Halo: Hunters in the Dark

Hunters in the Dark is a solid piece of fiction and an awesome addition to the Halo universe. The story and characters were great and the story was paced pretty well. There are a few MINOR things I didn't like: The author compares the sounds of the Arks wildlife to purrs A LOT, everything always seems to be "Centimeters from their face", SPOILER - when they are fighting above the portal against the Strato-Sentinel, the books says they fire Heat Seeking Plasma torpedoes even though Plasma Torpedoes are Magnetically guided. The writing sometimes (very rarely) got a bit,.. simple? I cant really explain it, but it felt out style, however this occurred extremely rarely and didn't detract from the story.The book introduces some very cool flora and fauna into the universe (including some made but scrapped before Halo CE). The book also introduces us to Olympia Vale, a member of Locke's Team in Halo 5 and she is a pretty interesting character just like the rest of the characters (well 99% of them). The fight scenes are vivid and satisfying as well as the environments the protagonists find themselves in. The book occasionally makes references to the Battle of Installation 00, which occurred during the last half of Halo 3.Overall the book was great; it has taken the spot of my #3 Halo book after Ghosts of Onyx and The Fall of Reach. I hope Peter David writes another Halo novel because I really, really liked Hunters in the Dark!

Halo: Hunters In The Dark, the second book in 343 Industries' wave of new novels being released in 2015, is an interesting take on the UNSC's activites postwar that finally takes the reader back to the Lesser Ark, the location of the latter half of Halo 3's campaign. What transpires during the book isn't directly related to those events, though there are connections.First off, Peter David shows that he understands the Halo universe. His characters are believable given their backgrounds and circumstances, he introduces some interesting new elements as well as incorporating existing lore, and overall Hunters fits neatly into Halo canon.The story takes place in 2555, between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4. The premise is that worrying developments with the Halo rings prompt a joint UNSC-Sangheili expedition to the Ark, where they encounter a wide range of threats and discoveries. A number of species and enemy types are introduced or reintroduced, including some cut from the original Halo: Combat Evolved, and ultimately a primary threat is discovered.Without spoilers, there's a lot that happens here, but ultimately the narrative doesn't particularly set up a great deal moving forward for the overall universe. While this is understandable given that most major world-building will be occurring in Halo 5 Guardians in October, the fact still remains that the story could've done a bit more setup. Overall it falls into the vein of other recent Halo stories like New Blood or Nightfall in that it's a standalone story intended to introduce a new character for Halo 5, in this instance the future Spartan Olympia Vale, who will be a member of the Spartan-IV team hunting the Master Chief in that game.It should be noted that the writing here has a couple of flaws which keep it from passing the very top tier of Halo storytelling; for instance, the author relies a bit too heavily on flashbacks or extended backstory to explain a character's actions or viewpoint on things happening. This wouldn't be so bad, except that they're indiscriminately scattered throughout the novel causing multiple important, tense scenes to suddenly be brought to a jarring standstill for a paragraph or two of exposition. Also, some of the characterizations are a little bit flat and a character development that occurs at the very end is a bit out of nowhere and feels forced in for the sake of conflict.All that said, though, this is still a good book. There's plenty of excellent fanservice here, including the return of Halo 3 Sangheili coop characters N’tho ‘Sraom and Usze ‘Taham, members of the Sangheili Arbiter's forces and allies of humanity. The pacing is well-done overall, the story is quite interesting and Vale's setup for H5G is quite satisfactory, though not quite as good as Buck's treatment in New Blood and infinitely better than Locke's debut in Nightfall.Taken as a whole, I recommend Hunters In The Dark to any Halo fan as a worthwhile read. Peter David has made a solid entry in the Halo franchise.SPOILER:Despite the title, no Hunters (Lekgolo) actually appear in the story, unfortunately.

This is the latest in a series of stand alone novels published under 343's tenure, and is possibly the best of the bunch. Without delving into spoiler territory, I will say that this book delivers on the return of characters thought forgotten in the Halo mythos, and answers several questions about the lesser Ark. Having read every scrap of halo material I could get my hands on over the years, I can say with absolute certainty that the author was well informed about the source material. The story itself was engaging, and hard to put down and ultimately left some big changes I hope to see referenced in upcoming Halo canon.As a minor spoiler, a character new to the universe, Olympia Vale, is featured prominently in this novel. The other members of Fireteam Osiris have had their introduction (Locke in Nightfall, Buck in ODST and New Blood, and Tanaka is Escalation), and now it's Vale's time to shine, and shine she does.All said, this is an essential novel for the Halo fanatic, and a good read for those coming onboard for Halo 5.

While I am a fan of the Halo books (Fall of Reach, The Flood, First Strike, Ghosts of Onyx) this is my first novel with Peter David at the helm and I must say I think it was a great book! Not the best of the Halo books but very good none-the-less. This book does a great job of portraying the world of the Ark in more intricate detail and through the eyes of several different characters all with their unique backgrounds while it also helps detail what has happened between Halo 3 and Halo 4. Some of the descriptions were slightly exaggerated (such as most animals purring) but was only done in instances where it was not the main focus.I should also state that while this novel does have several combat situations, combat is not the main focus of the book. Instead the book does a great job of conveying the sense of survival these characters face. Stranded on the Ark, it helps flesh out the characters and how the Sangheili and Humans are struggling to keep the peace.All in all, Peter David has done a great job with this novel and I'm actually now interested in the other Halo novels he has written.

Toda la colección de la saga tiene lo suyo y tiene continuidad

Very good book.

Amazing story. Nicely done!

libro molto interessante e scorrevole. come altri libri della serie consiglio di leggerlo in inglese per tenersi al passo con la storia dato che non si sa se usciranno mai le pubblicazioni di multiplayer edizioni.come altri libri pubbilcati da gallery books della serie di halo il prezzo è assolutamente senza senso. esiste la versione pubblicata da titan books che è assolutamente identica (carta, materiali, sovracopertina) a parte le dimensioni (leggermente più piccola). la differenza di prezzo di 6-7 euro è assolutamente ingiustificata.

Obwohl ich gar nichts bisher von HALO kannte, war das ein kurzweiliges Buch was Spaß machte zu Lesen. Als schnelles Sommer-Uralubs-Buch zu empfehlen.