Halo: Glasslands

TheCovenanthascollapsedafteralong,brutalwarthatsawbillionsslaughteredonEarthandhercolonies.Forthefirsttimeindecades,however,peacefinallyseemspossible.Butthoughthefighting'sstopped,thewarisfarfromover:it'sjustgoneunderground.TheUNSC'sfearedandsecretiveOfficeofNavalIntelligencerecruitsKilo-Five,ateamofODSTs,aSpartan,andadiabolicalAItoacceleratetheSangheiliinsurrection.Meanwhile,theArbiter,thedefectorturnedleaderofabrokenCovenant,strugglestostaveoffcivilwaramonghisdividedpeople.Acrossthegalaxy,awomanthoughttohavediedonReachisactuallyverymuchalive.ChiefscientistDr.CatherineHalseybrokeeverylawinthebooktocreatetheSpartans,andnowshe'sbrokensomemoretosavethem.MaroonedwithChiefMendezandaSpartanteaminaForerunnerslipspacebubblehiddeninthedestroyedplanetOnyx,shefindsthattheshieldworldhasbeenguardinganancientsecret—atreasuretroveofForerunnertechnologythatwillchangeeverythingfortheUNSCandmankind.AsKilo-FivejoinsthehuntforHalsey,humanity'sviolentpastbeginstocatchupwithallofthemasdisgruntledcolonyVeneziahasbeenbidingitstimetostrikeatEarth,anditsmostdangerousterroristhasanold,painfullinkwithbothHalseyandKilo-Fivethatwilltesteveryone'sloyaltytothelimit.Halo:GlasslandsbyKarenTravissisthrilling,action-packedsciencefictionthatlongtimeHalofansandnewcomersalikewillenjoy.