If you are a Gears fan then there's no two ways about it - buy this book! The games lack a lot of backstory which is provided here in great detail. Half of the book takes place in the Pendulum wars and the rest takes place in between the first and second games. There is a lot of action throughout and it stays very true to the Gears universe. I would say even if you aren't a big fan of Gears, you could probably still enjoy this book simply as an action novel but if you like the games then click the buy button now for sure.

Just finished this and the last Republic Commando book. Both are good reads, this is a shade darker than the games, and though it has some cliches in it, does what it promises. I would definately recommend at least trying one of her books. She has some overtones of Peter Hamilton in her writing, but could use more realism in the action scenes to make the story stand on it's own merits.

This book which takes place between Gears 1 and 2 is great. A suberb read which is well written and gives you detailed background knowledge which the game simply does not.

I recommend this to every Gears of War or sci-fi fan!