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21st out of 155 books
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134 voters
Halo: The Cole Protocol (Halo #6)
by
Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author)
In the first, desperate days of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC hasenacted the Cole Protocol to safeguard Earth and its Inner Colonies from discovery by a merciless alien foe. Many are called upon to rid the universe of lingering navigation data that would reveal the location ofEarth. Among them is Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes. Thrust back into action after being sidelined...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
November 25th 2008
by Tor Books
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Perhaps if I hadn’t just finished reading Halo: Contact Harvest I wouldn’t be rating Cole Protocol so harshly, but the latter dulls in comparison with the former. The pacing, the characters, the plot… there are several things I had an issue with while reading, though I’ll talk about what I liked first.
The setting was kind of cool – asteroids all linked together.
I also liked that the focus on the Covenant was consistent as with the previous novel – the races acted similarly as to how they did in...more
The setting was kind of cool – asteroids all linked together.
I also liked that the focus on the Covenant was consistent as with the previous novel – the races acted similarly as to how they did in...more
This book is about a lieutenant in the Navy, Jacob Keyes who has been functioning as an instructor because of injuries and he has spent time in a cryogenic pod and is now to be tested to see if he is fit for another mission. He is a part of a group who has received intense body enhancements that make them considerably stronger and he is sent on a secret mission. This book is based on the Halo video game and fits into the science fiction category of fantasy. Jacob Keyes is the protagonist and he...more
"The Cole Protocol" is simply...Bad. Bucknell is a terrible, terrible writer. This book reads like a screenplay to a D-grade action movie; something even Segal and Norris would pass up. Characters are cliche' and without depth; I never came close to caring about any of them. Countless times Bucknell would repeat nouns or verbs within a sentance or two of each other, like he couldn't come up with any other way to convey meaning. "Keyes watched his people being herded toward gates...From the cargo...more
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The Cole Protocol was an amazing book about a commander, named Jacob Keyes, leading a team of three powerful, special operations officers known as the Hell Jumpers. They are technically called ODSTs, their mission is to clean up a crashed UNSC ship and salvage a lost AI. Their mission is interrupted by outside forces. An elite alien armada, known as the Covenant, are attempting to reach the AI before the ODSTs. The Covenant are an elite army of an alien breed, who are trying to kill all of Lt....more
I think this book was really intersting because it was the 2nd book of the halo series which i love. This book is mailny about betray and sacfice and decisions that could affect a million lives. It talks about how the human rebels are working toghter with the aliens that seek to destory humans which is irocic because why work with something that caused u the misery in the first place. The book was really action pack too and contained a lot of moments with like omg is he going to die? It was also...more
This book, when compared to some of the other Halo novels, has a few advantages and a few disadvantages. Unfortunately, it is not a novel that can stand alone without the support of the franchise. There were things that I enjoyed about it, but it still took me an abnormally long time to finish it.
The best thing about this book is the fact that it spends more time on characters than many of the other books. It takes an approach similar to many “Armageddon” type stories with many characters that s...more
The best thing about this book is the fact that it spends more time on characters than many of the other books. It takes an approach similar to many “Armageddon” type stories with many characters that s...more
This book is a book based on the popular video game. It follows a moddle aged captian (only lieutenants at that time)Keys as he and the crew of Midsummers Night follows up on violations of the Cole Protocol, outside of United Natios Space Core (UNSC) controlled space, in what used to be the outer `colonys.
