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Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
by
Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author),
B.K. Evenson, Jonathan Goff, Kevin Grace, Tessa Kum, Robt McLees, Frank O'Connor, Eric Raab
,
more…
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 fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost—but, millions of heroes rose to the challenge. In such a far-reaching conflict, not many of the stories of these...more
ebook, 391 pages
Published
November 24th 2009
by Tor Books
(first published 2009)
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This is a must read if you're a Halo fan. It's possibly the best book they've released after The Fall of Reach. Since it's a collection of short stories, I'm going to say a couple of quick things about each one.
Beyond, Acheron-VII, Icon, Connectivity
Pariah - This story looks back at the creation of the Spartan IIs and focuses on Soren-66. It's a good story, but there were a couple things about Soren that didn't seem to quite fit with the rest of the Spartans, which makes sense, I suppose, consid...more
Beyond, Acheron-VII, Icon, Connectivity
Pariah - This story looks back at the creation of the Spartan IIs and focuses on Soren-66. It's a good story, but there were a couple things about Soren that didn't seem to quite fit with the rest of the Spartans, which makes sense, I suppose, consid...more
I can see why my son likes this; I read the book tie-ins for the various pop culture fads when I was his age. That said, they aren't bad and while you don't necessarily need to know or play Halo to understand these stories, it helps.
Some of the stories have short sections here and there that read like the author (or possibly the editor) went down a rote list of things from the video game that were required to be in the stories, just in case the drawing of the Spartan on the cover wasn't enough...more
Some of the stories have short sections here and there that read like the author (or possibly the editor) went down a rote list of things from the video game that were required to be in the stories, just in case the drawing of the Spartan on the cover wasn't enough...more
It wasn't meant to be anything more than fun. Not a disappointment so the low star rating doesn't represent quality. Some stories, particularly "Pariah," were surprising. In a book supposedly about saving the world from an alien threat a few thought provoking inquiries to what happens to the disenfranchised. I like how in the Universe the reason for the military's development and preparation to fight the covenant war was due to its involvement in civil war from the outer colonies. And the eye op...more
It was suggested to me going in that this was a book for hardcore Halo fans only. I would not go that far, but it is something that fans of the Halo universe would appreciate. It has a good variety of stories by different authors detailing people who are no Master Chief. Certainly worth a rea, and interesting how the various authors provide a different feel.
A bit of a downer is that several of the stories were retold in Halo: Legends, or as motion comics on Halo: Waystation. But I'm a bit of a f...more
A bit of a downer is that several of the stories were retold in Halo: Legends, or as motion comics on Halo: Waystation. But I'm a bit of a f...more
This was a very enjoyable read, but one has to be a die-hard Halo fan to really enjoy it (I am). The art is the highlight of the book and there is not much of it. The short stories were mostly good -- the two that come to mind was the one about Preston Cole and the one titled Dirt. The poetry, well, that did not work for me -- c'mon, Halo poetry? It was a good try.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book and if you're a Halo fan, I'd recommend it as a read.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book and if you're a Halo fan, I'd recommend it as a read.
I thought that this was a great book as it went beyond the normal scope of halo. It talked of stories happening behind the scenes, not just the big battles and fighting. I particularly liked the story where master chief saved jericho VII, as it was very intuitive, and included a ot of humor and yet was also very serious. It made me really think.
An eclectic collection of Halo stories ranging from mediocre to almost gripping. Some of my favorite sci-fi authors are present and do a good job, but little grabs me in quite the same way as the longer novels. Worth reading, but have realistic expectations.
The people in charge of doing so really do need to link this version up with the other versions of this book because I have to go through a round about way of changing the version to what it's meant to be...
Jul 16, 2011
Jacob22
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Recommends it for:
halo and sci-fi fans
Shelves:
1st-term
A great book for any halo or sci-fi fan. I really like it but the setting of most of the stories was really dark. A group of poems and short stories of the halo universe written by many very good athours.
The quality fluctuates too much between either INCREDIBLY GOOD, regular, and passable. Still, this is Eric Nylund at his best; i hope to christ he keeps this momentum.
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A great book with well written short stories. I was hoping for more stories from the covenant's point of view, but there's a little something for everyone.
I've always loved the Halo series. It's kind of like Twilight for boys: candy crack, with no literary worth at all, but a fun world to escape into.
Surprising good anthology of stories set in the Halo universe. A must read if you are a fan of the game series.
Some great stories, some meh. Some potentially great stories handicapped by "cleverness."
O GOD WHY CAN'T I STOP READING HALO BOOKS
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