Spartan Gray Team, a three-man renegade squad, has a simple task; wreak havoc behind enemy lines in any way they see fit.
It has gotten to the point in our society where everyone knows what Halo is. It's a video game series originally created by Bungie. But did you know that there are also quite a few books to help fill out the back story? The more you know.
The Cole Protocol follows Spartan Gray Team as they investigate an alliance between the Kig-Yar (Jackals for those who don't dive into the Halo wikis) and a small colony of Humans. There is also a secondary storyline that intertwines itself with this one involving Thel 'Vadamee, Sangheili (Elite) Shipmaster of the Fleet of Particular Justice. This secondary storyline fills in part of his story before his involvement in Halo 2.
Like the other books written based on Halo, the backstories and attention to detail in said stories is amazingly well done. It makes you want to know more about the back story of the locations and things in the book, and that, in my opinion is the mark of a great writer. However, this does have the unwanted side effect of feeling like they didn't go into enough detail in some cases and too much in others.
The same goes for the characters. Sometimes I felt like I should have been given additional information (some of which is found in other books, some online. Thank you Halopedia!) and others I feel like I could have done with less information. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does detract from the overall flow of the book a little.
How well did The Cole Protocol grab my attention? Well, it's Halo, so the answer is very well. When this book had released, I had read every Halo book released to that point, I was ready for another. That's a great way to release books. Downside of this is that I need to now get the newest books to read as well.
Overall, I believe the book is well deserving of its 8½ star rating. The story is well thought out and fills in the gaps nicely. The one downside that causes it to lose the stars it did was the lack of consistency in details. However, it is still worth a read or two. You can pick up a copy on Barnes & Noble or Amazon for cheap.
Like the other books written based on Halo, the backstories and attention to detail in said stories is amazingly well done. It makes you want to know more about the back story of the locations and things in the book, and that, in my opinion is the mark of a great writer. However, this does have the unwanted side effect of feeling like they didn't go into enough detail in some cases and too much in others.
The same goes for the characters. Sometimes I felt like I should have been given additional information (some of which is found in other books, some online. Thank you Halopedia!) and others I feel like I could have done with less information. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does detract from the overall flow of the book a little.
How well did The Cole Protocol grab my attention? Well, it's Halo, so the answer is very well. When this book had released, I had read every Halo book released to that point, I was ready for another. That's a great way to release books. Downside of this is that I need to now get the newest books to read as well.
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| The Cole Protocol receives an above average rating |
Overall, I believe the book is well deserving of its 8½ star rating. The story is well thought out and fills in the gaps nicely. The one downside that causes it to lose the stars it did was the lack of consistency in details. However, it is still worth a read or two. You can pick up a copy on Barnes & Noble or Amazon for cheap.
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