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Ghost of Onynx

Halo: Ghosts of OnyxHalo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric S. Nylund
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The common topic is about augmented soldiers. These like other Halo books deal with cyborg/genetically enhanced soldiers. I think we are at version 3 of these cyborgs. One irony I did notice was the first batch of these approved soldiers were... (drum roll please)... 300.

They need drugs to keep them under control. It kind of reminded me of the Jem'Haddar in the Trek universe. The Jem'Haddar were genetically engineered creature who lifespan was just 5 years and was made to be suicidal soldiers. Sort like a poorly trained pitbull with intelligence... the exception is they were not cyborgs.

If you are into military futuristic tech. This story is for you. There are other hardcore science fiction aspects of the story that is part of the Halo Universe that not unique to it. First sample you have:

1) Advanced ancient civilizations, where the technology survives the said civilization.
2) Advanced human AI that can interface with ancient civilization technology.
3) The mystery of why said ancient civilization disappeared but not as technology.

In the Halo Universe, these are the Forerunners and the Precursors. (you can Google them if you like I'm just mentioning the aspect of what I saw in this particular book)

To read about them you can read the Halo Universe series of the Forerunner Saga it is a trilogy and I think I will be writing about them soon.

Enjoy the day




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