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HALO: The Thursday War (Halo #10)
Welcome to humanity’s new war: silent, high stakes, and unseen. This is a life-or-death mission for ONI’s black-ops team, Kilo-Five, which is tasked with preventing the ruthless Elites, once the military leaders of the Covenant, from regrouping and threatening humankind again. What began as a routine dirty-tricks operation―keeping the Elites busy with their own insurrectio...more
ebook, 400 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Tor Books
(first published October 1st 2012)
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Yes! action in this book, and you know what? Everybody's doing exactly what I'd thought they'd do. But some things in the book make me say "What where they thinking?" like Phillips going to a planet full of 8-foot aliens who would've killed him in a second a few months earlier, and I would've just saved the trip until the whole planet wasn't getting ready to kill each other. Somehow I have the feeling the Arbiter is up to something... Anyway, I'd say this book was better than the last one, excep...more
Halo: The Thursday War is the sequel to Halo: Glasslands. In Glasslands, a team of ODSTs, a Spartan II, an AI, a scientist skilled in Sangheili language and lifestyle, and the Office of Naval Intelligence’s (ONI) successor is formed. They are called Kilo-5. The year is 2553, not even a full year after the Human-Covenant War ended in November or December of 2552. The humans and a shattered Covenant are trying to mend a fragile alliance. However, the Elites (Sangheili), are also having a civil dis...more
I have read all of the Halo novelizations and re read them. Karen Traviss may be an accomplished writer but severely lacks a creative spark for writing in the Halo Universe. Her characters of Kilo-5 reflect a dark view of humanity after the Covenant war. The characters that she does not create, her interpretations of them are off the mark. Catherine Halsey in Glass Lands paints her as irrational, emotional and in some instances a bully, when for the longest time she has been collected, cold and...more
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About a quarter of the way through I paused in disappointment with what is going on with Hasley. I don't approve of her moral choices necessarily but I want to see more of her and I think that a morally ambivalent spy organization like OMNI should be a little more lenient in their outlook on her actions.
Beyond that, the book delivers with more intrigue and action as the navy and OMNI play of the Arbiter and his foes against each other in an effort to weaken the Elite society on their home world...more
Beyond that, the book delivers with more intrigue and action as the navy and OMNI play of the Arbiter and his foes against each other in an effort to weaken the Elite society on their home world...more
The war with the Covenant has been won by humanity but that doesn’t mean the work is over.
In this latest edition in the HALO series we find a deep undercover operation to disrupt the Covenants warriors, the Sangheli, from becoming a future threat.
Humanity is exploring the shield world of Onyx to determine how to use the technology left by the Forerunners who disappeared over 100,000 years before. Of course the Sangheli also want to use that technology to eradicate humanity.
The undercover operat...more
In this latest edition in the HALO series we find a deep undercover operation to disrupt the Covenants warriors, the Sangheli, from becoming a future threat.
Humanity is exploring the shield world of Onyx to determine how to use the technology left by the Forerunners who disappeared over 100,000 years before. Of course the Sangheli also want to use that technology to eradicate humanity.
The undercover operat...more
The Thursday War, although may opinion is rather biased because I am a HUGE Halo fan, was a great book. The characters are appealing and I absolutely love Black Box, Kilo-Five's AI. I believe Karen Traviss has done a great job so far bridging the gap between Halo 3 and Halo 4, and I very much anticipate the next book. The only down-sides to the book in my opinion would have to be the elites. Jul M'dama's parts in the first book were very appealing but in this book they were rather bland, same wi...more
Spoilers! So do not read if you have no listened/read the book!
