22 Responses so far

1. 1. Ken McConnell on Jul 17th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

   Dang man, I’m the only person I know who doesn’t get all into Halo and you are making it too hard for me to maintain my distance when it comes to that game and universe!

   I may have to fall into the Halo event horizon, just to read my favorite author.

2. 2. Jim on Jul 17th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

   Ken, go for it. You won’t regret it. It’s a very lush landscape. The boys at Bungie have done an excellent job at creating a large and diverse Haloverse.

   And the cover looks gorgeous, Tobias! I can’t wait to read it.

3. 3. Jon on Jul 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

   Ooh, pretty.

   Ken, if it makes you feel better, I’ve never played Halo. Last game of Bungie’s I spent any time with was their Marathon trilogy.

4. 4. Caleb on Jul 17th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

   Cover looks great! I can’t wait to read it!!!

5. 5. Ben on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

   …and now that news of the cover art has been posted on the Halo.Bungie.Org front page: http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=23433
   …
   you’re gonna get a lot more Halo-fan “opinions”

   I’m really looking forward to what new characters we get to meet in this one!

6. 6. Tobias Buckell on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

   Heh, that’s cool.

   As for the opinions, well, that’s half the fun, speculating

7. 7. Josh Brooks on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

   I for one, as a hardcore Halo fan, think the cover art looks really good, and fits well with the other books in the IP (all of which I have read, and can say that Eric Nylund’s contributions to the series are some of the best SciFi I have read, much less a video game IP story) visual wise.

   I’m also very interested to see the back story of Gray Team, since I was one of the people who noticed that reference and went, “Hmmm…” As for your writing, Mr. Buckell, I plan on covering the Ragamuffin books before Cole Protocol comes out to get a feel for your writing style.

   I am, however, confident you will do the series justice, and that’s not a condescending comment at all, I just really think you’ve got the stuff to do well and I look forward to hearing your comments at ComiCon.

8. 8. Jon on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

   ….awesomeness ensues…

9. 9. Zachari on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

   I’m astounded by the cover. If the content beyond the cover is just as good, you, my friend, will have gained a follower.

10. 10. Tobias Buckell on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Thanks for the vote of confidence guys!

    I like Nylund’s books as well, though I have to admit Staten’s glimpses in the world behind Halo and how much he fleshed it out were a great deal of fun for me as well because I’m a world building junkie

11. 11. Mike on Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    I’ve read all of the Halo books, and it excites me that you liked Staten’s Contact Harvest. If your book fleshes out the Halo universe to the same extent, then it will definitely be a hit!

12. 12. Justin on Jul 17th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    Wow This is an awesome cover, I look forward to finding out what model of Mjolnir armor that is on the cover.

    And I am gonna grab this book anyway, I love everything in the Halo Canon and look forward to learning more about Grey team.

13. 13. Jim (TTL Demag0gue) on Jul 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm

    Huh, apparently this cover is just the initial sketch. Apparently the final product will be even more spectacular (see Ben’s news post link in comment #5)!

14. 14. Christian on Jul 17th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    whoa…Spartans? Spartan IV’s? I CANT WAIT!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!

15. 15. Roy on Jul 18th, 2008 at 3:41 am

    Nice cover! I believe that’s Mark IV armor? Since Mark V was the first with the shields and Gray Team was to far in space to come back to Reach for it.

    I am really looking forward to this book! I’m currently rereading al the Halo novels again. I have to say that I like Eric Nylunds book best (especially Fall Of Reach). Contact Harvest had great info in it, but I didn’t really like the writing style. Maybe I should pick up some of your books Mr. Buckell. I am confident you will do the series justice

    I have two question and I hope you can answer them:

    1) In which timeframe does the book take place? Will we read about events after the ending of Halo 3?

    2) Is there any chance we’ll read about the other Spartans besides Gray Team? (The Spartans II’s and III’s who are with Dr. Halsey in the Micro Dyson Sphere/Shield World)

    I’m really looking forward to your book!

16. 16. Tobias Buckell on Jul 18th, 2008 at 4:22 am

    Thanks for commenting Roy.

    I can’t really answer your specific questions right now, sadly, I hope you’ll understand.

    I would point you to http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo:_The_Cole_Protocol where they are keeping a close eye on all the details that so far have been confirmed by Tor and Bungie in press releases, and of course, if you choose to, you can keep an eye out here for links to that sort of stuff when it comes available.

17. 17. Steve Buchheit on Jul 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Jon, me too (with Marathon) and I’ve never forgiven Bungie for not letting me kill that (colorful, but not for the faint of heart explicative ramble) Durandal. I was sooo looking forward to doing that.

    Tobias, you seem to have Teh Luck when it comes to cover art.

18. 18. Maj Williams on Jul 18th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    Hey Tobias! Looking forward to reading this. The new cover looks great! I have read every novel so far and I am looking forward to see how your style of story telling will mix with the Halo Universe. If the cover is a sign at all, it would seem it is off to a good first step.

19. 19. Cole VanFossen on Aug 16th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    I was just wondering…Out of all of the Halo novels written, which one is your favorite?

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