Halo Shadows of Reach, Troy Denning
Halo Shadows of Reach, Troy Denning
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Halo: Shadows of Reach

Author: Troy Denning

Series: Halo #27

Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Unabridged: 13 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/20/2020


Synopsis

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A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!

October 2559. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana issued a galaxy-wide ultimatum, subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitable grip of her Forerunner weapons. Outside her view, the members of Blue Team—John-117, the Master Chief; Fred-104; Kelly-087; and Linda-058—are assigned from the UNSC Infinity to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet Reach.

Their former home and training ground—and the site of humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat near the end of the Covenant War—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of CASTLE Base and recover top-secret assets locked away in Dr. Catherine Halsey’s abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana.

But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthless alien faction, who have their own reasons for being there. Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on the devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team’s simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is not an option…

About Troy Denning

Troy Denning is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, including Halo: Divine WindHalo: Shadows of ReachHalo: Oblivion, Halo: Silent StormHalo: RetributionHalo: Last Light, a dozen Star Wars novels, the Dark Sun: Prism Pentad series, and many bestselling Forgotten Realms novels. A former game designer and editor, he lives in western Wisconsin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by T.R. on March 23, 2022

This book was really good. It's written in such a distinct way that makes it feel like a real military operation is going on. I've heard some people call this one a little boring, but I love the tone captured here. The lore explored was intriguing, and the threat of the Banished was well-handled. Th......more

Goodreads review by Carl on January 18, 2021

This was such a boring read... Denning’s overexplanation of everything, especielly the geology, makes the book a struggle to get through. This is coming from a geology student. I never want to read the word ”lechatelierite” ever again. It’s also bad that I enjoyed all the parts where we didn’t follo......more

Goodreads review by Brendan on February 09, 2021

*2.5/5. Add half stars Goodreads Shadows of Reach is Troy Denning’s 5th Halo book and his 3rd featuring the face of the franchise himself, the Master Chief. Following the events of Halo 5(and Halo Wars 2) the galaxy is in disarray. Cortana’s created Guardians control space and there is no force stron......more

Goodreads review by chitsung on January 06, 2022

I would have gave it two stars if it not was a Halo novel. I haven’t read one in years and it scratched the itch, but not only this novel filled not the vast narrative void between Halo 5 and Halo Infinite (in fact the whole book was just one big MacGuffin hunt), the characterization was a noticeabl......more

Goodreads review by Shane on February 04, 2024

This has some high points, and was fun enough, but my score is generous. 3 out of 5 lechatelierite-infused passages.......more