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Gears of War Novel?

June 01, 2007 in News comments 13

According to Books-A-Billion, an online book store, Gears of War is going to get it's own novel, written by Steven Kent and published by Ballantine Books. I wonder what it will be focusing on?

A number of popular video games have been turned into cartoons, movies, and sometimes even books. Well, for the bookworm gamers around, here's something for you. A Gears of War novel.

According to a listing on Books-A-Million, an online book store, "Gears of War 1" (probably a working title) will be written by Steven Kent and published by Ballantine Books. Steven Kent used to be a video game journalist but moved on to writing science fiction (notably about clones in the Rogue Clone and The Clone Republic).

We're already wondering how the book will turn out - and what storyline it will tackle. Marcus' maybe? Or maybe the invasion... Hmm, we'll know what the book is all about once it comes out. So far, the Books-A-Million website lists the ETA as August this year. Stay tuned for more news and updates on Epic Games' Gears of Wars.
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    Chad Jun 2, 07
    Wow, a book on Gears of War. This should be interesting. I might even have to pick this book up to see how good it is. Nice find. ~_^
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    chubbie huicho Jun 2, 07
    This is going to be a awesome book I love Gears of war the game so I imagine that Gears of War the book will be just as good
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    Redemption Jun 2, 07
    TBH I have no idea what Gears of War is about even though I've played through it one and a half times. The story line is a total mess. If they can release a book to give more background it would really round out the universe.
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    Synergized Jun 2, 07
    Well, I haven't played the game, but I hear it's awesome. In my opinion, I find it a little funny, but it could be a good book.
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    Jax06* Jun 2, 07
    I think a graphic novel would fit this game even more. I really like graphic novels compared to regular novels.
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    TurMoiL911 Jun 2, 07
    Granted, I never played Gears of War, but a book would help clear up the storyline quite a bit. Just look at the Halo series. At the beginning of Halo 1, I had no idea what the hell was going on. At least reading the novels helped me understand how the whole war started.
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    Infinite Jun 2, 07
    I've played Gears of War a few times with some friends and I love the videogame. The idea of a book sounds interesting. I might get it and check it out. I hope it's good.
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    Gotenks* Jun 2, 07
    I may of not ever played the game but still a novel for the game? That would be awesome I think. It would be something I would check out if it turned out good.
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    Kutless Jun 2, 07
    This should be cool. I will have to look into this.
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    DOUGHNUTS Jun 2, 07
    if you ask me its kinda stupid... I just find all books concerning video games unoriginal.
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    Storm Jun 2, 07
    I agree, Doughnuts. And they really shouldn't try to expand on merchandise with this series, otherwise I'd end up hating it -_-
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    roy the swordsman Jun 2, 07
    @Doughnuts: Have you read any of the Halo books? If not you should check them out before disregarding video game novels. IMO they are very well written and show that Halo's storyline is much more than what you see in the games.

    And a Gears of War novel might mean that it's story isn't total crap
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    Dio Jun 4, 07
    Yeah, I totally got lost with the story in Gears of War. It was a kickass game, though.

    I might check out this book once it's released.

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