Rebel Stars: Books 0-2

Publisher's Summary

A thousand years ago, an alien invasion set humanity back to the Iron Age. Slowly, we recovered, colonizing the Solar System in peace. And discovered that an unknown force is stopping us from exploring any farther. But before the cause can be discovered, a slow-burning conspiracy threatens to explode into System-wide war. With enemies at home and in the darkness beyond, a team of unlikely heroes-a janitor, a mercenary, an asteroid miner, and a pirate-are the only ones who can avert a second apocalypse. This set includes the first three books of the newly-finished REBEL STARS series.

©2014-2015 Edward W. Robertson (P)2017 Edward W. Robertson

Fun and entertaining.

love the Rada and Weber. cant stand the naration of the swimmers. cant wait to delve into the next book of the series.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Enjoyed the inclusion of a complete Rada backstory

After ordering this, I quickly realized that I had previously purchased Books 1&2 of this series. While I could have requested a refund, I decided to listen to Book 0, Rebel, based on the strength of Edward W. Robertson's writing skills and enjoyed it so much that I decided to continue to listen to books 1&2 and forget the refund, it was that good.

If you haven't listened to this series previously, I highly recommend it if you are interested in s skillfully written and engaging story and having the pleasure of a top-tier narrator in Ray Chase performance.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

excellent narration great space opera

loved the narrator's performance he lent real depth to the characters

thi should become a classic in our genre as it explores key issues of modern life and a supposed life in the greater solar system. there is enough science in it to get your "what if" glands pumping and just the right blend of plot twust and turns to keep it interesting. well worth it

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

great

Great series, now the wait for the remaining 3 books to be recorded. Hurry it up already!

Pretty good, I'd keep reading

Overall, I enjoyed the books. At times, the story dragged a bit, but it was generally entertaining. Ray Chase did a good job voicing characters, although some of the younger characters' voices were difficult to distinguish at times. And I was confused by why he chose to narrate all of the text (even things not being spoken by the characters) in the alien voice when he read sections about aliens. But good overall!

I loved it

The way it's written allows the story to play smooth in my head. Perfect Narrator too! I love the story of Sid and Kansas.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Another wonderful set of stories!

I really enjoyed a universe where our space-settling kin don't start out with inertial dampeners and laser technology, and where those advanced technologies that do exist may have come from our enemies.

As always, however, Robertson's strength is in creating relatable characters, no matter how far the setting is removed from our reality. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Good book, but narrator is to quiet

The story it self is entertaining with characters who have interesting yet futuristic personalities. But whenever the narrator reads a characters line it sounds like he's wispering what they are saying. Maybe it's because he can't do higher pitched voices but it does make it seem like everyone is talking in a library. Still it's good enough for me to want to finish the series.

Solid Space Adventure But Weird Narrator Choices

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Ray Chase?

Nick Podehl.

Any additional comments?

Really don't understand the choices Chase (or his director) made. Narration itself is fine, but the character voices are so affected and oddly intoned, it makes things just plain weird.

Monotone narrator

Hard to tell if all of the characters are emotionless robots or not with the dull narrator

1 of 3 people found this review helpful