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    Gabriel: Zero Point
    Gabriel: Zero Point
    Gabriel: Zero Point
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    Gabriel: Zero Point

    By Steve Umstead

    3.5/5

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    GABRIEL: ZERO POINT
    Prequel Novella to the Evan Gabriel Trilogy

    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 before the science fiction/adventure trilogy, a 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 readers 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.
    Also available: Gabriel's Redemption (Book 1), Gabriel's Return (Book 2), Gabriel's Revenge (Book 3), Gabriel's Journey (complete collection) Approximately 22,000 words (88 pages printed). Includes sneak preview of Gabriel’s Redemption (not included in word count).

    WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE GABRIEL TRILOGY
    ~” 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 pick this up from book one and give it a shot." - Tom Clementson, The Kindle Book Review
    ~ "If John Scalzi and Tom Clancy got combined in a transporter accident a la The Fly....and I mean that in a good way."
    ~ "This series brings me back to the old days when Sci-Fi was about ass kicking, great friends, loyalty and action."
    ~ "Umstead has a way of putting you right into the scene, whether it be on a Jamaican beach, a rundown apartment or the icy surface of a distant planet."
    ~ “Character-rich story, non-stop adventure (think Jason Bourne travels the stars). Completely immersive read."
    ~"...the military fiction of Tom Clancy, the hardware of Heinlein's Starship Troopers, and the intrigue of Dan Brown."
    ~ "The detail of the world-building pulled me in and made everything utterly believable."
    ~ "Well-thought-out universe with a tightly woven history, timeline, and culture."
    ~ "The author's imagination is amazing...he has knowledge of combat tactics, both with squads and hand-to-hand."
    ~ "Umstead's writing is solid, as good as it gets, not only in the genre, but in general."
    ~ "Umstead deals with issues like honor, responsibility and human nature. While deep in thematic content the forward thrust of the story never stops.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Umstead
    Release dateApr 2, 2012
    ISBN9781476399775
    Gabriel: Zero Point
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    Steve Umstead

    Steve Umstead has been the owner of a Caribbean & Mexico travel company for the past ten years, but never forgot his lifelong dream of becoming an author. After a successful stab at National Novel Writing Month, he decided to pursue his dream more vigorously...but hasn't given up the traveling. Steve lives in scenic (tongue-in-cheek) New Jersey with his wife, two kids, and several bookshelves full of other authors' science fiction novels. More information is at SteveUmstead.com, and you can always find him on Twitter (@SteveUmstead).

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    • 4/5
      *Please note that I haven't read the rest of this trilogy, so I went into this novella with a blank slate. The description mentions this could be read before or after reading the other. I'm sure my reaction would be a little different had I read it after the other books.*

      Gabriel: Zero Point was a pretty good novella. There isn't that much to it in terms of building the futuristic world that it's set in, but it does a great job of setting up Gabriel, the main character. Being that he is the main character of the trilogy that follows this novella, I think getting the story of where he started is probably better than getting the grander world view. The novels have more room for that. Still, this is only, for the most part, a small glimpse into what is to come and I felt like maybe just a little more info would have made it that much more enjoyable for me.

      Overall, it's filled with action, there aren't any lulls to the story, and it's gotten me interested in the other books. I think Umstead has much in store for me, once I start the trilogy. I'm looking forward to it.
    • 3/5
      We first meet Gabriel as a young soldier. An admiral, his aide and a third man who doesn't say a word in the first scene are watching Gabriel and talking about him. We find out that Gabriel is tough and a great soldier with a promising military career.

      He finds out that he is to join special forces. The silent man from the first scene transfers him.

      Gabriel arrives leading his new team. He meets Moira, who is a scientist and doctor. She explains the procedures he has to go through. He doesn't know anything about the tests he is about to do or about the stasis capsules in the lab. She also notifies him that this is his zero point, not his resting place.

      Afterwards, Gabriel finds out more about Zero Point special warfare. The doctor explains to him that he would get nanites into his body. He accepts when he realizes that the Navy is his whole life and enters the tank for the procedure. I don't blame her for wanting him almost naked.
      Gabriel is in the tank, in the water waiting for nanites to invade him. He remembers his mother and how he got stuck in the tree during flood.

      After the procedure he gets out from the capsule disorientated and realizes he is alone. He has his upgrade.
      He finds blood in the lab. He scans the room but it turns empty. He follows the blood trail and finds out that something is wrong, his guns are missing. He finds a locker with two wide doors. It isn't locked and the trail stops there. He finds the bloody fabric, the same the doctor was wearing yesterday. His new system warns him of the danger in front of the door.

      What follows and the ending are there so we could see just how tough Gabriel is. Although I suspected what is it all about, it is still a good ending.

      As for the narrator, his voice has a moaning quality and I had to get used to his intonation. I am not quite sure how to feel about it.
    • 5/5
      Gabriel: Zero Point: The FREE Prequel Novella Evan Gabriel Trilogy By: Steve Umstead Narrated by: Ray Chase This book follows a bright young man that is the military in this futuristic world. He is superior in many ways that catches the eyes of special ops secret commanders. This is the what they wanted him for! Wow! Exciting!!! Narration was awesome too, made the suspense even better!

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