Orb Station Zero

Galactic Arena #1

by Dan Davis

A mysterious alien space station appears beyond the orbit of Neptune. A threat to humanity’s existence but also a gateway to a galactic empire. For decades, humanity has sent a single champion to fight for our future. Every one of our finest heroes has been torn to shreds. Now, this is final chance. Win and we win our future. Lose and we lose the Earth itself.Rama Seti didn't exactly volunteer. His head was cut off and grafted onto the body of an 8ft tall, genetically engineered super soldier and then blasted into the outer Sol System. After all, someone has to battle the giant alien warrior and decide the fate of humanity.First, Rama must survive four billion miles in the huge starship, the UNOPS Victory , training with the deadliest genetically engineered space marines, soldiers, fighters and killers the world has ever known. And each of them means to be the savior of the world. If you enjoyed Ender's Game , Starship Troopers and Old Man's War , you'll love Orb Station Zero , the first in a new military science fiction series, Galactic Arena .

Genres: Science Fiction

504 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2016

About the author

I write action-packed sci-fi and historical fantasy. I want to immerse readers in another time and place and for my stories to be gripping adventures. You should love my complex heroes and hate the twisted bad guys.

If you like the sound of that then check out; GODS OF BRONZE (my new historical fantasy series), THE IMMORTAL KNIGHT CHRONICLES (bestselling historical fantasy) and the GALACTIC ARENA series (smart military scifi).

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You can get the Bronze Age fantasy novella THE WOLF GOD (it’s the GODS OF BRONZE prequel) now for FREE via my website: dandavisauthor.com

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Reviews

[Ed · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't get along with this book.

I found there was just no depth to it - there was a bit of a mystery in "what's going on with the orb station" but no development of that, because it was hidden from the protagonist.

But the story focusses on 'training to be a gladiator' and a set of lead characters who are basically cardboard cut outs. Including the main protagonist, who's a gamer who learns how to fight in an artificial body. But that's about it. There isn't really any strong development of learning to fight, or having an insight from his background or life, because there isn't really much to it.

It focusses a lot on the action, and that's fine to an extent, but when you find you simply don't care about any of the characters or their struggle... it's devalued.

All in all - would call it rather weak.

[Jay Teasley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Great initial Idea. Terrible execution.

Everything just seemed silly, flat, and had no depth to it. There was no character development, not once did I feel like rooting for the protagonist. And the prose were an ineloquent as you can get.

I kept reading, hoping that the final showdown would be epic. It wasn’t. You think after over 100 years to plan that they would come up with a strategy to fight these wheels-with-arms-Aliens (weirdest aliens ever), but no, they still have no idea how to bring them down.

There was just a lot wrong with the book, and I don’t want to get into it anymore, I’ve already wasted enough time with it.

[allan graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed

Enjoyed this story for all its faults. A great concept, but very disjointed at times. Feels like the author got lost in places but carried on anyway. Will get next in series

[Ewan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first book of Dan's I read and what a cool concept it is. Something a little different to stand out in the sci-fi genre.

Really enjoyed it and glad I did as it led me to his other works.

[Goodreads Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Started this book while sitting in a&e waiting for an x-ray for a broken finger. So the initial paragraphs were a bit gory for me then. Stick with it. Great story line, great characters, unexpected ending.

[Zozo · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many typos. All someone had to do was read it once and they could have eliminated them.

The story is ok, sometimes very annoying. But still ok.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Nice action.

[Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read in this series

This is a great sci-fi read its full of action along with some twists making it a great story can't wait for the next book.

[Det Cornforth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of ORBit

Certainly deserved the five star rating. Kept you right there with the action. Good to see the hero gets to stay alive. Looking forward to the next level of survival of the human race against the insidious enemy.

[Donna Foster Myer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost Unique

I have been reading science fiction for 58 years ... This story has some really unique twists and turns ... It has both physical situations and moral situations presented in a synergistic pattern - no easy answers. But it will keep you interested and wanting more.

[Gareth O'shea · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable space romp. Fast paced, with fleshed out main characters.

The only real let down​ is the failure to question the morality of the humans and aliens in the story.