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Halo: Evolutions Volume I (Halo)
by
Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author),
Jonathan Goff, Eric S. Nylund (Goodreads Author), Frank O'Connor, Eric Raab, B.K. Evenson
The original Halo: Evolutions, split into two volumes. This volume contains stories by:
Tobias S. Buckell
B. K. Evenson
Jonathan Goff
Eric Nylund
Frank O'Connor
Eric Raab
When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there. When the alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared holy war upon the...more
Tobias S. Buckell
B. K. Evenson
Jonathan Goff
Eric Nylund
Frank O'Connor
Eric Raab
When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there. When the alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared holy war upon the...more
ebook, 368 pages
Published
November 2nd 2010
by Tor Books
(first published 2009)
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4.5/5 actually. This was, by far, the best Halo book I've read. 13/15 stories were well-written, expertly-paced, character-driven tales that kept me fully entranced. There were two that were similar in resolution, which was odd - the editor shouldn't have put them so close in the anthology. There were two I wasn't entirely fond of, but I didn't dislike them. Karen Traviss' "Human Weakness" wasn't bad, but, like her Star Wars novels, it was full of repetition (this leaves me wary of her continuat...more
Halo Evolutions is a book involving many of the incredible stories in the Halo universe.
When humanity expands beyond the stars in a feat of human technology that allows them to strech beyond the stars they find something that shouldnt have been found. An alliance of alien species who's orgins come from far parts of the universe believes humanity to be a plague of the glaxy and believe humans to be against their gods. This group of aliens called themselves the Covenant and is sworn to extinguish...more
When humanity expands beyond the stars in a feat of human technology that allows them to strech beyond the stars they find something that shouldnt have been found. An alliance of alien species who's orgins come from far parts of the universe believes humanity to be a plague of the glaxy and believe humans to be against their gods. This group of aliens called themselves the Covenant and is sworn to extinguish...more
This month I read the 500+ page book of science fiction short stories set in the Halo universe. It includes 4 poems and 11 short stories. To begin with, I'm going to talk about Dirt. The theme of this story is that if you have to choose between doing the right thing and being set for life, choose the right thing. The author's writing style is very straight forward; I could almost hear the ODST talking about his life as he lay dying. This and Human Weakness were my two of my favorite stories.
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Like most short story collections, this is hard to review. There's a couple of clunkers mixed in here, but also some real gems. Some of the editorial choices were odd, like allowing two stories with essentially the same ending (hero sacrifices himself with a grenade to take out enemies in the process) into this collection. They were close to each other in the book, which just highlighted the repetition for me.
My three favorites:
1. The Mona Lisa by Jeff Vandermeer and Tessa Kum, which tells the...more
My three favorites:
1. The Mona Lisa by Jeff Vandermeer and Tessa Kum, which tells the...more
I could not believe how much the people who created this game had so much of a story plot before the game saga. How many different stories they had is the one thing that actually surprised me, with the awesome final story of how a man who became a highly respected cammander from a lonely lieutenent. Another story i really liked was the one when a man got hurt and he had to sleep in a special medical bed, and while he slept, his ship got invaded by the covenent, when he woke up he found out he wa...more
"Pariah" by B. K. Evenson, is actually a very enjoyable short story. It covers elements of the Halo universe that wouldn’t normally be covered in a novel, comic, or video game, namely what happened to the Spartans who became deformed due to the human augmentation procedures. The short does a remarkable job of getting into the background and psyche of the character in few pages. The story was easy to get into and identify with. Additionally the action is well paced and keeps the reader engaged. T...more
If you are a fan of the Halo series who is somewhat interested in the rest of its universe, this book will satisfy you. The quality and enjoy-ability of the stories varies, as happens with any anthology. Be prepared to be bummed out however, as there are several tales of heroic self-sacrifices and lost causes. The characterisation of the Master Chief and Cortana, the main players of the series, also varies, as each author gives their own take. While you may not enjoy or agree with the interpreta...more
May 17, 2012
Melissa Cuevas
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
video-game-tie-ins
Now this is what I'm talking about! Just because it's a game world tie in doesn't mean it has to suck, and Evolutions definitely does *not* suck. Well written, deep, dark and gritty, all of the stories bring some real heft to the table of Halo canon lore. If all game tie in fiction could be this good, I'd be a happy little camper indeed.
I originally bought this for my Halo fanatic son when it came out, and have only recently worked my way towards it. While I am fairly familiar with Halo's story...more
I originally bought this for my Halo fanatic son when it came out, and have only recently worked my way towards it. While I am fairly familiar with Halo's story...more
Halo evolutions.
wow.
#I decided to read this book because I enjoy all things halo. #Its a gathering of many good short stories .#I liked it
a lot and I think the stories got better as they went on I particularly liked the one about the flood on the prison ship,
But I can't remember what it's called as I returned it to the library. #The only thing I didn't like in it was the story
"The impossible life and the possible death of Preston Cole" as I found this one plain and boring.
#I would recommend thi...more
wow.
