Karen Traviss--author of the GEARS OF WAR novels and writer for the upcoming GEARS OF WAR 3 game--takes over the writing chores on this series. "They Also Serve" is an untold Gears tale focusing on Marcus Fenix's father. Amidst the Pendulum Wars, Adam Fenix is appalled by the carnage he witnesses in battle, and determined to find a better way to wage war. But is he willing to abandon his brothers in arms on the front lines for what some might view as an easy way out?