Gears of War Aspho Fields
by Karen Traviss
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Author: Karen TravissEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-28
ISBN: 0345499433
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: Pleasantly Surprised
Summary: 5 Stars
well let me start by saying that i am i huge gears of war fan, when i bought this book i really did think that it was going to be on those things that was just going to be tring to "milk" the gears of war franchise for all its worth. Well i am happy to say that i was indeed wrong. the author ,karen traviss, is on the new york times best sellers list so i do feel bad for under estimating the book. the thing that i like to think that gear heads will love about this book is that the book helps you understand more about the main characters. lets take dom for example anyone who played the games knows that he is looking for someone (not going to ruin it for people who have not yet finished or played the games.), but reading this you find out that there is even more to this already deep character. marcus,cole, and dare a say it even baird seem more human after reading this book. Also the author does a very good job making the words on the page convey the sense of emotion that she wanted you to feel. when times were happy in the book i smiled and laughed with the gears, and when times where sad i felt honest sadness. there is one part of the book in particualr that i almost did cry just because the discription made me feel as if i were there. the author does a creat job of making the characters feel not like people in a video game or just some people on a page that are faceless, as you read the book you find yourself starting to relly wanting people to live and some of the characters atuaclly start to get on your nerves with smart remarks.
In the end i would have to say that this book is a five out of five. because it does everything a book should dom it emerses you into the world. its a five out of five because of the fact that to gears of war players it helps you understand why the characters are so close, and for people who have never played the game and are on the fence about it. It is a great way to get introduced into the franchies you get to know the characters you will be seeing and characters that will be seen later in the game. this book is muct read for anyone who enjoys a good book. i hope this review was helpful, and i hope everyone that buys or reads this book loves it as much as i do.
Summary of Gears of War Aspho Fields
For the first time, fans of the blockbuster Gears of War video games get an in-depth look at Delta Squad?s toughest fighters?soldier?s soldier Marcus Fenix and rock-solid 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. For Marcus?decorated war hero, convicted traitor?the return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret he?s sworn to keep.
As the beleaguered Gears of the Coalition of Ordered Governments take a last stand to save mankind from extermination, the harrowing decisions made at Aspho Fields have to be re-lived 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?
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