35,264
edits
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
No edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 127: | Line 127: | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name ''Ghosts of Onyx'' is reminiscent of the song ''[[Ghosts of Reach]]'' from the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2 Original Soundtrack]]''. | *The name ''Ghosts of Onyx'' is reminiscent of the song ''[[Ghosts of Reach]]'' from the ''[[Halo 2: Original Soundtrack|Halo 2 Original Soundtrack]]''. | ||
*Before the confirmation of the book itself, the book's placeholder and showcase online name was ''"Ghosts of Coral"''. This raised much speculation about [[i love bees]]' | *Before the confirmation of the book itself, the book's placeholder and showcase online name was ''"Ghosts of Coral"''. This raised much speculation about [[i love bees]]' significance to the ''Halo'' series. | ||
*During the stage that it was still called ''Ghosts of Coral'', two chapters were cut from the novel for 'pacing reasons', though Nylund has expressed a desire to release these. <ref>http://www.ericnylund.net/2008/02/foul.html</ref> | *During the stage that it was still called ''Ghosts of Coral'', two chapters were cut from the novel for 'pacing reasons', though Nylund has expressed a desire to release these. <ref>http://www.ericnylund.net/2008/02/foul.html</ref> | ||
*There are two different | *There are two different bac kcover variants; one with a SPARTAN in [[Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor|SPI armor]] and another with a SPARTAN-II in [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]]. | ||
*On his blog, Eric Nylund has confirmed that there will be a reprint some time in the future, fixing many errors in the book. The time for this reprint is not yet known.<ref>http://www.ericnylund.net/2006/11/quick-fix.html</ref> | *On his blog, Eric Nylund has confirmed that there will be a reprint some time in the future, fixing many errors in the book. The time for this reprint is not yet known.<ref>http://www.ericnylund.net/2006/11/quick-fix.html</ref> | ||
*Camp Currahee is most likely a reference to the real-world [[wikipedia:Camp Toccoa|Camp Toccoa]], a training area for the [[wikipedia:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]] during World War II, which was located near Currahee Mountain in Georgia. It was popularized by the HBO miniseries [[wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|''Band of Brothers'']]. Kurt-051's pseudonym, "Ambrose", is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Steven Ambrose|Steven E. Ambrose]], the author of the book upon which the miniseries was based. | *Camp Currahee is most likely a reference to the real-world [[wikipedia:Camp Toccoa|Camp Toccoa]], a training area for the [[wikipedia:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]] during World War II, which was located near Currahee Mountain in Georgia. It was popularized by the HBO miniseries [[wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|''Band of Brothers'']]. Kurt-051's pseudonym, "Ambrose", is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Steven Ambrose|Steven E. Ambrose]], the author of the book upon which the miniseries was based. | ||
| Line 137: | Line 137: | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Ih_onyx_cover.jpg|Complete version of the cover art image. | File:Ih_onyx_cover.jpg|Complete version of the cover art image. | ||
File:Onyxandterminalsymbol.jpg | File:Onyxandterminalsymbol.jpg|The Forerunner symbol from the front cover and the symbol from the [[terminal]]s. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||