Bravo! Very much enjoyed this. I love the Halo books and this one was very good. I love Halo Glasslands and Thursday war was no let down. My Favorite parts are always with the huragok! They're so funny and I wish I had one. I wish they had more in this book but yeah. I actually started to like Jul' mdama very much in this book. You get to know him more and even though he hates humans and wants to them dead, I can understand why. Cour...more
Bravo! Very much enjoyed this. I love the Halo books and this one was very good. I love Halo Glasslands and Thursday war was no let down. My Favorite parts are always with the huragok! They're so funny and I wish I had one. I wish they had more in this book but yeah. I actually started to like Jul' mdama very much in this book. You get to know him more and even though he hates humans and wants to them dead, I can understand why. Cour...more
The Thursday War is the followup to Glasslands and the second book in the Kilo 5 trilogy. It picks up pretty much where the first left off and continues the story of Captain Osman and her ONI team. It's a worthy followup but not as enjoyable to me as the original, perhaps because of the lack of the other Spartan 2s and 3s (Naomi is still there). I can see where Karen Traviss would want to develop her own characters as opposed to the ones that have come before, but we like them because they we've...more
Kilo-Five returns for another story dictating the aftermath of Halo 3's political landscape while providing supplemental information for the events of Halo 4. The story focuses on Kilo-Five's rescue efforts of Professor Phillips from Sanghellios as Civil War erupts, while Jul'Mdama finds himself imprisoned on Onyx. I love Traviss' take on the political landscape, especially ONI's underhanded tactics to prevent the Sanghelli from returning to finish off humanity. Parangosky, the head of ONI, has...more
To be honest, this one gets a three simply because I love the Halo universe. The Thursday War brings together many threads of the story line that result in the circumstances of Halo 4. However, I am still not a fan of Traviss' science fiction writing. This story lacks imagination and lacks follow-through on many of the interesting character developing conflicts. Also, I feel like there was a lot of opportunity to develop the culture of Sanghelios which ended up being squandered on unimaginative...more
To be honest, this book only gets three stars because I love the Halo universe. The Thursday War brings together many threads of the story line that result in the circumstances of Halo 4. However, I am still not a fan of Traviss' science fiction writing. This story lacks imagination and lacks follow-through on many of the interesting character developing conflicts. Also, I feel like there was a lot of opportunity to develop the culture of Sanghelios which ended up being squandered on unimaginati...more
I love what this series is doing with Halo. It's taking a universe that's been entirely military fiction, and given it a new edge. It's now got spooks and spies, religious zealots and disenfranchised veterans, backstabbing, manipulation, and most of all: intrigue. It's a spy story with a cast mostly made up of people whose entire lives have been war.
There are multiple levels any given event. It's rather ingenious, really. One of the few Halo stories who's characters survive multiple volumes.
It...more
There are multiple levels any given event. It's rather ingenious, really. One of the few Halo stories who's characters survive multiple volumes.
It...more
As a longtime fan of the Halo series, this book not only gave me an entertaining experience, but also a new outlook at the storyline. I read this book because there were so many questions asked in Halo 4 that I needed answers to. After reading this, not only did I get a few answers to said questions, but I also looked at things differently in the Halo universe. Seeing the humans trying to keep the former Covenant races from regaining power and the methods they used made me think of them as no be...more
As I mentioned in glasslands, this book is written more on espionage and setting the plot for halo 4. So it wouldn't be fair to compare this book to books written by Eric Nylund where he focus of filling in plot holes with action sequences. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the book accomplishing its tasks but would have loved it if there were more action pack scenes.
Fans of the halo franchise will not be disappointed with the book and will probably get them more pumped with the game coming out...more
Fans of the halo franchise will not be disappointed with the book and will probably get them more pumped with the game coming out...more
The Thursday War is the immediate sequel to Glasslands and in many respects it is difficult to assess each book on its own merits since the narrative arc is wholly shared by the two books.
That is the pair's biggest problem really, I think that this would actually have made a far better single book than the two we have.
There's a great backbone to the tale, with political wrangling and backstage intrigue taking centre stage with only brief moments of explosive action.
Generally, The Thursday War i...more
That is the pair's biggest problem really, I think that this would actually have made a far better single book than the two we have.
There's a great backbone to the tale, with political wrangling and backstage intrigue taking centre stage with only brief moments of explosive action.
Generally, The Thursday War i...more
I find the Karen Traviss' series of Halo books, much more interesting than Greg Bear's. The Thursday War picks up where Glasslands left off. Phillips is trapped on Sanghelios and Kilo-Five has got to go and get him and BB back.
While I really enjoy the dynamic of Kilo-Five and Parangosky's black humor is snappy. I still find it odd that Halsey is constantly referred to as a sociopath while she apparently can justify anything she wants to. She apparently will kill indiscriminately to achieve her g...more
While I really enjoy the dynamic of Kilo-Five and Parangosky's black humor is snappy. I still find it odd that Halsey is constantly referred to as a sociopath while she apparently can justify anything she wants to. She apparently will kill indiscriminately to achieve her g...more
Well, this book has 10 ratings, now 11 (with mine). Nobody has reviewed here on Goodreads yet, so I'll take a moment to be the first.
First of all... The Thursday War was an incredible 2nd part of the Kilo-Five Trilogy. The book moves at a good pace, and it's action packed. You feel for the characters, even the Huragok and the Sangheili.
The book focuses on 3 plot lines:
1. The captured Sangheili Jun Mdama who is stuck on Onyx for study by the humans.
2. The extraction of the scholar, Phillips from...more
First of all... The Thursday War was an incredible 2nd part of the Kilo-Five Trilogy. The book moves at a good pace, and it's action packed. You feel for the characters, even the Huragok and the Sangheili.