#I decided to read this book because I enjoy all things halo. #Its a gathering of many good short stories .#I liked it
a lot and I think the stories got better as they went on I particularly liked the one about the flood on the prison ship,
But I can't remember what it's called as I returned it to the library. #The only thing I didn't like in it was the story
"The impossible life and the possible death of Preston Cole" as I found this one plain and boring.
#I would recommend thi...more
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One of the things I really enjoy about the Halo series of games is the back story and for Halo fans there has been plenty of fiction thrown up which I’ve been more than happy to read!
So when I saw Halo Evolutions and Halo Evolutions Volume 2 on Amazon I ordered them straight away.
In a nutshell the books are a series of short stories based around the Halo Universe and explore multiple areas from various different characters such as Ad...more
One of the things I really enjoy about the Halo series of games is the back story and for Halo fans there has been plenty of fiction thrown up which I’ve been more than happy to read!
So when I saw Halo Evolutions and Halo Evolutions Volume 2 on Amazon I ordered them straight away.
In a nutshell the books are a series of short stories based around the Halo Universe and explore multiple areas from various different characters such as Ad...more
I have no idea how long it took me to read this book. A very long time.
I was excited when this collection came out. I have written several short stories myself, so when I heard that a compilation of Halo shot stories was being released, I quickly snatched up the first copy I could get. Now, two years later, I can finally say that I finished it.
To be completely honest, the stories weren't very good. The only one I really cared for was the one about Cortana's experience withstanding the gravemind...more
I was excited when this collection came out. I have written several short stories myself, so when I heard that a compilation of Halo shot stories was being released, I quickly snatched up the first copy I could get. Now, two years later, I can finally say that I finished it.
To be completely honest, the stories weren't very good. The only one I really cared for was the one about Cortana's experience withstanding the gravemind...more
Some great little short stories here, some... not so great and some that could do with a another round of proof reading! It was well worth the purchase though for Eric Nylund's utterly fantastic novella "The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole" much like Mylund's "Fall of Reach" the novella gives you fascinating and tremendously well written insights into the Halo universe. In fact you might even be better of skipping to the back of the compilation and just reading his novella...more
This was my first exposure to the Halo literacy world and I was not disappointed. Most of the stories were great (especially Mona Lisa) and I think the authors did a good job of giving just enough character development and backstory to make the stories easy to read and understandable.
It is really difficult to rate this book because some of the stories in it are amazing, but others seemed directionless and lost without purpose. A couple of the stories read like fan-fiction, such as "stomping on the heels of a fuss," while others seemed like priceless additions to the Halo universe.
A bunch of short stories of varying quality that are all mostly forgettable. The only one I remember (and kind of liked) was one post-Human/Covenant War story about a Covenant shipmaster who is travelling across a planet he had glassed years earlier.
Jun 04, 2012
Shanna_redwind
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Science Fiction fans
Shelves:
recorded-book,
science-fiction
I knew nothing about the Halo Universe when I got this out of the library and listened to it on CD. As a fan of science fiction, I was able to enjoy these stories without having any prior knowledge of Halo. A well done collection.
This book makes eminent sense. It includes some of our favourite HALO authors – Eric Nyland, Tobias S. Buckell etc. and their short stories encompassing various aspects of the HALO world.
It takes time to develop a fully flushed out and viable HALO series book so this is a nice gap filler while we wait for the next full novel.
There are 14 different HALO short stories here of which all of them could be developed into future full length novels. It’s fun with the short stories to be able to read an...more
It takes time to develop a fully flushed out and viable HALO series book so this is a nice gap filler while we wait for the next full novel.
There are 14 different HALO short stories here of which all of them could be developed into future full length novels. It’s fun with the short stories to be able to read an...more
It's hard to rate a book that is made up completely of short stories. Some of the stories were really amazing, others were quite ordinary. Overall I liked it, and the stories got better towards the end.
I only got this novel to read the short story by Karen Traviss. It was really a great story , a slight departure from her normal combat heavy novels but fantastically well written....
Really, this book should be rated separately for each story. Most were good, but one or two just didn't grip me, and I didn't read them. I would still recommend to anyone who likes halo.
Amazingly well written fast-paced short stories. Some good enough to make you want to cheer. Very enjoyable, the best of the series. Followed closely by The Fall of Reach.
Some stories good (Karen Traviss, Tobias Buckell), some not as good. Some interesting poems ("Connectivity"). Not a bad brain break.
I loved the poems and Human Weakness.
I had always wondered what went on with the Gravemind and Cortana.
I had always wondered what went on with the Gravemind and Cortana.
Several not connected stories from halo universe. Very well written even if it is not Nylund.
Cole story is the best, followed by Pariah. The rest are average to very good. The poetry kind of sucked, however.
short stories they may but put together,they provide enough data to roughly know about HALO.
Pretty awesome, I love Halo lore so it was definitely a must read for me.
I havent started but since I'm a die-hard Halo fan I think I'll love it.
Amazing book. Vey descriptive. I couldn't stop reading.
As I’ve said before, normally books off of video games are not something I would read. But for some reason, the ones written in the Halo universe are of an unexpected excellent quality. As with many short story collections, this one is hit or miss, but overall a great summer read.
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