It also follows Ignatin Delgado, a susivior of the glassing (the process in which the covenant cleanse a planet by destroying it with superheated plasmal)of Madtigal. He and many others were sa...more
It also follows Ignatin Delgado, a susivior of the glassing (the process in which the covenant cleanse a planet by destroying it with superheated plasmal)of Madtigal. He and many others were sa...more
Out of the Halo books I have read I found this book or Contact Harvest to be some of the best written. Everything about this book I found appealing from it's ability to keep me reading much longer than I should have each night and even falling asleep reading it, to how smooth the plot developed. I like how Buckell starts with a basic background of everything going on and try's to develop the characters in a way that anyone new to the franchise can pick up and begin reading. I find Eric Nylund to...more
While the premise of the book was an interesting one and the story worked hard to maintain the same breakneck pace that the games hold, the constant jumping back and forth between three or four different groups all doing their own, but related, things every couple pages for the latter half was rather jarring and at times tiresome to keep up with. That said, the book does follow the normal formula for entries in the Halo universe, with Spartans, ODSTs and AIs on the verge of rampancy galore, as w...more
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The Cole protocol is another epic novel written in the Halo fiction, story line, and lore. The book takes place in the time period in which the human covenant war had just begun. The planet harvest being the first planet to fall to covenant forces and many more planets to come as the covenant continues through human colonized space. The stage is set on the asteroid belt around the planet Hesiod. A safe haven called the rubble is the only thing fleeing humans can go to after watching their planet...more
The sixth HALO book, and the fifth that I've read. This, like the majority of the others, is well-written for a series based on a video game. What was also enjoyable about it was its prequel status - a prequel that takes place quite a few years before the first game.
What is interesting about the books are that it has an undertone (though strong and obvious) that considers the morality of a do-whatever-it-takes government in the face of an outside threat: a theme never addressed in the games. Yet...more
What is interesting about the books are that it has an undertone (though strong and obvious) that considers the morality of a do-whatever-it-takes government in the face of an outside threat: a theme never addressed in the games. Yet...more
This book confused me a bit towards the middle, especially when it started following multiple people. When a book follows the perspective of two people, I can read it fine so long as they make it clear. The problem with this book is at one point is was following four, so I found myself rereading pages to make sure I knew who I was supposed to care about. The books pacing was great, I felt as if though I was actually there. Overall I felt satisfied, knowing a little bit more about the background...more
The book Halo: The Cole Protocol is about Lieutenant Jacob Keyes' mission aboard the Midsummer Night to investigate Insurrectionist activity. Keyes has been training cadets though, due to a terrible injury sustained aboard another ship he commanded, which was destroyed by the Covenant. However, when he is healed enough to be put back into active duty, his mission quickly changes.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Originally, he was sent to Charbdus 9 to investigate Insurrectionist activity in the area and to try a...more
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Originally, he was sent to Charbdus 9 to investigate Insurrectionist activity in the area and to try a...more
I've been told that when a person is reading a book based on a video game, they more than likely aren't looking for good writing first and foremost, nor should they expect it. Personally, I don't think that way. One of the things I usually notice first about a novel is the level of description, how well the author can paint a picture of what I'm supposed to be seeing. In the way of description, I thought Buckell's style was economic at first: not too much too fast. But as the novel went on, I fo...more
The Cole Protocol is a great addition to the Halo franchise. Even though the Master Chief is nowhere in sight, we still get to see some Spartans in the form of Grey Team as well as Jacob Keyes, newly reassigned back to the front lines.
On the other side, there's a few familiar faces from the Covenant as well, and some light is shed on the internal politics of their organization, setting the stage for the Halo games. The book takes place in 2535, after first contact but before the Fall of Reach se...more
On the other side, there's a few familiar faces from the Covenant as well, and some light is shed on the internal politics of their organization, setting the stage for the Halo games. The book takes place in 2535, after first contact but before the Fall of Reach se...more
Apr 22, 2011
Brett Devall
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
hardcore Halo fans, completionists
Shelves:
science-fiction,
disappointing
This was the first Halo novel that I didn't really enjoy. I've learned that I'm just not a fan of Tobias S. Buckell - I didn't like his short story in the Halo: Evolutions collection either, and I didn't realize he wrote it until I was already complaining about it.
Apart from my general dislike of Buckell's writing style, I was aggravated over the focus of the book. Firstly, the title has almost nothing to do with the story. After I read the book, I realized that I didn't notice the Cole Protoco...more
Apart from my general dislike of Buckell's writing style, I was aggravated over the focus of the book. Firstly, the title has almost nothing to do with the story. After I read the book, I realized that I didn't notice the Cole Protoco...more
It may be my favorite of the Halo books I have read. The Halo Universe is a fun sand box to play around in and Tobias S. Buckell seems to have a good deal of fun with it. It's a quick and mostly inoffensive read. I liked a bunch of the characters and the plot didn't fall apart, so that's really all I'm looking for in a sort of silly cash in book.
