Ghosts of Onyx (Halo) by Eric Nylund Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Ghosts of Onyx (Halo)
Book Review: Ghosts of Onyx
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent reading to get away from the real world. It's a great compliment to the Halo series.Book Review: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo)
Summary: 5 Stars
what can i say... this book keeps you reading from begin to end...By my favourite author Eric Nylund .that has written two halo books.the fall of reach & first strike..A must read for this trilogy.Book Review: Ghosts of Onyx (Halo)
Summary: 4 Stars
Came fast and the product was in excellent condition like what it said. Happy with the product.Book Review: Ghosts of Oynx (Halo)
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoy the expansion into the Halo universe, finding out what happened to the Spartans that survived from First Strike and other characters that were introduced through the other books. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the Halo games.Book Review: Good Halo Read - Recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
"Ghosts of Onyx" is a solid addition to the Halo Universe! This is the third Eric Nylund Halo book (following The Fall of Reach (Halo, Bk. 1) and First Strike (Halo #3), the first and third books in the Halo series, respectively), and I enjoy his writing style very much.
No spoilers from me; unlike the other Halo books I have read, this one diverges from the games and does not focus on the Spartan II "John", the Master Chief, although he is mentioned quite a bit. This story follows a few of the other Spartan II soldiers (including following up on a plot hook left at the end of "First Strike") and a new group of super enhanced fighters, the Spartan IIIs. As before, we also get a look into the mindset of the Covenant leadership and start to gain a little insight into the "Forerunners" as well (although not really enough to satisfy me).
The action is not a constant as it was in the earlier books, with more time being spent on character and background development, but there are still plenty of hand to hand combat scenes as well as large scale ground and space battles.
Recommended for fans of the series since this really isn't a standalone story as it heavily references the events and characters in the Halo games and the earlier books.
Fans of military SciFi might also want to check out Old Man's War and The Forever War.
CFH