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2020 Winnerβ€”Fantasy
𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑡𝑻𝑼𝑴 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑷
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Written by: Rainie York
Awarded by Pacific Book Awards on June 20, 2020

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Prior to the Book Awards, reviewer Anthony Avina at Pacific Book Review gave Quantum Leap a STARRED REVIEW for a β€œBook of Excellent Merit.” In his review Avina said, in part:

β€œThis is a fantastic, imaginative and engaging read for Young Adult and Adult readers alike. The story establishes a great fantasy and science fiction-driven narrative.”

β€œAn all-consuming . . . and engaging read . . . filled with twists and turns which will keep readers invested to the end. York has created a true masterpiece fantasy and sci-fi read . . .”

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Author Rainie York says, β€œQuantum Leap is not a fantasy book. Unless you think it is.”

How can that be?

The English poet, William Blake (1757-1827), is quoted as saying, β€œWhat seems to be, IS, to those to whom it seems to be.”

Napoleon Hill (1883-1970), author of Think and Grow Rich, said, β€œWhatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

Author Scott Turow (1949- ) says, β€œWho are we, but the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, and believe?”

Commander Spock, the Spaceship Enterprise, tells Captain Kirk and two other crew members in an episode of the original Star Trek TV series, β€œYou must believe; really believe.” They are in an alternate reality simulating Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881, specifically the gunfight at the OK Corral. Spock has surmised that events they have been experiencing are merely illusion, made real only by the crew’s belief in them. In order for the Earps’ bullets to not kill the Enterprise crew, they must believe ABSOLUTELY that this is so. This episode begs the question, β€œWhat did the Star Trek writers and Gene Roddenberry believe?”

Gene Roddenberry, screenwriter and creator of the Star Trek TV series, said, β€œThere are a few things I firmly believe, and a few things I don’t believe at all, but in between there is a vast range of things I wonder about, and that’s what makes life interesting.”

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