Epic Games, Inc., and Del Rey, a part of the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey will publish three novels set in the bestselling and critically acclaimed Gears of War video game series.

“This trilogy of novels opens up whole new worlds of storytelling opportunities, and will add even more context to the upcoming comic book series, game sequel and motion picture. We loved Karen Traviss’ work on the Republic Commando series, and we can’t wait to get her Gears book to our fans,” Epic Games’ president Michael Capps in a press release from the company.

The first novel, titled Gears of War: The Battle of Aspho Fields, written by New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss, will go on sale October 28, 2008. The Gears of War 2 video game, the sequel to the third-person shooter that won over 30 game of the year awards, will be released for the Xbox 360 on November 7, 2008.

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