Halo: Oblivion

Halo: Oblivion - A Master Chief Story is a print novel by Troy Denning, released on September 24, 2019, and is a sequel to Halo: Silent Storm.

Plot synopsis
In the year 2526, mere months after first contact with the Covenant at Harvest, the UNSC is desperately fighting on the planet Mesra with the objective of denying vital resources to the enemy. Blue Team is deployed to the surface, aided by the 24th Marine Engineering Brigade. As Blue Team fails to stop an assault of Drones and Wraiths, they are exfiltrated by the UNSC Night Watch, a prowler under the command of Amalea Petrov. The Spartans are briefed on their next mission: a salvage operation on the planet Netherop, where intelligence gathered from a Battle Group X-Ray wolfpack indicated a downed Covenant frigate, designated Lucky Break. As the Night Watch is in slipspace, Fleetmaster Nizat ‘Kvarosee is recalled to High Charity for debriefing by the High Prophets. ‘Kvarosee is blamed for the loss of several Covenant assets: the Ring of Mighty Abundance, the supercarrier Hammer of Faith, and two cities previously inhabited by the Forerunners. ‘Kvarosee, knowing that he will be ordered executed by the Silent Shadow, decided to use the Lucky Break, Covenant name Steadfast Strike, as bait for a trap for Spartans. Meanwhile, the Night Watch arrives at Netherop and deploys their troops to the surface, getting shot down in the process. As soon discovered, Netherop is lethally hot. Petrov tasks Blue Team with capturing the Licky Break as it is their only means of escape. En route to the crash site, Fred-104 sees what he believes to be human children watching him.

Trivia

 * When mentioning the death of Samuel-034, the book states that Sam had to use his armor's self-destruct. However, Sam died when the Unrelenting exploded.