For those that are down with the Gears of War novels, hold on to your hats as the third book of the series, Gears of War: Anvil Gate will go on sale starting August 31st, 2010.

Taking place between the second and third game, with the Locust Horde seemingly destroyed, Jacinto's survivors have begun to rebuild human society on their island stronghold.

Then the terrifying life-forms they thought they'd left behind - the Lambent, creatures even the Locust feared - begin to advance across the planet. Gears and gangs must fight side by side to stop their deadliest enemy yet, falling back on the savage tactics of another bloody siege: Anvil Gate.