Aspho Fields (Gears of War, #1)

By Karen Traviss

Book Overview

A New York Times bestseller! In the first of three official tie-in novels to the hugely successful videogame from Microsoft and Epic Games, the last human survivors of a vicious alien attack fight a pivotal battle for the fate of mankind.

As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they would be 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 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?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345499433
• ISBN13: 9780345499431
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Random House Worlds
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Great!

Anyone who is into the Gears of war story will absolutely love this book. It takes you through so many different time lines in the story all I can say is if you like the Gears games this is a must have!

A awesome book worth reading

This book was awesome i am a huge GoW fan and the book complements the games very nicely. it explains allot about every aspect of the games. The book flipped from 14 years after Eday and and before Eday during the Pendulum war. some other posters left some bad reviews about how it was dumb that it did flip between the two times but i have to say they are wrong and by flipping between both times(14 years after Eday and the Pendulum war) it gave you a history of how the COGS began and there purpose and by doing so it answered allot of questions and explained why the plant Sera is they way it is present day. when you read the book or play the game you see the planet Sera they are on and it has been ravaged by 90+ years of intense war.i guess without a understanding of the history of everything and not flipping back to the past one always wonders why and how things got to be and by knowing a history it adds so much more to it.at least it did for me, its allot more than just a game with cut scenes explaining a few things in between. the book explains allot about the major characters also. It would like to see the next book focus on Eday in great detail and hopefully more books will follow because this is one of the greatest stories and there is so much more they could write into more books.I just finsihed the book the other day and during reading it i could not put it down, i think i am going to read again here soon. it is well worth the time to read and a great story. i also thought the author described things with great detail for example when she described the locust getting chainsawed it made you feel as if you was watching your tv screen and chainsawing them yourself while playing your xbox !

A great read.

Gears of War Aspho Fields If you liked either of the Gears of War games and you like to read books then this book is for you. I got it on Monday and I could not set the book down. It is well worth reading. Many people have stated that this book raises more questions about the whole story and the time line thereof. In my opinion this book answered far more questions for me than it left unanswered. This is the first Gears of war book, I would love to see several more in the coming months or years but, preferably months. This story fills in a lot of the gaps left by the storyline of G.O.W. and G.O.W. 2.

Great story for any Gears of War fan!

This is a wonderful addition to the Gears of War storyline and any fan will enjoy it. The story moves between two time lines, before and after the first game, and helps fill in a lot of the details omitted from the story in the first game. Unfortunately it is not a good pick for people unfamiliar with the game storyline as it does rely on familiarity with this for some points of reference. It is well written and full of detail which draws the reader into the world created on the pages, my only complaint may be how short the story was, 385 pages in a slightly large font, I finished it in one afternoon. Overall I still give it a 5 out of 5.