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  <title><![CDATA[Gears of War      Aspho Fields (Gears of War)]]></title>
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  <default_description>For the first time, fans of the blockbuster Gears of War video games get an in-depth look at Delta Squad&#8217;s toughest fighters&#8211;soldier&#8217;s soldier Marcus Fenix and rock-solid Dominic Santiago&#8211;as well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Dom&#8217;s elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. There&#8217;s a new war to fight now, a war for mankind&#8217;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&#8211;decorated war hero, convicted traitor&#8211;the return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret he&#8217;s sworn to keep.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;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 re-lived and made again. Marcus and Dom can take anything the Locust Horde throws at them&#8211;but will their friendship survive the truth about Carlos Santiago?</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">28</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Gears of War      Aspho Fields (Gears of War)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Karen Traviss]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Marcus Fenix...Dominc Santiago....if these names are unfamiliar to you, then you probably have not played Gears of War on the Xbox 360. If that be the case, this book will introduce you to some memorable characters as well as a world plagued by war against humans as well as the creatures they call t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37507078">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 08:47:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book is more of a prequel to the GoW games chronicling events leading up to E Day.  The book is actually told in the past and the present, following Delta Squad on a mission to evacuate a food processing plant and chronicling how Marcus Fenix first met Dom Santiago and Fenix's decision to join t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47786943">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Oct 05 17:08:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Karen Traviss' Gears of War Aspho Fields overtook me with the amount of action and back story.<br/>Theme of this book fits into &quot;A Pioneer never quits&quot; because even when things are starting to look really bad people seem to pull through and continue on. I like the style of this book becau...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70584183">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48327639">
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is amazing. In order to understand it you need to play the 1st game in the series. What this book talks about is the story between the 2 games and before  the 1st game. the book talks about the 2 main characters in the game there names are  Marcus and Dom. the book starts out with the quee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48327639">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42959560">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've been a big fan of the game and wanted to know more about the story line and a deeper understanding of the vivid characters of Delta squad.  <br/><br/>If you are a fan of the game, this book is a must read.  Soon, there will be a movie and lets hope and pray they do a good job.  Combine a book, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42959560">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 16 12:00:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I'm not a &quot;Gears-head&quot;, I did nonethless enjoy this book a great deal.  Like most works based on a licensed property, this one really filled in all the character blanks of the characters of the ubbr popular Gears of War videogame on the XBox 360 console.  Grant it, most of the fans o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40237676">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38819993">
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 28 13:38:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book offers a rich look at the world only hinted at in the Gears of War games. I found out about this book completely by accident and fell in love with it. THe only thing that I can say that comes close to being a criticism, is that the bouncing back and forth in time (indicated by headings at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38819993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39595045">
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    <name><![CDATA[Wesley]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 08:42:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 22 08:26:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion, I thought that this book was very faithful to the video game that it is based on. For those of you do not know, Gears of War is one of the best reviewed video games that has come out in a while. It is about humanity fighting for their survival against an enemy that equally horrifying ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39595045">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47506624">
    <user id="2072114">
    <name><![CDATA[Joey]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Feb 25 12:13:08 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Huge fan of the game, so when the book was announced I sat and waited.  I think it was well worth the wait.  The story of Marcus and Dom (pre E-day) is great.  It explains how their relationship was established. Why Marcus is shut off from the world? Great book - answers a lot of questions from the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47506624">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68186051">
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    <name><![CDATA[Pdqtwo]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     The story fills in a lot of questions about the details of Delta's history and gives you an idea of why their group dynamic works the way it does, and why they tolerate guys like Baird.  If you like GoW its a worthwhile addition to the depth of the universe.]]></body>
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    <review id="71599045">
    <user id="2693083">
    <name><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Benicia, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 17 16:17:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 17 16:27:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I will do this one with Mword due to trouble with adding a picture.<br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="40786881">
    <user id="1824058">
    <name><![CDATA[brady]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[the game is way better but its pretty good]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40786881]]></url>
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    <review id="55009736">
    <user id="1992642">
    <name><![CDATA[Edwin]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 05 07:52:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book, especially for ffans of the series.]]></body>
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    <review id="40932472">
    <user id="1079939">
    <name><![CDATA[Necromancer]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Was interesting. Left me wanting more pieces of the puzzle. Just didn't like the time-shifting, that could have been done a lot better.]]></body>
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    <review id="77445168">
    <user id="2933642">
    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was so well written. I want more!!!!]]></body>
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    <review id="65717650">
    <user id="2582999">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely terrible.]]></body>
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    <review id="43757479">
    <user id="1815298">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a good book that sheds some light on Marcus's and Dom's past, as well as their friendship.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[From what I have heard from friends this is supposed to be a GREAT BOOK! It is based off of the video game. It tells you who fought in Aspho Feilds. It also tells you who Dominic's older brother was. You will run into the main characters of the games. People who like Geare of War 1 and 2 should defi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54623023">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 02:52:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A surprisingly interesting read that suffers from the same issues of video game spinoff books: backstory and characters the reader is already to know from experiencing the game.  I'd think it'd push 2-3 stars for most people but as a fan of the first game, it was a fun read and helped reinforce a lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54739681">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Sep 15 14:41:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Gears of War Aspho Fields</em> is pretty good considering that it is based on a video game. I was unimpressed by its glorification of the soldier.]]></body>
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