DICE has revealed a novel based on Battlefield 3 – The Russian. The novel is written by the highly decorated ex-SAS operator and best-selling author of Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab, with co-author Peter Grimsdale.
The book tells the back-story of RU Special Forces operator Dima, one of the hero soldiers featured in the Battlefield 3 single-player campaign narrative. Battlefield 3: The Russian paints a picture of a soldier struggling to do whatever it takes to keep himself, and his platoon, alive.
The modern military novel will be released alongside the game in October 2011, and will be published by Orion Publishing in Europe and Grand Central Publishing in North America. No word yet on local availability, but we are chasing this up.
The novel fleshes out aspects of the single player campaign storyline of Battlefield 3. In the game, the story is revealed through a series of flashbacks as Marine Staff Sergeant Henry Blackburn races to prevent an attack on New York City by a deadly force known as the PLR.
As Blackburn recalls key events leading up to the attack, players take control of several characters in missions across land, sea and air. One of these characters is Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky, a legendary and pragmatic GRU operator in the twilight of his Special Forces career.
Known as a “cleaner”, Dima is the sort of person that does whatever it takes to get the job done. The book picks up where the game leaves off, allowing McNab and Grimsdale to give a thrilling new perspective into Dima’s own personal quest as well as the events of Battlefield 3.
Having first-hand experience of the drama and trauma of real war, McNab and co-author Grimsdale “bring an authentic voice and heart-wrenching perspective to the story,” said Battlefield 3 publisher EA.
“It is impossible for any single medium to fully capture the emotion and intensity of war. The Battlefield 3: The Russian novel is one window into the experience, and the game is another. They complement each other perfectly,” said Andy McNab. “Working with DICE has been a fantastic ride. Battlefield 3 is going to surprise people this autumn. The story, the characters, the world and the intense action come together to create a resonant, memorable experience.”
Battlefield 3 will be released in South Africa on 28 October 2011.
About Andy McNab
In 1984 McNab was ‘badged’ as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, ‘will remain in regimental history for ever’. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993.
He wrote about his experiences in three books: the bestseller Bravo Two Zero, Immediate Action and Seven Troop. He is the author of the bestselling Nick Stone thrillers as well as a number of other fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and young adults. He has sold over thirty million books worldwide. Besides writing, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK. He is a patron of the Help for Heroes campaign and is a Director of ForceSelect and the ForceSelect Foundation, the charity providing help to British ex-servicemen and women.
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