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  • Gabriel: Zero Point

  • Evan Gabriel Trilogy
  • By: Steve Umstead
  • Narrated by: Ray Chase
  • Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (455 ratings)
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Gabriel: Zero Point

By: Steve Umstead
Narrated by: Ray Chase
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Summary

Evan Gabriel wasn't always a feared and respected North American Federation Navy Commander. Before dangerous missions to the ice-bound planet of Poliahu, the deadly jungle world of Eden, and politically corrupt Mars, he was a simple recruit, fighting to make his mark in the elite Naval Special Forces…and was part of a top-secret military experiment that would change his life forever.

Zero Point tells the tale of a young man faced with difficult choices and dangerous trials. Fans of the series will see part of the mysterious past Evan Gabriel carries with him, while listeners new to the series get a preview of what is to come in a military man's haunted life. Zero Point is the true beginning of Evan Gabriel, and his story is just getting started.

©2012 Steve Umstead (P)2013 Podium Audio

Critic reviews

"Umstead can write an action-packed adventure story better than most. He is an artist in designing a high-tech battlefield and weaving in the human element with his character's depth and color. If you like action in a science fiction setting then you really need to listen to this audiobook and give it a shot." (Tom Clementson, The Kindle Book Review)
"This series brings me back to the old days when sci-fi was about ass kicking, great friends, loyalty and action." (Amazon Reviewer)

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Thoroughly enjoyable....

Where does Gabriel: Zero Point: The FREE Prequel Novella rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

For a short story, it is well worth a listen. Will certainly listen to others in the series

What about Ray Chase’s performance did you like?

Well read. Chase portrayed the characters effectively.

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Meh

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This was quite meh. The plot was okay, nothing brilliant but not bad. There wasn’t much world building and there isn’t much description in the scenes. It doesn’t really make me want to listen to the subsequent trilogy.

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Can't listen to it!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The voice actor has a great voice, dont get me wrong. But he is trying to be a bit flighty with his voice. I can't really explain it but I just found it irritating. It is like he is trying to do an impression of Morgan Freeman, but not very well. The cadence is just all wrong. When he voices the characters he is very good but I just can't get past the rest.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I think that the story has a lot going for it and if i could just get past my irritation of the narator i might enjoy it.

How could the performance have been better?

Maybe if he didn't sound so bored/breathy? It feels that this is more of a performance than a book reading.

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Entertaining if a little predictable

I enjoyed this - a bonus that it was free but I thought the performance was good and the story entertained me , even if it was pretty obvious what was going to happen.
I'll consider carrying on with the series.

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cripping

great first chapter to what promises to be a great book ray chases voice is perfect

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thrilling

Well read, a gripping story. Recommended read. A good basis for the series. Looking forward to the rest of them.

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Racy thriller

Nice book that reminded me of many action movies that I have seen. Good narration

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Very good story.

This is a very good sci-fi, militarily style story, hard and tough. The narrator’s voice works really well here.

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Interesting Origin Story

This audiobook is an interesting origin story. Did it make me want to run out and buy the trilogy? No. I didn’t connect/identify with the main character, or feel any tension etc. The narration is good, but the story wasn’t for me.

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Bad narration

Terrible narrator couldn't. Listen to it. I think they picked this guy from bargain basement librevox. Like a bad amateur theatre actor, over the top with weird intonation.

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