The book focuses on 3 plot lines:
1. The captured Sangheili Jun Mdama who is stuck on Onyx for study by the humans.
2. The extraction of the scholar, Phillips from...more
Wow you can tell this was written by a woman and that she has issues with men. All of the male characters are subordinates and they are all week, indecisive or cowardly. All in all a very poor addition to the Halo series. I am sorry I actually spent money on this (even though it was an ebook). Calling the main characters anti-heroes ia putting it mildly as none of them had any redeeming qualities. For the first time I actually found myself rooting for the covenant.
A decent follow up to Glasslands. A lot more action than Glasslands. Introduction of Infinity. More tie in to the Halo 4 game in a more interesting way. More interesting than in the actual game. Introduction to how & why the Didact might return (it was hardly explained at all in the game). Some progression on the Naomi subplot but not a ton. I hope there is some tie in to Halo 5 with the cliffhangers but even so its so far off its hard to care at this point.
A better story filler than book 2...more
A better story filler than book 2...more
Apr 04, 2013
Davidson Evans
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Halo: The Thursday War was yet another excellent entry of the Halo novella written by Traviss. I greatly enjoyed Glasslands, as it showed a much more grittier, dark side of the human race dealing with the aftermath of their war with the now dissolved Covenant. It's not action packed, but is instead something that focuses more on the people, which is truly what a novel is about, doing what must be done to ensure survival. The novel keeps the reader very interested with multiple view points until...more
Started off from where Glasslands left off. Has some interesting moments, but is very lacking in action, which is the core of the Halo books thus far. Canon is also being heavily modified to fit the new Halo 4 game which will be right after this book in the timeline.
Still worth a read for a hardcore fan but if you aren't then stop at Ghosts of Onyx, with this series.
Eric Nylund, we miss you.
Still worth a read for a hardcore fan but if you aren't then stop at Ghosts of Onyx, with this series.
Eric Nylund, we miss you.
Traviss continues to be the one tie-in writer whose work I regularly look forward to. She toes the line well here, setting up some franchise-mandated lead in to Halo 4 while also continuing to develop her own series plot lines. I have a hard time telling Mal and Vaz apart as characters, but otherwise her cast is pretty well developed - Phillips and Jul in particular get a lot of time to shine.
Another brilliant Halo novel by Karen Traviss, her cynical tone gelling well with the situations that Kilo-Five often find themselves in. As is usual for Traviss, the book focuses on the messier and more convoluted motives and ideals that end up dictating most conflict. Traviss excels with franchise novels, and this is no different. Looking forward to the last chapter of the trilogy.
Does a great job of tying in Greg Bears Forerunner trilogy and leading into Halo 4. I was already psyched about the game as its my favorite series. This book just makes me want to play it even more.
The story in the book is roughly 3 years prior too the events in Halo 4 and like Glasslands almost right after Halo 3 so it really does act as a buffer between the two games.
In short if you are a Halo fan read this and Bear's Forerunner books for a more complete Halo 4 experience.
Incorrect canon, and sloppy storyline.
Not much to say about this novel, but giving Karen Traviss then rights to make a series on Halo was a mistake. The additive of new and idiotic expansions to the universe is unnecessary and a lot of them go against canon.
Not much to say about this novel, but giving Karen Traviss then rights to make a series on Halo was a mistake. The additive of new and idiotic expansions to the universe is unnecessary and a lot of them go against canon.
I liked this book a lot more than Glasslands. Mostly because this one didn't have Halsey pov's. Halsey is my favorite character and I was very upset with how out of character she acted in Glasslands. Traviss not only made everyone hate her, but also made her stupid at times. And if there's one thing Halsey isn't, it's stupid.
This book serves as a great intro for Halo 4. We have Jul on his way to Requim and we have ONI trying to find him. Now we know why the former Covenant is back in this fight...more
This book serves as a great intro for Halo 4. We have Jul on his way to Requim and we have ONI trying to find him. Now we know why the former Covenant is back in this fight...more
Ms Traviss, you get my vote. That was one damn good continuation. You and the Forerunner guy are keeping it real, no deviation whatsoever, from the story flow. It was a pleasure, thanks!
I'm not into video games, and have never played Halo, but the universe is very interesting to me, and the books are pretty well written for game spin offs.
I really enjoyed this book, especially after hitting the references that suddenly tie this trilogy and the Forerunner trilogy together with Halo 4. Even without that, it was a fun Halo book to read.
I like Karens style of writing and the Halo universe is fantastic, can't wait to follow how the story keeps evolving now with the coming 3 games and future books.
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Karen Traviss is a science fiction author and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. Traviss is a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop.
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