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: 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.