Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Jan 2019 · Halo Book 4 · Simon and Schuster
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The New York Times bestseller—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo!
The twenty-sixth century. Once considered clandestine, the Spartan-II program has now gone public. Tales of armored super-soldiers fending off thousands of Covenant attacks have become the stuff of legend. While the Master Chief defends a besieged Earth, and the myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity, an ultra-secret cell of the Office of Naval Intelligence known as “Section Three” devises a plan to buy the UNSC vital time. It will need hundreds of willing soldiers, though—and one more Spartan—to get the job done.
The planet Onyx is virtually abandoned and the perfect place to set this new plan in motion. But when the Master Chief destroys Halo, something is triggered deep within Onyx: Ancient Forerunner technology stirs, and fleets of UNSC and Covenant vessels race to claim it and change the course of the Human-Covenant War. But this reawakened and ancient force may have plans of its own…
The twenty-sixth century. Once considered clandestine, the Spartan-II program has now gone public. Tales of armored super-soldiers fending off thousands of Covenant attacks have become the stuff of legend. While the Master Chief defends a besieged Earth, and the myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity, an ultra-secret cell of the Office of Naval Intelligence known as “Section Three” devises a plan to buy the UNSC vital time. It will need hundreds of willing soldiers, though—and one more Spartan—to get the job done.
The planet Onyx is virtually abandoned and the perfect place to set this new plan in motion. But when the Master Chief destroys Halo, something is triggered deep within Onyx: Ancient Forerunner technology stirs, and fleets of UNSC and Covenant vessels race to claim it and change the course of the Human-Covenant War. But this reawakened and ancient force may have plans of its own…
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Ryan Bishop
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31 August 2023
I've got to say, this entry was one of the finest. The introduction of the new new was done so well. The expansion of what the fore runners had worked to create, the IIIs, the chief, ahhh fine work! Get ready to not wanna put this down!
Bigly halo
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19 January 2023
Beautiful depiction of cost. tickles the reader with ideas of the value of human life, what it means to be a Spartan, and embodies the virtue... and the iniquity of humanity and highlights how both are necessary to survive. Nylund shows why he is the alpha when it comes to Halo books. Action is depicted vividly. Character motivations made plain. Ambiguity is informed and everything can be inferred by critical, analytical readers. Attention to detail is rewarded. Old wounds are reopened, closed with the ineptitude of a medic in training, and scar tissue torn away yet again. The pain is visceral, and Nylund does not shy away from the realities. Spartans never die. And the reality is everyone has a Spartan inside of them. Humanity is one amorphous blob with indiscernible appendages all working to their own end which prove undeniably their own worth and how each one is necessary to survive. Above all... Spartans never die, and Humanity will win. No matter the cost.
Case G
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6 November 2019
I'm very late for this well needed review. If I'm not mistaken, this was his final book for the series. I've LOVED his style of writing. I managed to read the books close to "in order" which, if I remember correctly, means I had to read one other book from a different author. I wasn't excited but I also wasn't completely let down. This book was amazing. I'm a hard core Halo fan but not to the point of showing up at E3 or any type of event. That said, man I can admit I actually shed a tear reading this. That's crazy! I'm not a big book reader, but I never expected I'd be so immersed in a book that I'd fall victim to emotion from the author. Impressed doesn't even say the half of it. Very well done. Easily the best of all the books I've read so far, out of the seven I have read. I'm not happy that this was his last book, to be frank but I get it. A big thanks to the author for making it interesting.
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About the author
Eric Nylund is the author of many novels, including the New York Times bestselling works Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: First Strike, and Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, and the World Fantasy nominated Dry Water. As a writer for Microsoft Game Studios, Nylund helped develop such game franchises as Halo and Gears of War. He has also helped shape the intellectual property for some of the world’s best videogame developers, including Bioware and Epic Games, and also worked with Amazon’s game studios. Nylund lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, award-winning science fiction/fantasy writer Syne Mitchell, and their son.
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