The new novel set within the action of the Xbox Game Studios video
game Gears 5, by New York Times bestselling author Jason Hough.
THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO THE EXCITING VIDEO GAMES GEARS 5 AND GEARS
TACTICS
In the aftermath of Settlement 2's destruction, Kait Diaz reels from the
near loss of a close friend amid utter defeat at the hands of the Swarm.
To move forward, she must choose either to walk the Outsider path of her
mother, or rise to her beckoning duty as a Gear, as her father did. As
Kait grapples with her circumstance, an unexpected ally illuminates
secrets from the past that offer a new perspective.
Over four decades before, the two superpowers of Sera - the Coalition of
Ordered Governments, and the Union of Independent Republics - wage a
bitter, worldwide conflict known as the Pendulum Wars. For nearly a
century, the two have fought to wrest control over Sera's most precious
energy resource: Imulsion.
On the 79th year of the Pendulum Wars, Gabriel Diaz is a decorated
Lieutenant Colonel serving the Coalition, assigned to Vectes Naval
Base - a fortress that's seen little action despite its close proximity
to UIR territory. The island's relative quiet is disturbed when a COG
special forces team known as Ghost Squad arrive with a mysterious
mission to the nearby island of Knifespire: an unforgiving rock of
seemingly no strategic value.
When the Ghosts send out a distress call, it's up to Gabe to evacuate
them - and what he discovers on Knifespire could change the very course
of the Pendulum Wars. There, the Battle of Gatka Ridge will define
Gabe's legacy, and shape the future of his daughter, Kait Diaz.
