Gears of War: Aspho Fields
Gears of War, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Nan McNamara
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By:
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Karen Traviss
About this listen
A New York Times bestseller! In the first of three official tie-in novels to the hugely successful videogame from Microsoft and Epic Games, the last human survivors of a vicious alien attack fight a pivotal battle for the fate of mankind.
As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they would be torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Dom’s elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. There’s a new war to fight now, a war for mankind’s very survival. But while the last human stronghold on Sera braces itself for another onslaught from the Locust Horde, ghosts come back to haunt Marcus and Dom. For Marcus—decorated war hero, convicted traitor—the return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret he’s sworn to keep.
As the beleaguered Gears of the Coalition of Ordered Governments take a last stand to save mankind from extermination, the harrowing decisions made at Aspho Fields have to be relived and made again. Marcus and Dom can take anything the Locust Horde throws at them—but will their friendship survive the truth about Carlos Santiago?
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- Anonymous User
- 13-12-24
An Enjoyable Listen
Good for fans of the games who wanted to hear a bit more of the characters’ backstories. The flashback sequences are by far the more interesting parts of the book, and probably could have stood alone, without the “present day” sections.
The narrator was okay - it’s a bit jarring to begin with, having a female narrator when most of the cast are men, but you get used to it after a while. Watch out for the dodgy Antipodean accents, mind 😬
Overall, an enjoyable story that I’d recommend to fans of the franchise.
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- deborah williams
- 23-06-23
admirable world - and character - building
Karen Traviss expands the massive meat hunks from the games into real flesh and bone characters. Theres themes of guilt, grief and what you find within yourself to pick yourself up and carry on, which all broadens the source material admirably.
Its perhaps slightly drawn out, with some of the action washing over the listener more than gripping them by the throat as you'd hope for with such an action focused game to draw from. Overall though this is a admirable bit of world - and character - building.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-06-23
Great
I love these books, but it’s so hard to sit down and actually read I find. Much more convenient in audible format, this is a genuine treasure narrated by the voice actress of Anya.
The only thing that would make it better is if they somehow got the whole original cast but understandably that’s not really possible.
The fact we have an original voice actor to narrate this really pays homage to the love Travis and the publisher has for Gears of War.
Thank you Karen for writing such wonderful books and thank you Nan for excellent narration.
Perfect fit for anyone who is a fan of Gears of War.
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- Daniel Lee
- 15-04-23
Great story, but…
Loved Gears for as long as I can remember, and this story is fantastic. I do however wonder why they chose this narrator? She isn’t a bad narrator, she’s just not suited to this story.
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- andy taylor
- 13-12-22
Good book
not finished listening yet but I've read the all the books and fills in a lot of the stories between games
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- Jack
- 21-06-24
Absolutely brilliant!
As someone who loves deep lore on games, this was perfect and insightful. Great story of Marcus growing up meeting his friends and joining the army, with the current setting of them fighting the Locust and before!
Loved the narration definitely a recommend!
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- Marty Wild
- 17-04-24
Excellent
This is a great auditable book, the author keeps reading the story and keeps wanting more, I can't wait for book 2!!!
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- Adam Ellson
- 20-12-22
great entry to a great series
A superb book that has the ability ro not only make the characters feel real, but also put you in their shoes,
a brilliant story gritty, suspenseful and epic about events carved into the history of the gaming series
gears fans will love it, and those new to the series will be drawn into it and hooked
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-07-24
Love the Gears World
Bit simplistic. Pretty enjoyable. Nothing spectacular. But, if like me you loved the games, this is worth your time.
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- Jai
- 17-12-22
Hope you like guess who’s talking
The story is great, I read it myself multiple times years ago and after listening to other audiobooks of books I love I was excited to give this a shot. However the voice of Nan McNamara reading doesn’t fit the tone or pitch of the soldier’s voices in the book and there’s not much definition between characters, has a great voice for Anya or the Locus Queen however
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