Comments on: BOOK REVIEW: Halo: The Thursday War by Karen S. Traviss

By: Nick Sharps

Nick Sharps — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:55:39 +0000

Start with Nylund’s Fall of Reach if you do go ahead and pull the trigger. That seems to be the most well-liked of them all.

By: TheAdlerian

TheAdlerian — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:45:04 +0000

Thanks Nick!

I like the general idea of the games and think they would make great stories, but I’ve been reluctant to buy.

By: Nick Sharps

Nick Sharps — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:57:09 +0000

I like most of the Halo novels. I’m not sure if I would necessarily call them adult, though they do delve deeper into the themes behind the Halo franchise. Child soldiers and religious warfare and terrorism. I’m not sure I’d call them complex, though they do have a lot more complexity than the games themselves. They add a lot to the lore. And as for entertaining? They are definitely entertaining. I read Nylund’s Halo books at least twice each.

By: TheAdlerian

TheAdlerian — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:16:59 +0000

How are the Halo novels in general?

I loved Eric Nylund’s A Game of Universe and know he wrote some. Are they (by any author) adult, complex, and entertaining?

By: Andrew Liptak

Andrew Liptak — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:07:32 +0000

I reviewed Glasslands last year for SF Signal. I really enjoyed the story (I’m generally a fan of Traviss’s work, tie-in or otherwise), and I’ve since picked this up and started reading it. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve read thus far, but honestly haven’t gotten that far into it.

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/11/review_halo_-_glasslands_by_karen_traviss/