Cole protocol left me whith a feeling of not quite fullfilled, but not exaclty wanting either. I dont know, this was the first of the Halo series that I couldnt quite connect with and I still dont know why either. The book itself has a bit slower pacing it felt like then the others in the series. The Characters themselves have some depth and all that, but really, I dunno, I guess you'r either going to love or hate this book.
This one is in sync with other halo books and is a focused around Jacob Keys, the same Keys who crash landed UNSC Pillar of Autumn. Awesome as it has many references to "Halo Flood". Master Chief gets to sit this one out cause he is already to awesome and therefore is not even mentioned here but other Spartans show up so it is a fun ride. Oh - and yea this book explains what is 'The Cole Protocol'.
Halo: The Cole Protocol expanded the Halo universe a bit. The writing style and quality, the characters, the dialogue, and the settings are below average. This is a quick and easy read that has some decent action scenes but not much else. The basic premise could have been the starting point for a very exciting, well developed science fiction novel, yet somewhere the author fumbled the ball.
i didnt really like it because the words are to straight forwardand it is brocken into too many chapters. it is about refuges that make asteroids their home and trade with alien rebels. a commander goes around making sure ships dont have info so aliens find out how to get to earth. the aliens betrey the humans but a group of spartens helps them escape on a huge asteroid
I believe "Halo: The Cole Protocol" was an exhilarating, yet confusing story. The reason that I found it to be confusing is because it just from the perspective of about 4 characters, in different scenes. It absolutely confused me at first, then I started following it easier. Once I got the hang of following it, the book was astounding; and, I fell in love with it quickly.
This is another great Halo book. This book revolves around the fight for survivle agenst the covenent army after the fall of Reach. The book is based on mainly survivle of the human race against a fight for exstinction. I think this book was a main story that made my imagnation go wild. I will always love to reread this book aver and over.
I liked Buckell's other books, so I gave this a try even though I know nothing about the video game. Sadly, this book did not succeed under these circumstances.
Special note for James Nicoll: This book features stealth in space.
Special note for James Nicoll: This book features stealth in space.
As the powerful alien race the Covenant encroach on human occupied space they continue to destroy colony worlds using their plasma cannons leaving nothing but glass. To help slow down the powerful force th UNSC is taking drastic mesures to keep the location of earth safe. They enact the Cole protocol and begin to destroy any navigation data when Covenant forces are nearby.
As a Halo fan I have read most of the other volumes in the series and this has to be by far the worst. It was dead boring and took me far longer to get through merely because I could not stay interested. But, I battled through and as it is Halo it got one more star than it was worth. Endurable, but not noteworthy.
I love the HALO series. And I particularly liked Buckell's writing style. He limits his use of all of the confusing military acronyms that slow me down. This is another one like yesterday- don't pick it up until you're ready to read the whole thing. Looking forward to (waiting on) the next in the series.
This one is quite a bit different from the other ones I've read. It's done in multiple perspectives, including the covenant. A fun read nonetheless, with some fantastic characters.
This is probably not something for the average science fiction fan, but might be something to look at for Halo fans. While the book is good, and has a fairly entertaining story, it also feels less exciting compared to others in the series. However, a welcome change of pace is the characters that it follows, including t...more
This is probably not something for the average science fiction fan, but might be something to look at for Halo fans. While the book is good, and has a fairly entertaining story, it also feels less exciting compared to others in the series. However, a welcome change of pace is the characters that it follows, including t...more
The last Halo novel in my queue, the 3rd, i think, in the story line, and again, an adventure tale of Keyes, a trio of unknown spartans and the covenant in a different setting. As in Contact Harvest, the thrill perseveres and anyone who enjoyed the game for the drama and story will deeply enjoy this 6 novels
As any Halo fan would agree with, this book adds much more canon store in to the timeline of the Halo Universe.
I believe this book though, adds a lot more context and meaning to character within the Halo games as well making them more enjoyable, and other Halo novels more enjoyable also.
I believe this book though, adds a lot more context and meaning to character within the Halo games as well making them more enjoyable, and other Halo novels more enjoyable also.
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Oct 23, 2012 04:10pm
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