Halo: Mortal Dictata Karen Traviss Quick View: Just when Traviss started to redeem herself with Thursday War, she utterly and completely disappoints us with this sad excuse of a novel. My 8 yr old Nephew can write a more compelling Halo Story than this. Full Review: Oh, where to start. Where to… Continue reading Halo: Mortal Dictata
Category: Space War
Halo: Thursday War
Halo: Thursday War Karen Traviss Quick View: The continuation of the Kilo-5 Trilogy, Traviss looses any crutch she had from Eric Nylund’s books. Better written and developed than Glasslands, however still just barley readable as a fan of the series. On its own, though, a decent book. Full Review: Thursday War is… Continue reading Halo: Thursday War
Stargate: Continuum
Stargate: Continuum Martin Wood, Brad Wright Quick View: A proper, if slightly underwhelming, finale to the SG1 plotline. They do the series justice. Full Review: Stargate: Continuum was the final chapter of the Stargate SG-1 series, made in movie form to give a proper ending to the long running critically acclaimed SyFy… Continue reading Stargate: Continuum
Halo: Glasslands
Halo: Glasslands Karen Traviss Quick View: From the same woman who butchered the Republic Commando series and responsible for the murder of Mara Jade, halo lore gets dumped on and torn apart by an egotistical writer and her inability to adapt to a new universe of lore. Glasslands is the first installment of… Continue reading Halo: Glasslands
Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Hunters in the Dark Peter David Quick View: Hunters in the Dark is one of the best installments in the Halo extended universe, so much so that I rate it as one of my all time favorite scifi novels. Full Review: Very rarely do I find myself completely lost in a… Continue reading Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: Contact Harvest Joseph Staten Quick View: Full Review: Halo: Contact Harvest is easily one of the most iconic halo novels in the expanded halo universe. This novel offers the origin story of the primary conflict of the series, and gives a more in depth look at some of the iconic characters… Continue reading Halo: Contact Harvest
Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens J.J. Abrams Quick View: Full Review: Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens is the first Star Wars movie produced after the purchase of the franchise by Disney. This new series follows a whole new cast of characters in a whole new era, following in… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi George Lucas Quick View: Luke faces his greatest challenge: Rescue his friens and defeat the empire. He has learned everything he can about the force, but one thing stands between him and the title of Jedi: his Father, Lord Vader. Will his merry band of rebels… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back George Lucas Quick View: The Death Star is destroyed, but will young Luke and his band of rebels be able to survive against the empire now that they’ve kicked the hornet’s nest? Will young luke be able to master his force powers with his mentor Obi-wan… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope George Lucas Quick View: A young farmer and his wizard like mentor find themselves caught up in a galaxy wide rebellion. Will this mysterious magic called the force be enough for the young Luke Skywalker to defeat the threat of the empire and the evil Darth Vader?… Continue reading Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope