Halo The Thursday War, Karen Traviss
Halo The Thursday War, Karen Traviss
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Halo: The Thursday War

Author: Karen Traviss

Series: Halo #9

Narrator: Euan Morton

Unabridged: 14 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2019

Synopsis

The second novel of the Kilo-Five Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo!

2553. Welcome to humanity’s new war: silent, high stakes, and unseen. This is a life-or-death mission for the Office of Naval Intelligence’s black-ops team, Kilo-Five, which is tasked with preventing the ruthless Sangheili, once the military leaders of the alien alliance known as the Covenant, from regrouping and threatening humankind again. What began as a routine dirty-tricks operation—keeping the Sangheili occupied with their own insurrection—turns into a desperate bid to extract one member of Kilo-Five from the seething heart of a brutal civil war. But troubles never come singly for Kilo-Five. Colonial terrorism is once again surfacing on one of the human worlds that survived the war against the Covenant, and the man behind it is much more than just a name to Spartan Naomi-010. Meanwhile, the treasure trove of Forerunner technology recovered from the Forerunner shield world of Onyx is being put to work, even as a kidnapped Sangheili plots vengeance on the humans he fears will bring his people to the brink of destruction…

About Karen Traviss

#1 New York Times bestselling novelist, screenwriter, and comic book author Karen Traviss has received critical acclaim for her award-nominated Wess’har series and Ringer series, as well as regularly hitting the bestseller lists with her Star Wars, Gears of War, and Halo work. She was also the lead writer on the blockbuster Gears of War 3 video game from Epic Games. A former defense correspondent and television and newspaper journalist, she lives in Wiltshire, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on April 22, 2019

As the middle chapter of the “Kilo-Five Trilogy,” “The Thursday War” does a lot right and very little wrong. Karen Traviss eloquently builds upon the events of “Glasslands” in a mostly satisfying manner, evolving her core cast of characters in ways that feel natural and expected. The fact that she a......more

Goodreads review by Ryne on October 12, 2012

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 imp......more

Goodreads review by Hannes on December 20, 2012

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......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on January 23, 2013

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......more

Goodreads review by Tanner on January 16, 2013

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 aft......more

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