Eric S. Nylund
Paperback | Pages: 383 pages Rating: 4.16 | 10598 Users | 332 Reviews
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| Title | : | Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo #4) |
| Author | : | Eric S. Nylund |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 383 pages |
| Published | : | April 3rd 2007 by Tor Books (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Games. Video Games. Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Novels. Sports and Games |
Narration Toward Books Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo #4)
Continuing the saga of the award-winning Xbox(TM) game!The Spartan-II program has gone public. Tales of super-soldiers fending off thousands of Covenant attacks have become the stuff of legend.
But just how many Spartans are left?
While the Master Chief defends a besieged Earth, and the myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity, an ultrasecret cell of the Office of Naval Intelligence known as "Section Three" devises a plan to buy the UNSC vital time. They're going to 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 race to claim it to change the course of the Human-Covenant War.
But this reawakened and ancient force may have plans of its own . . .
This novel is based on a mature-rated game.
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| Original Title: | Ghosts of Onyx |
| ISBN: | 0765354705 (ISBN13: 9780765354709) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Halo #4 |
Rating Containing Books Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo #4)
Ratings: 4.16 From 10598 Users | 332 ReviewsJudge Containing Books Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo #4)
Five f***ing amazing stars, nonetheless. Abso-lutely loved it!The moment I walked in to Borders and saw that this was the new Halo book that just came out, I was intially dissapointed. I truly judged this book by its cover. I had read the previous 3 books and that was the story that I wanted. I wanted to continue the story about John, Hasley, and the other surviving Spartans. Well I sucked it up and I bought it anyways.I was very surprised after about 4 chapters. I was captivated by the new characters (and the ways that they tied into the main story) and
Mindless but not very entertaining; really a rather dreadful little book. If I were reading a hardcopy I would have dropped it after about 50 pages.*It makes one appreciate the skills of Heinlein or Haldeman (or - by hearsay, in my case - Bujold and Scalzi) when it comes to military SF. Aside from the extraordinarily clunky writing style, the greatest sin Monsieur Nylund commits is not being able to tell a story well. He has no conception of pacing (or he doesn't evidence it here). Novels have
Halo is originally a sci-fi video game, which later produced novels that was adapted from the game. However most of the novels were more on what happened beside the main storyline, Halo:Ghost of Onyx was no exception. Halo: Ghost of Onyx tells a story of a Spartan from Spartan-II program: Spartan-II Kurt-051. One time when his team went on a mission to "investigate" a ruptured Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine which is a human spacecraft that propulsion system that enable humans to travel faster
This was a great wrap up to Eric Nylunds contributions to the Halo line up. Action, excitement, cliff hangers; his usual style. Well written.
Ghosts of Onyx is a bit of a return to form for Nylund. I found the characterisation in Halo: First Strike a bit tepid, especially that of Spartan John-117 (Master Chief). Ghosts is reminiscent of Halo: The Fall of Reach in some aspects, notably the training of a new generation of Spartans. The book also dispenses with featuring Master Chief as the protagonist. Its a fairly solid novel, and a continuation of the Halo story-line, albeit parallel to the arc featuring Master Chief.I suppose it has
Ghosts of Onyx is a bit of a return to form for Nylund. I found the characterisation in Halo: First Strike a bit tepid, especially that of Spartan John-117 (Master Chief). Ghosts is reminiscent of Halo: The Fall of Reach in some aspects, notably the training of a new generation of Spartans. The book also dispenses with featuring Master Chief as the protagonist. Its a fairly solid novel, and a continuation of the Halo story-line, albeit parallel to the arc featuring Master Chief.I suppose it has
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