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Re: Halo Evolutions
Posted By: InnerRaygDate: 11/26/09 1:21 a.m.

In Response To: Halo Evolutions (Ragashingo)


: Just finished up Evolutions and I have to say I was highly, highly impressed
: with the book. I think it is now my favorite piece of Halo fiction. I
: thought all of the stories were excellent with Midnight In The Heart Of
: Midlothian by Frankie, and The Impossible Life And The Possible Death of
: Preston J. Cole being my favorite two stories. The joke the AI played on
: the Covenant at the end of Frankie's story have me screaming with
: laughter, and tactics Admiral Cole used in his final battle with the
: Covenant were so awesome they made the Keyes Loop look like the fumbling
: of an infant.

: I also really enjoyed the happenings in The Mona Lisa, as much for the long
: slow build up as anything else. And Cortana's fight against the Gravemind
: in Human Weakness was epic and shocking and depressing in a way I never
: guessed it would be. I was also surprised at how refreshing and almost
: soothing Robt McLees' story Palace Hotel was to me. Maybe it was because
: it was right after The Mona Lisa but I couldn't help but smile as the
: Chief did his normal soldering while Cortana did her normal AIing as they
: made their way towards Regret's carrier.

: The only story I didn't like as much was Tobias S. Buckell's Dirt. The story
: itself was fine. It spanned pretty much the entire Covenant War and was
: actually pretty good, I just felt it was a bit long and that in
: "reality" the young ODST would have never listened to what must
: have been a two hour tale, no matter how well the dying soldier might have
: been telling it. I've already seen at least one person say they liked it
: best, so maybe it was just me.

: I give this book a 7 out of 7. It was just that good. You should all go buy
: it right now.
I agree, the book changed a lot of the things I thought about the Universe...and I dare say that I can now understand why Gravemind is so persuasive...I nearly wanted to join him myself as I read the story.

Dirt wasn't the strongest story I agree, the set up seemed odd. However, I was wondering if the story was meant to imply that the Rookie was -our- Rookie or not.


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Replies:

Halo EvolutionsRagashingo 11/26/09 12:20 a.m.
     Re: Halo EvolutionsInnerRayg 11/26/09 1:21 a.m.
           Re: Halo Evolutions - Question to all readersHedgemony 11/26/09 2:49 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Evolutions - Question to all readersLeviathan 11/26/09 3:04 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Evolutions - Question to all readersInnerRayg 11/26/09 4:45 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Evolutions - Question to all readersRagashingo 11/26/09 6:16 a.m.
                 30 pages of fun, over and over again *NM* *NM*Miguel Chavez 11/26/09 3:35 p.m.
     Re: Halo EvolutionsGrimBrother One 11/26/09 1:54 a.m.
     Re: Halo EvolutionsLeviathan 11/26/09 2:11 a.m.
     Re: Halo Evolutionsrolandk73 11/26/09 7:32 a.m.
           Re: Halo EvolutionsMetalingus627 11/26/09 4:52 p.m.
                 Re: Halo EvolutionsCaptainTony 11/26/09 5:12 p.m.
     Re: Halo EvolutionsAzo 'Galvat 11/26/09 9:30 a.m.
     Re: The Future of Halo NovelsCaptainTony 11/26/09 9:47 a.m.
           Re: Damn Preston Cole error *NM*CaptainTony 11/26/09 9:48 a.m.
           Re: The Future of Halo NovelsUNSC_Trooper 11/26/09 10:24 a.m.
                 Re: The Future of Halo NovelsRagashingo 11/26/09 10:30 a.m.
           Re: The Future of Halo NovelsRagashingo 11/26/09 10:25 a.m.
                 Re: The Future of Halo NovelsCaptainTony 11/26/09 10:29 a.m.
                       Re: The Future of Halo NovelsFrankie 11/26/09 12:28 p.m.
                             Re: The Future of Halo Novelsgunluva 11/26/09 12:36 p.m.
                                   Re: The Future of Halo NovelsFrankie 11/26/09 12:58 p.m.
                                         Re: The Future of Halo NovelsCaptainTony 11/26/09 1:00 p.m.
                                               Re: The Future of Halo NovelsAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 11/26/09 1:19 p.m.
                                                     BAM said the lady! Here's "Can Of Worms"AngelicLionheart 11/26/09 1:54 p.m.
                                         Re: The Future of Halo NovelsGeneral Vagueness 11/26/09 1:00 p.m.
                             Re: The Future of Halo NovelsCaptainTony 11/26/09 12:52 p.m.
                             Re: The Future of Halo NovelsAngelicLionheart 11/26/09 1:56 p.m.
                             Re: The Future of Halo NovelsMetalingus627 11/26/09 4:54 p.m.
     Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*DHalo 11/26/09 1:15 p.m.
           Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*CaptainTony 11/26/09 1:21 p.m.
           Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/26/09 1:26 p.m.
                 Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*DHalo 11/27/09 7:44 a.m.
                       Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Bry 11/27/09 8:13 a.m.
                       Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/27/09 9:15 a.m.
                             Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*DHalo 11/27/09 9:53 a.m.
                                   Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/27/09 11:15 a.m.
                                         Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Bry 11/27/09 11:39 a.m.
                                               Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/27/09 1:20 p.m.
           Re: Cole discrepancy...and a note. *spoilz*Ragashingo 11/26/09 1:28 p.m.
     Re: Halo EvolutionsEl Presidente81 11/26/09 2:09 p.m.
           Re: Halo EvolutionsFrankie 11/26/09 2:17 p.m.
                 Re: Halo EvolutionsGrimBrother One 11/26/09 9:28 p.m.
     SPOILERZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! *NM*terminator182 11/26/09 10:20 p.m.
           Duh.Ragashingo 11/26/09 10:56 p.m.
                 Re: Duh.terminator182 11/27/09 1:59 p.m.
     The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*gunluva 11/27/09 11:32 a.m.
           Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*Leisandir 11/28/09 9:12 a.m.
                 Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*rolandk73 11/28/09 9:39 a.m.
                       Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*Leisandir 11/28/09 10:32 a.m.
                             Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*gunluva 11/28/09 8:18 p.m.
                                   Re: The Mona Lisa line that made me sad *spoils*Bry 11/29/09 12:34 a.m.
                                         They could've just watched Sean of the Dead *NM*General Vagueness 11/29/09 11:05 a.m.
                                               Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadBry 11/29/09 11:16 a.m.
                                                     Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadGeneral Vagueness 11/29/09 9:22 p.m.
                                                           Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadLouis Wu 11/29/09 9:27 p.m.
                                                                 Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadGeneral Vagueness 11/29/09 9:29 p.m.
                                                                       Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadBry 11/30/09 3:48 a.m.
                                                     Re: They could've just watched Sean of the DeadMetalingus627 11/30/09 10:07 a.m.



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