The kilofive trilogy follows those saucy spooks of the office of naval intelligence and splendid special forces. Storywise, traviss absolutely succeeded except for mortal dictata. Oct 29, 2019 novels from new york times bestselling author karen traviss military thrillers, science fiction, and action adventure with characters youll never forget. Glasslands by karen traviss, euan morton, audio cd. A former defense correspondent and tv and newspaper journalist, traviss lives in. This is a lifeordeath mission for onis blackops team, kilofive, which is tasked with preventing the ruthless elites, once the military leaders of the covenant, from regrouping and threatening humankind again. Plenty to explore in this complex universe where the good guys do very bad stuff too, and the most human of beings isnt even organic. She was also the lead writer on the blockbuster gears of war 3 video game. I dont actually write ya books, despite the star wars titles.
With the thirtyyearlong covenant war finally over, the office of naval intelligence faces old grievances rising again to threaten earth. Mortal dictata halo, book 12 by karen traviss fantastic fiction. The kilofive trilogy, written by karen traviss, fleshes out the events of the postwar era following halo 3. The characters that she does not create, her interpretations of them are off the mark. This is a lifeordeath mission for onis blackops team, kilofive, which is tasked with preventing the ruthless elites, once the military leaders of the covenant, from. The covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war that saw billions slaught. Glasslands is the first novel in the kilofive trilogy, a multibook deal between tor books and bestselling writer karen traviss, taking place within the halo universe. Karen traviss audio books, best sellers, author bio. Karen traviss project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Karen traviss is the author of a dozen new york times bestsellers, and her criticallyacclaimed wesshar books have been finalists five times for the campbell and philip k. So ive recently come to learn about an author that has apparently caused some distress in the star wars eu and more recently in the halo books series. With the thirtyyearlong covenant war finally over, the office of naval intelligence faces old grievances rising again to.
When humanity expanded beyond the safety of earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there. Glasslands book by karen traviss official publisher page. Karen traviss does an excellent job writing for the halo universe, she creates believable human and alien characters. The second book of the glasslands trilogy, another action packed adventure in the vast universe of the halo game where the humancovenant war rages on welcome to humanitys new war. She is best known for her work on the wesshar series but she has also written tiein stories for the star wars film franchise and the gears of war video game series. Catherine halsey broke every law in the book to create the. There are a few nonfiction books out there with essays of mine in them, but lets stick to what youve really come here for storytelling. Ghosts of onyx, and is a continuation of that story line. Plenty to explore in this complex universe where the good guys do very. Novels from new york times bestselling author karen traviss military thrillers, science fiction, and action adventure with characters youll never forget. The thrilling shortstory collection featuring jeff vandermeer, karen traviss, and eric nylund part of the expanded universe based on the new york times bestselling video game series halo. The first novel of the kilofive trilogy by numberone new york times bestselling author karen traviss part of the expanded universe based on the awardwinning video game series halo. Glasslands ebook by karen traviss official publisher page.
She has actually stated she does extremely little research for her books, one of the major causes of star wars fans dislike of her. Karen traviss may be an accomplished writer but severely lacks a creative spark for writing in the halo universe. There is significantly more combat than in glasslands where there are only two scenes with guns being fired but stays true to her focus on character and plot developments pushing the story along. She was also lead writer on the gears of war 3 game. She is the author of the wesshar series, and is also known for writing tiein material based on star wars, gears of war, halo.
Interview with karen traviss on 2 karen traviss to pen next halo novel. When humanity expanded beyond the safety of earth to new stars and horizons. Arguing politics and theories of law via the encounter with powerful alien. Karen traviss is a science fiction author from wiltshire, england. Shes going to have parangosky try to protect humanity. The oak branches are swaying gently in the breeze and the airs scented with unseen blossom. The halo series has grey vs grey morality, travis subscribes to black vs white. The second novel of the kilofive trilogy by numberone new york times bestselling author karen traviss part of the expanded universe based on the awardwinning video game series halo. It was released on october 25, 2011 on hardcover, paperback and audiobook. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read halo.
Glasslands by karen traviss is thrilling, actionpacked science fiction that longtime halo fans and newcomers alike will enjoy the covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war that saw billions slaughtered on earth and her colonies. Karen traviss is a british science fiction author and the writer of the kilofive trilogy. Karen traviss books list of books by author karen traviss. I love her wry humor, and the depth she brings to the characters. Glasslands is an okay halo book, but i dont think it matches up to the level of some of the previous nylund books in the series like fall of reach. Oct 01, 2012 i have read all of the halo novelizations and re read them.
