Gears of War: Aspho Fields: Gears of War, Book 1

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 !

This book is so great! To all out there who love Gears of War, this is a good background story.Me myself, I picked the book up today by accident and wasn't disappointed.What I like about it is it answers some of the questions raised in Gears 1 and 2 and it goes into depth with the characters.The games are good fun and good story, but reading this book, is like reading the book to the lord of the rings.You get so many good details, and the story describes many things the game doesn't bother with.Normally I would say that a book wouldn't be required to a game, but in the case of Gears it's a different story.Also as the story progresses from the first to the second game, this is a untold story, which can only be read.My favorite thing about this book is Dom Santiago.In the game I didn't really care for Dom, I focused my attention on Marcus and his story, Cole and his jokes, Baird and his wise comment, but overlooked Dom's personality.However the book gives us such a good background story of Dom Santiago that the game fails to deliver.The Maria Scene in Gears 2 is the best adaptation of the love he has for his wife, but the rest of the Dom scenes in the game is quite obsolete, compared to the book.Also the friendship between the four Gears really fits to the slogan of Gears 3 "Brothers to the end."If you love the game and have the time/energy for reading, this is a must buy, it is such a good story in addition to the game and provides a lot of information that you won't see in the game.

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.

While these Geas of War stories are standalone, for the most part; to be emotionally immersed, the reader should have played the games.  The games will bring a more robust understanding for the reader regarding loyalty, trust, and a strong bond between the characters.  The books do an excellent job of reinforcing these traits, the books seem to expect the knowledge shown in the games.I highly recommend this story for GoW gamers.Gene

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Ottimo primo libro della saga di gears of war, scritto bene, appassionante, adatto a chi a giocato alla serie videoludica. Consigliato.

A must read for Gears fans.

100% recomendable para los fans de la saga aunque no tanto para los que no han jugado los juegos. Ahonda en la infancia de Marcus y sus primeros compases en la CGO y permite conocer más datos sobre el lore aunque en algunos momentos se echa en falta un poco más de acción. Personalmente creo que la trama posterior al Día E no es tan interesante como la anterior al Día E aunque tiene buenos momentos.