Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant
Gears of War Series
Karen Traviss
July 28, 2009
Random House Publishing Group
Amazon/Book Depository/B&N
I expected a lot out of this book. I am a fan of the video games and love the storyline of the games. But sadly, listening to this book bored me. It was a lot of background tales centered around the main characters, but if you've played the games you already know most of them.
This book would have kept my attention better if the author had simple stuck to the tale of what happened after the fall of Jacinto. Rehashing tales I've seen a dozen times didn't captivate me. Adding the small extra tidbit of information wasn't worth all the repeat.
The stuff they went into after the fall of Jacinto was good, and it was interesting. But sadly not enough to make up for the rest of the book in my eyes.
The narrator, David Colacci, did raise the rating of this book a little. His voice acting was acceptable and it wasn't his voice that bored me, it was just the material.
All-in-all, Jacinto's Remnant barely made it to a stable orbit at 3 laser pistols. If I do another book in this series, I hope it's better.
Gears of War Series
Karen Traviss
July 28, 2009
Random House Publishing Group
Amazon/Book Depository/B&N
Based on the blockbuster Xbox game, this is the stunning story of the men and women who stood between a planet and total destruction - and now have to face the consequences of their actions.
After a brutal 15-year war for survival, the Coalition of Ordered Governments is forced to destroy mankind's last city in a final bid to stop the Locust Horde. As the survivors flee Jacinto, they must contend with the last of the Locust, bent on vengeance, as they struggle to stay alive in an icy wilderness.
Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago, and their fellow Gears fight to get Jacinto's refugees to a safe haven, but find themselves in a lawless new world where the enemy is human---and as desperate and dangerous as any grub.
I expected a lot out of this book. I am a fan of the video games and love the storyline of the games. But sadly, listening to this book bored me. It was a lot of background tales centered around the main characters, but if you've played the games you already know most of them.
This book would have kept my attention better if the author had simple stuck to the tale of what happened after the fall of Jacinto. Rehashing tales I've seen a dozen times didn't captivate me. Adding the small extra tidbit of information wasn't worth all the repeat.
The stuff they went into after the fall of Jacinto was good, and it was interesting. But sadly not enough to make up for the rest of the book in my eyes.
The narrator, David Colacci, did raise the rating of this book a little. His voice acting was acceptable and it wasn't his voice that bored me, it was just the material.
All-in-all, Jacinto's Remnant barely made it to a stable orbit at 3 laser pistols. If I do another book in this series, I hope it's better.
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