Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant novel review coming soon!

posted by crowinghorse

Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 03:50:00 PM EDT

Just a short entry to let you know I should have my review copy of this book sometime in the next week or so and I'll be reading through this novel as quickly - but as thoroughly - as possible to get a review online in the next two weeks or so. Karen Traviss did an amazing job with the first book in the Gears novel series and, from what I hear, she has a third manuscript in the works now as well.

On a side note, I spoke with Blankman and I've offered up a 12" Marcus Fenix figure as a prize in a new photo contest which we'll begin after the new map pack and DLC is made available. Photos from the new maps will be the focus of the giveaway; hopefully this will be one way to encourage folks to pick up the new DLC and play more Gears during FFF!


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  •  Very cool, crowinghorse! (none / 0)

    Looking forward to your review.

    Interesting that the novel writing/production is going so smooth.  Microsoft had such difficulty securing and maintaining the talent for the Halo novels.  I think with an interested author, the Gears universe is simply easier to write about.  I am not saying that there is more material there, just that it is more conducive to story-telling.  On the other hand, there was infinitely more "fan fiction" written for Halo than for Gears.

    by 3Suns on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 05:38:54 PM EDT

    •  HEY!, Don't diss my haylows. :( (none / 0)

      by Average on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 01:34:10 PM EDT

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      •  ha ha Nope, not dissin' it. (none / 0)

        I enjoyed Reach, and really enjoyed First Strike.  I am just contemplating why it is that Karen Travis is already working on her third Gears Novel, when ... D'oh!  I just checked.  I didn't realize that Erik Nylund had written Ghosts as well.  So, in the end, he did write three novels.  I thought Ghosts was written by someone else meaning that they had would have had four different authors for 5 novels. Let me also repeat that the quantity of fan fiction for the Halo IP is pretty incredible.

        by 3Suns on Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 07:56:25 PM EDT

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  •  nice (none / 0)

    i am already prepared to buy the book, i will have to stay away from your review so nothing is spoiled.

    Give me a minute and I'll change your mind, Give me a bullet and I'll change your life! - Slipknot

    by MDK2002 on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 06:07:06 PM EDT

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