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Book Review
Halo: Silent Storm by Troy Denning
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Blurb:
2526. It has been almost a year since humanity engaged in its destructive first contact with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant. Now the hostilities have led to open war, and the United Nations Space Command understands virtually nothing about its new enemy. There are only two certainties—the Covenant is determined to eradicate humanity, and they have the superior technology to do just that. The UNSC’s only hope lies with the Spartans: enhanced super-soldiers trained from childhood via a clandestine black-ops project to be living weapons. Their designated commander, Petty Officer John-117, has been assigned to lead the Spartans on a desperate counterattack designed to rock the Covenant back on its heels, and to buy humanity the time it needs to gather intelligence and prepare its defenses.
But not everyone wants the Spartans to succeed. A coalition of human rebel leaders believes an alliance with the Covenant to be its best hope of finally winning independence from the Unified Earth Government. To further their plans, the insurrectionists have dispatched a sleeper agent to sabotage the UNSC counterattack—and ensure that John-117 and the Spartans never return from battle....
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My Thoughts:
I highly recommend this book.
The fight scenes were well written.
The teenage Spartans were well written and I love the friendships and banter that went on.
I liked how it showed John’s maturing and learning process. He was already a excellent soldier and brilliant with battle tactics but at fifteen there was still a lot of experience he had to gain that can only come with time.
Sergeant Johnson was epic as always and it was great to read about him meeting the Spartans for the first time and coming to respect them and they him. Especially knowing how close he and John get later.
Doctor Halsey was well written, protective of her Spartans and watching over them so that they could do what they had been created for but also not be taken advantage of.
The Covenant parts were interesting to read.
Disclaimer: Swearing and some crudity.
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