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Based on the blockbuster Xbox game, this is the stunning story of the men and women who stood between a planet and total destruction–and now have to face the consequences of their actions.
After a brutal fifteen-year war for survival, the Coalition of Ordered Governments is forced to destroy mankind’s last city in a final bid to stop the Locust Horde. As the survivors flee Jacinto, they must contend with the last of the Locust, bent on vengeance, as they struggle to stay alive in an icy wilderness. Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago, and their fellow Gears fight to get Jacinto’s refugees to a safe haven, but find themselves in a lawless new world where the enemy is human–and as desperate and dangerous as any grub.
After a brutal fifteen-year war for survival, the Coalition of Ordered Governments is forced to destroy mankind’s last city in a final bid to stop the Locust Horde. As the survivors flee Jacinto, they must contend with the last of the Locust, bent on vengeance, as they struggle to stay alive in an icy wilderness. Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago, and their fellow Gears fight to get Jacinto’s refugees to a safe haven, but find themselves in a lawless new world where the enemy is human–and as desperate and dangerous as any grub.
About the Author
Karen Traviss is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three previous Star Wars: Republic Commando novels: Hard Contact, Triple Zero, and True Colors; three Star Wars: Legacy of the Force novels: Bloodlines, Revelation, and Sacrifice; as well as City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch, Ally, and Judge. A former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist, Traviss has also worked as a police press officer, an advertising copywriter, and a journalism lecturer. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Realms of Fantasy, On Spec, and Star Wars Insider. She lives in Devizes, England.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I love Karen Travis!!!!,
This review is from: Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant (Paperback)
This book was awesome! it continues on the story from the games and the other book, i don't want to spoil it for anyone but this book is really really good!
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4.7 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews) 21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Any Gears fan should read this book!,
By Jennifer Ann Conley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant (Paperback)
As an avid video game fan Gears of War was alwasy right up my alley, on a whim I bought Traviss's first Gears of War book Aspho Fields and loved it. I marked my calander's for Jacinto's Remnant and I was not disappointed.The second book in the series surpasses the first book in almost every way. Traviss brings back the beloved characters she created in Aspho Fields, namely Bernie, and just like in the first book keeps feel of the games as well as enhancing the characters from them. In Jacinto's Remnant she really lets us see Dom's pain after his wife's death in GoW 2, we watch as he slowly moves on and reaches a resolution all the while struggling with the "why's" and "what if's" that will most certainly plague him for the rest of his life. She couldn't have written him any better. Bernie is back and better than ever, I always loved this sassy Gear Traviss created and was glad to see her return. She adds more depth to this character, bringing out a painful past and showing that Bernie has her own darkside when they run into some Stranded that Bernie met a long time ago...you have to read to see what happens there. And for the first time Traviss gives us Anya Stroud's perspective which in my opinion really brought the second book up a notch. We finally meet the woman who's voice follows us througout the game, we get even more insigh into Marcus and Anya's relationship and with that we get to see more of Marcus than we ever have before. If you weren't a fan of Anya and Marcus before, after reading this book you will be. The book also explores the origins of the Stranded and why such hatred for the COG exists. The lenghts the humans of Sera went to is devastating and we finally see how Sera became the shell of the world that it is, how it was devestated and the reasons for it. It leads to philisophical debate and reveals a new side to the Stranded, it will make you rethink everything you've taken for granted when it comes to the Stranded, I guarantee it. Bottom line this book is amazing, probably the best game-based book I've ever read bar none. Check it out, you won't be dissapointed 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Good, But Wanted More Action,
By Bern - Published on Amazon.com
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I literally finished this 30 minutes ago and have to say although I love the whole Gears of War experience on the XBox I found this book, and ASPHO FIELDS lacked a bit. When I say "lacked" I guess I was expecting a lot more action - I mean wall-to-wall action. These books seemed more concerned with telling back story and character development. All of which is fine but I wanted a true action escape and it wasn't something I received.One comment I would like to make is that I caught the Gears of War 3 trailer ([...]) on YouTube yesterday and it had a lot more punch because of the interpersonal relationships established in the books. The tired look on Dom's face and the reference to "brotherhood" had more meaning as a result. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Consequence Management,
By Sci-fi and history reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant (Paperback)
Karen Traviss continues the Gear of War storyline with the consequences of their decisions made in the two video game storylines. The first game consequence is the destruction of the major cities to deny the resources from the Locust Horde. How those decisions affected the surviving humans and their personal lives is explained.The second game consequence is flooding Jacinto to destroy the Horde. This story mainly focuses on building shelter and providing essential services to survive the winter season. The third plot consequence in Dom in dealing with the loss of his wife. The author's writing style involves primarily character conversions between each other. The action is intermittent and focuses more on humans fighting each other for survival rather than the Horde. The book also involves more flashback chapters to describe the characters' backgrounds further. Some readers may not appreciate the disruption to the storyline flow as the flashbacks are almost every other chapter. Overall, a storyline of survival, to rebuild human society after a series of catastrophes. Unfortunately, there is very little edge of the seat action scenes found in the video game or in the previous book. Having a planetary map that depicts the major cities and locations described in the storyline would have presented a more detailed image to the reader, rather than just vague guesswork. |
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