Battlefield 3: The Russian

Battlefield 3: The Russian is an upcoming novel written by Andy McNab, a former SAS operator, and by Peter Grimsdale. Its release is set to coincide with Battlefield 3 ' s launch on October 25, 2011. The story is to be about Dmitri "Dima" Mayakovsky on how he has to keep himself and his platoon alive. The novel takes place after the single player events of Battlefield 3, as Dima is completing his own personal quest.

Synopsis
Spetsnaz has been a name to strike fear into the hearts of Mother Russia's enemies. But what was there left to fight for now the country had to gone to the dogs? Dima Mayakovsky - once a revered figure inside the elite Special Forces unit - wanted no part of it any more.

But when a dangerous fugitive surfaces in Tehran, Dima is the man the Kremlin wants to bring in. The target has something Dima's political masters want back. And they have made sure that they do not have to take no for an answer.

There is no option: the ex-Spetsnaz legend must lead his hand-picked team of highly-trained, battle-hardened operatives in to explosive combat. But that wasn't the sort of thing you could hide from the US recce satellites that circled the skies above.

That meant Dima and his men became Marine Sergeant Henry "Black" Blackburn's problem. Sent across the border into Iran to search for a missing patrol, Black's men weren't looking for trouble, but they found it. In spades.

And as Iran descends into chaos, Dima and Black are forced to question everything they believe in, and to fight to survive for their comrades, their honour and the lives of millions.

They're on their own. And the clocks are ticking...

Source - The book.