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
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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
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
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Quick View: A decently written expose into the life of an ONI agent, tasked with a near suicidal mission. Like forward Unto dawn, this short film’s purpose is to create a backstory for Agent Locke for his appearance in Halo 5 Full Review: Nightfall is another short film… Continue reading Halo: Nightfall
Forward Unto Dawn
Halo: Forward Unto dawn Stewart Hendler Quick View: A well made short film design to set up characters and events to precede the game Halo 4 Full Review: Forward unto Dawn is a short film produced by 343 industries created to provide backstory for the character for Thomas Laskey, who is the… Continue reading Forward Unto Dawn
Halo: New Blood
Halo: New Blood Matt Forbeck Quick View: Matt Forbeck’s latest installment in the halo series does not disappoint. This novel does a wonderful job utilizing the vast lore of the halo universe while following the journey of the Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Buck as he journey’s from young marine to SPARTAN IV Super Soldier.… Continue reading Halo: New Blood
Halo: The Cole Protocol
Halo: The Cole Protocol Tobias S. Buckle Quick View: Full Review: Halo: The Cole Protocol brings a new, very unique take on the halo universe, its tropes, the factions, and in the end, humanity as a whole. We see a new and original view of the relationship between the United Nations Space… Continue reading Halo: The Cole Protocol
Halo: First Strike
Halo: First Strike Eric Nylund Quick View: This novel delivers a stunning story with great entertainment value. I Recommend this novel to anybody interested in Humans V Alien conflict, or super soldier hero stories. Publisher’s summary: Reach fell, and when hope seemed lost, humanity stood face-to-face with the possible extinction of all life in the… Continue reading Halo: First Strike