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Karen Traviss is a former defense correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist. She has worked in public relations for the police and local government, and has served in the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service and the Territorial Army. The "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author of "City of Pearl", "Crossing the Line", "The World Before", "Matriarch", "Star Wars-Republic Commando: Hard Contact", "Triple Zero", and "Star Wars-Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines", she lives in Wiltshire, England.

David Colacci has directed and performed in prominent theaters nationwide for the past thirty years. His credits include roles from Shakespeare to Albee. As a narrator, he has recorded authors ranging from Jules Verne to John Irving to Michael Chabon.

For the first time, fans of the blockbuster Gears of War video games get an in-depth look at Delta Squad's toughest fighters—-soldier's soldier Marcus Fenix and rock-solid Dominic Santiago—-as well as a detailed account of the pivotal battle of the Pendulum Wars.