Jason Kwe
Book holds up on its own, and plenty of action. Lots of references to the lore in general, but I know it would excite any Halo 3 players! Some parts are cheesy though, and the scientists are used as some kind of magical narrative storytellers (predicting basically everything in this novel). Still a great read though!
Faber of Will and Might
The book forgets some of the characters, forgets to give an epilogue to the covie cast, has repetitive phrases like calling all characters in their full names and surnames, constantly reminding us how perfect Vale's Sangheili language skills are, forgets to develop most of the Sangheili stuff, pulls Huragok Deus ex Machina and has some really weird and unnecessary moments that feel forced and out of place.
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S.K. Lim
Good story and interesting premise, but lackluster writing and dialogue. Feels like characters just talk forever and lack any sense of subtlety, as well as constant reintroduction to established characters. Adds unnecessary time to the reading process.