The new novel set within the action of the Xbox Game Studios video game Gears 5, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Hough. Soon to be a film and animated series adaptation produced by Netflix and the Coalition.
Tied into the record-breaking Xbox Game Studios video game Gears 5, Gears of War: Bloodlines reveals a mission that takes place within the events of the game.
Stinging from a defeat by the Swarm and the grievous injury of her best friend, JD Fenix, Kait Diaz finds herself forced to choose between following her mother’s Outsider ways, or her duty as a Coalition of Ordered Governments soldier like her father, Gabe Diaz: hero of the upcoming Xbox Game Studios video game Gears Tactics.
As Kait learns of Gabe’s choices during the Battle of Gatka Ridge, the brutal mission that defined his Pendulum Wars legacy, she discovers how his actions shaped her future—and prepared her for war against the Swarm.
Jason M. Hough is an author of science fiction novels, including The Darwin Elevator, which was a New York Times bestseller. He was born in Illinois but grew up on the mean streets of suburban San Diego, California. In 1978, at age six, his parents took him to see Star Wars and so began a lifelong love of science fiction and all things geek. He has been a 3D artist, animator, and game designer for Metal Fatigue, Aliens vs. Predators, and others.
Nan McNamara has performed on stage, television, film, and behind the microphone in voice-overs for over twenty years. Her passion is to tell good stories—no matter what the medium. Originally from St. Paul, Nan received a BA cum laude in theater.