The story of Delta Squad's toughest fighters - soldier's solder Marcus Fenix and steadfast Dominic Santiago - as well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars. As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Dom's elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. There's a new war to fight now, a war for mankind's very survival. But while the last human stronghold on Sera braces itself for another onslaught from the Locust Horde, ghosts come back to haunt Marcus and Dom, as the return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret Marcus has sworn to keep. As the beleaguered Gears of the Coalition of Ordered Governments take a last stand to save mankind from extinction, the harrowing decisions made at Aspho Fields have to be relived and made again. Marcus and Dom can take anything the Locust Horde throws at them - but will their friendship survive the truth about Carlos Santiago?
(COLONEL KIMBERLEY ANDERS, COMMANDO TRAINING DIRECTOR, PRESENTING A PAPER TO THE COG DEFENSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NEED TO CREATE A PERMANENT COMMANDO FORCE.) ACCOMMODATION BLOCK, ASPHO POINT; OPERATION LEVELER, TWENTY MINUTES AFTER ...
Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought together at the pivotal battle of Aspho Fields, but now as they fight to save the remnants of the human race from the menace of the Locust Horde, secrets from the past return to haunt them.
If I'd been killed, guess who would take over” Reid or McLintock. Kiss humanity good-bye. ... The fact that there'd be no history to judge him by if that happened didn't lighten the load one bit. But he wasn't going to live forever, ...
A sailor was working on the sub's casing, messing around with a hatch, and he looked up at the two of them like he found it funny to see Gears sightseeing at this time of the morning. “Couldn't you sleep?” he called to them.
“Whoa, hold position for a moment, Mel,” Mitchell said. “I've got to line up the images with the grids.” “Any particular height, your majesty?” “No, I can adjust for that, thanks.” “Oh good.” Marcus gripped the safety rail above his ...
lac." She could hear her own voice shaking and made an effort to steady it before she pressed her earpiece. “Mataki to Control—eneiny contact in grid. Charlie Seven, three hostiles, all dead. I'm on my way back in." Mathieson responded.
An original novel based on the groundbreaking and award-winning military sci-fi-action video game series Gears of War—written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss!
The official prequel to the action video game Gears 5, beginning immediately after Gears of War 4 and leading directly into the new game.
The new novel set within the action of the Xbox Game Studios video game Gears 5, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Hough.
Marcus Fenix and the Delta Squad fight for the survival of the human race against the Locust Horde.