<b>The new novel set <i>within</i> the action of the Xbox Game Studios video game <i>Gears 5</i>, by <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Jason Hough.</b><br><br><b>THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO THE EXCITING VIDEO GAMES <i>GEARS 5</i> AND <i>GEARS TACTICS</i></b><br><br>In the aftermath of Settlement 2''s destruction, Kait Diaz reels from the near loss of a close friend amid utter defeat at the hands of the Swarm. To move forward, she must choose either to walk the Outsider path of her mother, or rise to her beckoning duty as a Gear, as her father did. As Kait grapples with her circumstance, an unexpected ally illuminates secrets from the past that offer a new perspective.<br> <br>Over four decades before, the two superpowers of Sera - the Coalition of Ordered Governments, and the Union of Independent Republics - wage a bitter, worldwide conflict known as the Pendulum Wars. For nearly a century, the two have fought to wrest control over Sera''s most precious energy