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Gears of War: Ascendance

The Gears of War Series, Book 6

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Gears of War: Ascendance

By: Jason M. Hough
Narrated by: Nan McNamara
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The official prequel to the action video game Gears 5, beginning immediately after Gears of War 4 and leading directly into the new game.

Following Reyna Diaz’s death at the hands of the Swarm (in Gears of War 4), Kait seals her mother’s tomb and swears revenge. As she, JD, Del, Marcus, Cole, Samantha, and Baird lick their wounds and resupply, First Minister Jinn summons them to New Ephyra, promising that the “crimes” they committed will be forgiven. Before they can rejoin the Coalition, however, Jinn demands proof of their loyalty, and of the threat of the Swarm. Promised a new command, JD and Del agree. Plagued by nightmares, Kait rebels and refuses. When she discovers that two teens from her devastated village have survived, she goes rogue and strikes out to rescue them, accompanied by Marcus Fenix. Pursued by the robotic DeeBees, Kait and Marcus search for survivors. Instead, they find an overwhelming force of the enemy - and an unexpected ally. Meanwhile JD and Del lead a mission to locate the Swarm, only to be cut off from New Ephyra. Trapped and surrounded, they’re on their own. Picking up where Gears of War 4 left off, Gears of War: Ascendance is the official, action-packed bridge between that game and Gears 5.

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a nice filler from gears of war 4 to gears 5 with a nice cliff hanger!

amazing!

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Progressing the Gears saga nicely, good strong characters put across nicely by the narrator. Bring on the next wave!..... Cue the guitar riff....

Brilliant story brilliantly read

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if you're a Gears of War Sam and you're looking forward 2 Gears of War 5 or I would imagine if you play Gears of War 5 after its released and you're looking to find out some of the backstory of what happened between gears 4 and 5 this is definitely a book you want to hear

loved every minute of it

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This was what I feel to be one of the greatest Gears of War books written yet. It has been an excellent way of filling in the time between the two games and and left me as the reader wanting to progress the story, even more than I already did. The fact that Nan McNamara was the chosen voice to narrate this novel was purely genius as she is still a part of the Gearsiverse in my mind even though her character Anya Stroud, had passed away in Gear of War 4.

Thank you for providing us with an amazing tale and I can't wait for more!

Just what the doctor ordered!

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I'm a massive fan of the Karen Traviss GOW books. I had very low expectations for this, especially as the GOW4 game wasn't great. However, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Nan McNamara is fabulous. I thought the story was good, and I liked the way it changed from character to character per chapter, similar to the original books. Overall it's worth a listen to. I'm hoping Nan McNamara might record the Karen Traviss books as well, that would be perfection.

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would...

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