Gears of War Wars series by Karen Traviss

The Author

#1 New York Times best-selling novelist, scriptwriter and comics author Karen Traviss has received critical acclaim for her award-nominated Wess’har series, and her work on Halo, Gears of War, Batman, G.I. Joe, and other major franchises has earned her a broad range of fans. She’s best known for military science fiction, but GOING GREY and BLACK RUN, the first books in her new techno-thriller series RINGER, are set in the real world of today. A former defence correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist, she lives in Wiltshire, England. She’s currently working on SACRIFICIAL RED, the third book in the Ringer series, and a new comic franchise.

The Books

Fiction, Science Fiction, Military, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, War & Military

A series of novels occuring in the Gears of War universe. All books are woritten by Karen Traviss. The books expand on the games and detail events which occur in between installments.

Aspho Fields is the first book published in the series, followed by Jacinto’s Remnant. The series originally planned to be a trilogy but was later expanded to be a series of 5 books.

Chronologically however, the events of the last book, The Slab, occur first.

For the first time, fans of the blockbuster Gears of War video games get an in-depth look at Delta Squads toughest fighters–soldiers soldier Marcus Fenix and rock-solid Dominic Santiago–as well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars.

As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Doms elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. Theres a new war to fight now, a war for mankinds 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 hes 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 re-lived 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?

The books in suggested reading order

The Slab
Aspho Fields
Jacinto’s Remnant
Anvil Gate