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''"Halo: The Thursday War picks up immediately where [[Halo: Glasslands]] left off, with forces on [[Earth]] and among the [[Covenant]] threatening a peace that is precarious at best. With a [[Servants of Abiding Truth|splinter group]] among the [[Sangheili]] pushing for war, some human colonies rebel against Earth authority; and as [[ONI]] policy continues to shift with the volatile situation in space, the discovery of a [[The Sharpened Shield|trove]] of [[Forerunner]] technology on [[Onyx]] provokes leaders on Earth to seek uses for it in the conflict. For the fight is far from over..."'' | ''"Halo: The Thursday War picks up immediately where [[Halo: Glasslands]] left off, with forces on [[Earth]] and among the [[Covenant]] threatening a peace that is precarious at best. With a [[Servants of Abiding Truth|splinter group]] among the [[Sangheili]] pushing for war, some human colonies rebel against Earth authority; and as [[ONI]] policy continues to shift with the volatile situation in space, the discovery of a [[The Sharpened Shield|trove]] of [[Forerunner]] technology on [[Onyx]] provokes leaders on Earth to seek uses for it in the conflict. For the fight is far from over..."'' | ||
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*[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Evan Phillips]] | |||
*[[Lian Devereaux]] | |||
*[[Malcolm Geffen]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]] | |||
*[[Mike Spenser]] | |||
*[[Naomi-010]] | |||
*[[Serin Osman]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Staffan Sentzke]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Vasily Beloi]] | |||
===AI=== | |||
*[[Black-Box]] | |||
===Sangheili=== | |||
*[[Avu Med 'Telcam]] | |||
*[[Jul ‘Mdama]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Thel 'Vadam]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Cadan]] | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The cover art depicts the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} among a group of {{Class|Marathon|cruiser}}s and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]. | *The cover art depicts the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} among a group of {{Class|Marathon|cruiser}}s and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]. | ||
*The release date for the novel is exactly 343 days after the release date of [[Halo: Glasslands]]. | *The release date for the novel is exactly 343 days after the release date of [[Halo: Glasslands]]. | ||
*An excerpt of the novel's prologue first chapter was released in September 3, 2012 on Amazon.com. <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076532394X/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=10EDT594YCRAR48TAWM0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846#reader_076532394X '''Amazon.com''' - ''Halo: The Thursday War'' excerpt]</ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Halo: The Thursday War is the second novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss, and a direct follow-up to Halo: Glasslands. It is set to be released on October 2, 2012.[1]
Official summary
"Halo: The Thursday War picks up immediately where Halo: Glasslands left off, with forces on Earth and among the Covenant threatening a peace that is precarious at best. With a splinter group among the Sangheili pushing for war, some human colonies rebel against Earth authority; and as ONI policy continues to shift with the volatile situation in space, the discovery of a trove of Forerunner technology on Onyx provokes leaders on Earth to seek uses for it in the conflict. For the fight is far from over..."
Characters
Trivia
- A Thursday War is a colloquial name given in the Royal Navy for weekly war-fighting and damage control exercises that are held during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), so named because they are usually held on a Thursday.[2]
- The title of the novel is foreshadowed in Chapter 17 of Halo: Glasslands, where the A.I. Black-Box tells Captain Serin Osman that "We might even get you on a Thursday war."[3]
- The cover art depicts the Template:UNSCship among a group of Marathon-class cruisers and frigates.
- The release date for the novel is exactly 343 days after the release date of Halo: Glasslands.
- An excerpt of the novel's prologue first chapter was released in September 3, 2012 on Amazon.com. [4]
Sources
- ^ Tor Announces next book in Halo series
- ^ Wikipedia: "Thursday War"
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 422
- ^ Amazon.com - Halo: The Thursday War excerpt
