire spiced with comic relief. Here, you'll find nasty, snarl...

  • The Strange Worlds of Hank Quense

  • Brunnhilde's Quest

  • Zaftan Miscreants

    Two very different cultures clash in outer space. One, the gundies, is composed of humans, dwarfs, elves and other fantasy creatures. The second, the zaftans, are huge, nasty and belligerent aliens. Against this backdrop, the two main characters, dif...

  • Falstaff's Big Gamble

    This novel is Shakespeare's Worst Nightmare. It takes two of the Bard's most famous plays, Hamlet and Othello, and recasts them in Gundarland. There, Hamlet becomes a dwarf and Othello a dark elf. If that isn't bad enough, these two tragedies are ...

  • Wotan's Dilemma

    This fantasy quest is a blend of sci-fi and fantasy story and is a retelling of the ancient Rhinegold myth.

    The adventure takes place in a future Dark Ages with the usual fantasy creatures replaced by aliens. This comedy has beautiful Valky...

  • Moxie's Problem

    Do you like fantasy coming-of-age stories? You won’t find one more unusual or more humorous than Moxie’s Problem. Moxie is an obnoxious, teenage princess who has led a sheltered life. Until now. She struggles to come to grips with reality. This f...

  • Strange Worlds Stories: Volume 1

    Give yourself a break from the horrors of sit-coms. This book contains eight short works filled with humor and satire. * Staphmeyer’s Mantra. A young doctor gets a shot of fame by being the first one to examine an alien’s body. * Saving the Sh...



  • Moxie's Decision

    Moxie recognizes she hasn't been trained to rule and she needs lessons about the real world.  She decides to flee the castle to learn how to rule and to learn about life outside the castle.  Moxie faces unexpected obstacles as she struggles to c...

  • Princess Moxie

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    Do you like fantasy coming-of-age stories?



    You won’t find one more unusual or more humorous than Moxie’s Problem.

    Moxie is an obnoxious, teenage princess who has led a sheltered life. Until now. She struggl...

  • Queen Moxie

    In this humorous tale, it is now ten years since Moxie became Queen of Usca in south-west Britain. A tribe of Picts shatter her peaceful reign by migrating from the north and occupying territory just outside her border.Moxie decides to build a fort ...

  • Contact

    The Zaftan Troubles - 1

    An alien mining ship discovers a planet loaded with rare earth minerals. The aliens, known as zaftans, plan to fill their ship with the mined minerals. Unfortunately, the planet is inhabited by intelligent beings. But what could possibly go wrong ...

  • Confusion

    The Zaftan Troubles - 2

    The zaftans deploy robotic explorers to search for minerals. The robots trespass on private property and also destroy some property. A local gem miner, MacDrakin, uses his battle axe to destroy one trespassing robot. More robots are destroyed by yu...

  • Combat

    The Zaftan Troubles - 3

    Enraged by the loss of valuable robots, the zaftans protest to the government officials who send a telegram to the local constable ordering her to protect the robots. The constable can only watch as MacDrakin, after destroying a second robot, gather...

  • Convolution

    The Zaftan Troubles - 4

    Four high-ranking ministers are dispatched to the rural area. Two are intent on achieving peace and two have other agendas. The ministers arrive just in time to observe a crucial confrontation between MacDrakin’s forces and the aliens. Despite t...

  • Klatze

    The Zaftan Troubles - 6

    Klatze is a low-ranking naval officer in the zaftan navy. She’s determined to win advancement through talent and ability rather than the traditional method of assassination. Beautiful, she comes to the attention of the fleet commodore, Gongeblazn...

  • Sam

    The Zaftan Troubles - 5

    Three hundred years later: Sam is an new type android, one with an organic brain. Assigned as an ensign on a Gundy battle cruiser, she is disturbed to realize she can experience emotions. Her primary emotion is loneliness until Slash 9, the ship’...

  • Gongeblazn

    The Zaftan Troubles - 7

    Gongeblazn is jailed through an inspired bit of treachery. Eventually he escapes, steals a ship and turns to space piracy. On his travels, he comes across Sam, now a stew-bot for a cruise line and Klatze, now a fleet commodore. Gongeblazn makes on...



  • The King Who Disappeared

    The King Who Disappeared is a fantasy adventure tale. It tells the story of King Bohan who is trapped in cave for over 200 years by Jerado, an evil wizard. The sleep spell cast by Bohan's wizard, Ansgar, is finally broken when an earthquake opens ...

  • Tunnel Vision

  • Strange Worlds Recipes

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    Are you tired of cooking the same old same old?  Do you crave new and exciting recipes? Are you searching for exotic flavors and cuisine? Your quest is over! If you're searching for something different to cook for dinner then this cook...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Hank Quense has published 22 books.

Hank Quense does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Tunnel Vision, was published in November 2022.

The first book by Hank Quense, Tales from Gundarland, was published in July 2010.

Yes. Hank Quense has 1 series.
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