Mortal dictata halo, book 12 by karen traviss book cover, description, publication history. Karen traviss is an excellent author in my opinion. Her work crosses various forms of media including novels, short stories, comics, and video games. The theocratic military alliance known as the covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war with humanity that saw billions slaughtered on earth and its colonies. I hadnt been exposed to karen traviss work prior to her halo books, but ive been very pleased with them so far. Karen traviss should not have done halo halo universe. Joe, and other major franchises has earned her a broad range of fans. Karen traviss halo books star wars publishing writing gears of war overmind.
This for me is the second best halo book and the sequel to the best, glasslands. But if we win even if we win, the galaxy wil stil be a dangerous, desperate place. Karen travisss nyt bestselling kilofive trilogy for halo. People dont like that karen traviss expanded upon the mandalorians as a warrior race, as she had a tendency to make them overshadow most everything else in her books. Where karens books fell flat on their face was characters and ideas. Glasslands by karen traviss is thrilling, actionpacked science fiction that longtime halo fans and newcomers alike will enjoy. I liked it, though, as it gave them a lot of muchneeded personality and culture.
She has received critical acclaim for her awardnominated wesshar series, as well as regularly hitting the bestseller lists with her star wars, gears of war, and halo work. Karen traviss stuns us again with another halo epic. She also writes technothrillers ringer series, starting with going grey, comics, and games with military and political themes. Traviss focuses less on fight scenes and combat, and more on dialogue between different characters. Ive split my novels into series, with a reader advisory for age suitability just in case. Glasslands is the first novel in the kilofive trilogy by karen traviss. Karen traviss has become one of the top writers of science fiction stories in recent time. Karen traviss is a british author who specializes in science fiction. I was looking forward to seeing the post war galaxy, but it was drowned out by traviss own agenda, blatant disregard of previous characters personalities, and dislike of certain characters.
She is a graduate of the clarion workshop for science fiction authors, and has previously worked as a journalist and a defense correspondent and served in the territorial army and the royal naval auxiliary service. First of all, there is a lot less action going in this one. See all books authored by karen traviss, including star wars. In glasslands, a team of odsts, a spartan ii, an ai, a scientist skilled in sangheili language and lifestyle, and the office of naval intelligences oni successor is formed. Sf signal karen traviss does an excellent job writing for the halo universe, she creates believable human and alien characters. This full bodied, 448page halo space thriller is karen traviss standalone sequel to her glasslands novel. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. The covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war that saw billions slaughtered on earth and her colonies. Its just all the halsey bashing and the idiotic plot she put into the books.
The theocratic military alliance known as the covenant h. This comes through in her depiction of most of the books characters, the unsc, most defiantly oni. Currently, karen traviss lives in wiltshire, england. Halo 4, the muchanticipated video game successor to 2007s halo 3, is due next month. Glasslands book by karen traviss official publisher.
Her characters of kilo5 reflect a dark view of humanity after the covenant war. Set after the end of the humancovenant war in 2553, halo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Her novels for science fiction franchises tend to be violently divisive, since her personal opinions on the franchise tend to bleed into her writing, sometimes causing her. What did karen traviss do to the mandalorians and why. Video game movies may seem permanently consigned to suckland, but video game novels are proving they can. Karen traviss does manage to get details right, but she glosses over them if they dont fit here overall scheme.
Glasslands author karen traviss publisher tor books release october 25, 2011 length 464 pages isbn 0765369451 source talk halo. If the covenant doesnt overrun the galaxy then this lifeform they cal the flood wil, or the halo array wil fire and wipe out al sentient life. But though the fightings stopped, the war is far from over. She is the author of the wesshar series, and is also known for writing tiein material based on star wars, gears of war, halo, and g. The med suite couches had integral scanners that did an er diagnosis and worked out treatment regimes. For the first time in decades, however, peace finally seems possible. Mortal dictata karen traviss read online free books.
She was also the lead writer on the blockbuster gears of war 3 video game from epic games. Glasslands is a fantastic addition to the halo universe, and is a standout military science fiction novel in and of itself. Karen traviss is known to give plenty of attention to her fans, going through the trouble of answering most of the messages she receives. This comes through in her depiction of most of the books.