Gears of War: Ascendance

by Hough, James M.

• ISBN13: 9781789094930
• ISBN10: 1789094933
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-11-30
• Publisher: Titan Books

Summary

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 OFFICIAL BRIDGE TO GEARS 5

Following Reyna Diaz's death at the hands of the Swarm, Kait seals her mother's tomb, swearing revenge. With her allies, including JD Fenix and Del Walker, she returns to New Ephyra to warn the Coalition of Ordered Governments:

THE SWARM IS COMING

However, First Minister Jinn requires proof of the threat. She also demands their utter loyalty, driving a wedge between the allies. Joined by Marcus Fenix, Kait strikes out on her own while JD and Del embark on a sanctioned mission to prove that the threat is real. With the fate of humankind hanging in the balance, it's a race against time.

Author Biography

Jason M. Hough is the New York Times bestselling author of Gears of War: Ascendance, The Dire Earth Cycle and the near-future Zero World, which Publisher's Weekly called "a thrilling action rampage that confirms Hough as an important new voice in genre fiction." He's been a 3D artist, animator, and game designer (Metal Fatigue, Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction, and others), and has worked in high-performance cluster computing and machine learning.