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Re: Hunters in the Dark *minor SP*
By:Apollo
Date: 6/17/15 11:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Hunters in the Dark *minor SP* (BigO)

: I enjoyed it for the throwbacks to other characters or events mentioned in
: other fiction. There's a character that we briefly meet in Evolutions, a
: reference to events in the Greg Bear novels, and a sort of introduction to
: some things revealed this week (either at E3 or in the GI article, can't
: remember). Oh, and something from the Halo E3 2000 trailer even makes an
: appearance!

: That being said, some significant things happen that makes you wonder why
: there's no reference to them in past works (like Halo 4). The main villain
: is also an obvious homage to another antagonist that we've seen before,
: with almost the same motivation and execution of the plan. Still, I
: thought it was a good addition to the lore, though I will say that my bar
: is pretty low. Overall - 4/5 stars.

: Wait for a slow week? Nah, it complements this week's news pretty well.

I just finished it yesterday. Like all the other Halo books once I start reading I really can't put it down until I'm finished.

I really liked it. Definitely the closest we've gotten to the Eric Nylund books (which are my favourites). Peter David seemed to do a great job of reintroducing us to familiar people and places from past Halo publications, he writes well and keeps you engaged.

Part of the reason why I didn't like the Kilo-5 Trilogy as much as other titles was that they're storylines never seemed to really live up to the scope that's potential in the Halo Universe. HitD did a much better job of adding some real stakes to the story, with a massive scale and exciting engagements.

One of the only things I'd fault about it is that the middle chunk of the book devotes a lot of time to describing a string of ground combat engagements. While this isn't a bad thing in of itself, by this stage I was hooked on the narrative, characters and dialogue, and just wanted more.

All the characters are likeable, they're all competent with no facepalm inducing moments of incredulity.


Messages In This Thread

Hunters in the DarkBigO6/17/15 11:22 pm
     Re: Hunters in the DarkQuirel6/17/15 11:27 pm
           Re: Hunters in the Dark *minor SP*BigO6/17/15 11:43 pm
                 Re: Hunters in the Dark *minor SP*Apollo6/17/15 11:56 pm
                 Re: Hunters in the Dark *SP*asa6/18/15 9:13 pm
                       Re: Hunters in the Dark *SP*7he grunt w/a plasma pistol6/18/15 10:15 pm
                       Re: Hunters in the Dark *SP*Grizzlei6/18/15 10:24 pm
     The story so far... *SP*Grizzlei6/17/15 11:56 pm
           Re: The story so far... *SP*Apollo6/17/15 11:58 pm
                 Re: The story so far... *SP*Grizzlei6/18/15 12:00 am
           Re: The story so far... *SP*BigO6/18/15 12:13 am
                 Re: The story so far... *SP*Grizzlei6/18/15 12:24 am
                       Re: The story so far... *SP*Quirel6/18/15 1:19 am
                 Re: The story so far... *SP*Apollo6/18/15 12:32 am
                       Re: The story so far... *SP*GrimBrother One6/18/15 12:34 am
                             Re: The story so far... *SP*Grizzlei6/18/15 2:59 am
           I'm really surprised *SP*Grizzlei6/18/15 10:35 pm
     Re: Hunters in the Dark *possibly free*asa6/18/15 9:21 pm
     So were N'tho and co. in the Ark control room?davidfuchs6/19/15 12:11 pm
     Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Quirel6/20/15 7:36 pm
           Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Morhek6/20/15 9:41 pm
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Apollo6/21/15 2:10 am
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Quirel6/22/15 6:49 pm
                       Superstardestroyer VS Enterprise Escarab6/23/15 5:25 am
                             As a Trekkie, I say the correct answer is:Gravemind6/23/15 8:26 pm
                             Re: Superstardestroyer VS Enterprise EQuirel6/24/15 1:21 am
                             More thoughts (I'm turning into Vagueness)Quirel6/25/15 4:43 am
                                   Re: More thoughts (I'm turning into Vagueness)cheapLEY6/25/15 8:28 pm
                                         Re: More thoughts (I'm turning into Vagueness)Quirel6/26/15 2:25 am
                                   I'm turning Vagueness i generally think so *NM*Bounce-A-Gon6/25/15 10:17 pm
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*General Vagueness6/26/15 6:13 pm
           Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Azo 'Galvat6/21/15 12:19 am
           Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Vincent6/21/15 3:55 am
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Quirel6/22/15 1:26 pm
                       IIRC...Metalingus6276/22/15 2:21 pm
                             Re: IIRC...Quirel6/22/15 2:48 pm
                             I never betrayed themscarab6/22/15 6:28 pm
                                   Re: I never betrayed themMetalingus6276/23/15 6:26 am
                                         But Buck said that Brutes ARE more fun to fight *NM*scarab6/25/15 8:26 am
           Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Stephen L. (SoundEffect)6/21/15 1:29 pm
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Quirel6/22/15 1:04 pm
           Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Quirel6/22/15 4:37 am
                 Re: Reading Hunters in the Dark, and... *SP*Archilen6/22/15 5:29 am
     Two questionsKermit6/22/15 3:48 pm
           Re: Two questionsGrizzlei6/22/15 3:53 pm
           Re: Two questionsQuirel6/22/15 6:36 pm
     On a completely different note...Arithmomaniac6/26/15 6:29 pm

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