For the first time, fans of the blockbuster Gears of War video games get an in-depth look at Delta Squads toughest fighterssoldiers soldier Marcus Fenix and rock-solid Dominic Santiagoas well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars.As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fought alongside Doms elder brother Carlos at Aspho Fields in the epic battle that changed the course of the Pendulum Wars. Theres a new war to fight now, a war for mankinds 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 Marcusdecorated war hero, convicted traitorthe return of an old comrade threatens to dredge up an agonizing secret hes 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 re-lived and made again. Marcus and Dom can take anything the Locust Horde throws at thembut will their friendship survive the truth about Carlos Santiago?From the Paperback edition.