Halo: Hunters in the Dark

There are only so many stories one can watch/read/play in any given franchise before, eventually, the plots all start to threaten to run together into one giant narrative muck…and unfortunately, I think I’ve reached that point with “Halo.” Don’t get me wrong – “Hunters in the Dark,” on its own terms,......more

There are countless other references to events and characters throughout the book, available for any lore fan to pluck at. Importantly though, Hunters in the Dark still stands on its own as a novel. Despite the wealth of canon that it draws from, it’s not bogged down in references nor does it feel l......more

(Light Spoilers) Wow, this was great stuff. I am once again in awe of how good a video game book series is. I'm serious when I say more people should be reading these books. Halo is my favorite series ever, so maybe I'm a bit biased. But believe me when I tell you these books are a delight. I highly......more

Promises not delivered The book had a very good set up to begin with but lacked the development of plot and characters. Blending of two species was praiseworthy though. All in all disappointed!......more

Having played the Halo games, I never ventured into Halo novels, until now. In Hunters in the Dark, Peter David sets up an adventure story with a mixed, colorful cast of characters as they go through the portal on Earth to the remnants of the Ark. There they must stop a demented monitor from wiping......more