Halo: Glasslands: Difference between revisions

{{Article Quote|With the [[Human-Covenant War|Human-Covenant war]] over, the universe is in chaos. The enemy that gave [[human]]ity much-needed drive and unity has been defeated. Rising from the trauma of this long-fought, devastating conflict, the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] must now lay claim to the universe. But new dangers, both alien and human, may threaten any chance for lasting peace. Join a group of old soldiers and new heroes as they begin a mission to penetrate what was once the heart of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant empire]] in a desperate attempt to stop old foes from rising again.<ref name = "Amazon"/>}}

Set after the events of ''[[Halo 3]]'' in [[2553]],<ref name="panel 1">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1'']</ref> ''Halo: Glasslands'' will explore the volatile political situation in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="release"/> Though the story of ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' will be continued in the novel and its events and characters will play a pivotal role,<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/3 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo Bulletin Archive - The Halo Bulletin: 6/22/11'']</ref><ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive36.pl?read=1083555 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Halo:Glassland coverart!'']</ref> the main focus of the story is on a UNSC black operations team sent by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to [[Sanghelios]]. Although officially a diplomatic mission, their main objective is to sow discord between disparate [[Sangheili]] factions by any means necessary.

Led by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]], a failed [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] candidate and a protege of ONI director [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]], the team consists of a SPARTAN-II, [[Naomi-010]]; three [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s, [[Vasily Beloi]], [[Mal Geffen]], and [[Lian Devereaux]]; and the AI construct [[Black-Box]]. They are accompanied by a [[civilian]] academic known as [[Evan Phillips]], who is notably one of the few humans fluent in the [[Covenant languages|Sangheili language]]. The team's allegiances are tested as they are asked to commit questionable actions, including surrendering a captured [[Huragok]] to ONI. At one point, they meet with the survivors from the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref name="sparkast">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_005.mp3 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''343 Sparkast 005'']</ref>

The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] will be fleshed out and the moral implications of the SPARTAN-II program and those involved with it - including [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] - will be explored.<ref name="panel 1"/> In addition, Sangheili culture and the impact the sundering of the Covenant had on their society will be explored in detail.<ref name="sparkast"/>

*[[Ruth Charet]] {{First mentioned}}