Thanks to Jeff Bohn for pointing out that RandomHouse.com has a listing for a new novel out tomorrow entitled G.I. Joe: Above and Beyond. The cover labels it as a Rise of COBRA prequel, and the description is as follows:
IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE, THERE ARE MANY HEROES.
Part of an elite covert military team, Lieutenant Duke Hauser and his buddy Ripcord Weems are dispatched to the small oil-rich South American country of San Sebastiao to help quell a revolution. The multinational peacekeeping force known as G.I. JOE has secretly sent special ops to support Duke’s unit. Their other mission: Find out who’s playing both sides of the conflict by supplying each with the same advanced lethal weaponry. But it turns out the devious culprit has raised the stakes–promising to deliver an army of super soldiers in the near future. If Duke’s squad and the G.I. JOE team can’t stop the revolution, halt the proliferation of weapons, and eliminate the threat of laboratory-produced warriors, a dark plot toward world domination will soon be launched.
Check out the page here.
I saw the Transformers prequel book over the weekend so I was wondering if GIJoe was going to get the same treatment. Guess this is the answer!
Wow. Duke got himself a promotion.
I started reading this last night. Its ok so far. Not to give any spoilers, but it does tend to bring in many elements from the original fiel cards, which is a nice touch.