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A review by bhall237
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric S. Nylund
4.0
“In the years to come, Tom would reflect on Lucy's last question every day. "How are you sure we're alive?" Something had died for every Spartan that day.”
Another stellar book from Nylud, and unfortunately the last full length Halo novel written by the author, but the trilogy he contributed was damn near perfect from beginning to end. I would say I enjoyed this book just a bit less than First Strike, but still loved every moment of this book.
It was interesting reading something set in this universe that only featured Master Chief for only a brief moment, with the rest of the story following other Spartans, either new or pre-established in previous books. I very much enjoyed the camaraderie of the Spartans throughout the book, and continue to wish that the fellowship of Spartans seen in these books were seeing in the video games. The only short coming of this book that really stuck with me was the overall threat of the forerunner technology. I just felt wasn’t explored in as interesting a manner as the villains of the other books, but the whole explanation of the technology and lore was fascinating.
I do look forward to reading more Halo books after this one, there are countless more after this, but curious so see how the writing style and the word building established by Nylund is continued.
Another stellar book from Nylud, and unfortunately the last full length Halo novel written by the author, but the trilogy he contributed was damn near perfect from beginning to end. I would say I enjoyed this book just a bit less than First Strike, but still loved every moment of this book.
It was interesting reading something set in this universe that only featured Master Chief for only a brief moment, with the rest of the story following other Spartans, either new or pre-established in previous books. I very much enjoyed the camaraderie of the Spartans throughout the book, and continue to wish that the fellowship of Spartans seen in these books were seeing in the video games. The only short coming of this book that really stuck with me was the overall threat of the forerunner technology. I just felt wasn’t explored in as interesting a manner as the villains of the other books, but the whole explanation of the technology and lore was fascinating.
I do look forward to reading more Halo books after this one, there are countless more after this, but curious so see how the writing style and the word building established by Nylund is continued.