A Master Chief story and original full-length novel set in the Halo
universe--based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!
2526. It has been a year since humanity engaged in its destructive
first contact with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known
as the Covenant. Now the hostilities have led to open war, and the
United Nations Space Command understands virtually nothing about its new
enemy. There are only two certainties--the Covenant is determined to
eradicate humanity, and they have the superior technology to do just
that. The UNSC's only hope lies with the Spartans: enhanced
supersoldiers raised and trained from childhood via a clandestine black
ops project to be living weapons. Their designated commander, Petty
Officer John-117, has been assigned to lead the Spartans on a desperate
counterattack designed to rock the Covenant back on its heels, and to
buy humanity the time it needs to gather intelligence and prepare its
defenses.
But not everyone wants the Spartans to succeed. A coalition of human
insurrectionist leaders believes an alliance with the Covenant to be its
best hope of finally winning independence from the Unified Earth
Government. To further their plans, the insurrectionists have dispatched
a sleeper agent to sabotage the UNSC counterattack--and ensure that
John-117 and the Spartans never return from battle....
