When the bestselling video game Gears of War was released in late 2006 it quickly became the fastest selling original Xbox title ever & has since gone on to sell more than five million copies received more than fifty industry awards & has garnered high praise from critics & fans alike. & the first novel in the series was released at the end of 2008 to coincide with the release of the second Gears of War video game. With this terrific track record to build on this is the third tie-in novel to be based on the Gears of War franchise. The massive Gears of War fan-base will be eager to see more in this series of original novels.