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From outside Onyx, the surviving UNSC prowler ''Dusk'' watches on as the planet's surface rips apart, to reveal that the entire world is constructed of literally trillions of Sentinels, all connected together to provide an impenetrable defense around the shield world at the heart of the planet. The story is concluded on the other side of the slipspace rift, which is revealed to house an immense [[Dyson sphere]], which features terrain similar to that of Earth and is separated from normal space-time inside a compressed slipspace bubble. The survivors hold a memorial service to the fallen, and Fred-104 takes command of the remaining survivors, ordering them to move out and complete their mission of finding Forerunner artifacts and searching for a method of escape. Kelly then welcomes the new Spartan IIIs to the Blue Team, stating that they were "going to make a great team." | From outside Onyx, the surviving UNSC prowler ''Dusk'' watches on as the planet's surface rips apart, to reveal that the entire world is constructed of literally trillions of Sentinels, all connected together to provide an impenetrable defense around the shield world at the heart of the planet. The story is concluded on the other side of the slipspace rift, which is revealed to house an immense [[Dyson sphere]], which features terrain similar to that of Earth and is separated from normal space-time inside a compressed slipspace bubble. The survivors hold a memorial service to the fallen, and Fred-104 takes command of the remaining survivors, ordering them to move out and complete their mission of finding Forerunner artifacts and searching for a method of escape. Kelly then welcomes the new Spartan IIIs to the Blue Team, stating that they were "going to make a great team." | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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|1 = *Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose (Formerly SPARTAN-II [[Kurt-051]]) | |1 = | ||
*Lieutenant, Junior Grade | ===Human=== | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose (Formerly SPARTAN-II [[Kurt-051]]) | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Lieutenant, Junior Grade [[Frederic-104]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Kelly-087]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Linda-058]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[William-043]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Shane|Shane-A]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Robert (SPARTAN-III)|Robert-A]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Jane (SPARTAN-III)|Jane-A]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Tom-B292]] | ||
*Petty Officer Second Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Lucy-B091]] | ||
*Private | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Adam-B004]] | ||
*Petty Officer Third Class | *Petty Officer Second Class [[Min-B174]] | ||
*Petty Officer Third Class | *Private [[Ash-G099]] | ||
*Petty Officer Third Class | *Petty Officer Third Class [[Holly-G003]]<ref>Halopedian [[User:Strongbadrunner|Strongbadrunner]] contacted Eric Nylund, and he said the notation of her as G122 was an error.</ref> | ||
*Petty Officer Third Class | *Petty Officer Third Class [[Olivia|Olivia-G]] | ||
*General [[Howard Graves]] | *Petty Officer Third Class [[Mark|Mark-G]] | ||
*Petty Officer Third Class [[Dante-G188]] | |||
*General [[Howard Graves]] | |||
*[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] | *[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] | ||
*[[Franklin Mendez|Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] | *[[Franklin Mendez|Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] | ||
*[[John-117|Master Chief Petty Officer | *[[John-117|Master Chief Petty Officer John-117]] | ||
*[[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] | *[[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]] | ||
* | *[[Laura Tanner|Sergeant Laura Tanner]] | ||
* | *[[Jim Higgins|Corporal Jim Higgins]] | ||
*[[Richard Lash|Commander Richard Lash]] | *[[Richard Lash|Commander Richard Lash]] | ||
*[[Julian Waters|Lieutenant Commander Julian Waters]] | *[[Julian Waters|Lieutenant Commander Julian Waters]] | ||
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*[[Bethany Durruno|Lieutenant Bethany Durruno]] | *[[Bethany Durruno|Lieutenant Bethany Durruno]] | ||
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] | *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky|Margaret Parangosky]] | ||
*[[Aaron G. Gibson|Captain Gibson]] | *[[Aaron G. Gibson|Captain Aaron G. Gibson]] | ||
*[[Ned Rich|Rear Admiral Rich]] | *[[Ned Rich|Rear Admiral Ned Rich]] | ||
===AI=== | |||
*[[Deep Winter]] | *[[Deep Winter]] | ||
*[[Endless Summer]] | *[[Endless Summer]] | ||
*[[Jerrod]] | *[[Jerrod]] | ||
===Covenant=== | |||
*[[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | *[[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | ||
*[[Paruto Xida Konna | *[[Paruto Xida Konna]] | ||
*[[Waruna Xida Yotno | *[[Waruna Xida Yotno]] | ||
*[[Kwassass]] [[ | *[[Kwassass]] | ||
*[[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] | |||
*[[Uruo 'Losonaee | *[[Uruo 'Losonaee]] | ||
*[[Zasses ' | *[[Zasses 'Jeqkogoee]] | ||
*[[Y'gar 'Pewtrunoee | *[[Y'gar 'Pewtrunoee]] | ||
*[[Shipmaster|Ship Master]] [[Tano 'Inanraree | *[[Shipmaster|Ship Master]] [[Tano 'Inanraree]] | ||
*[[Shipmaster|Ship Master]] [[Qunu | *[[Shipmaster|Ship Master]] [[Qunu]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Reception== | |||
Critical reception to ''Ghosts of Onyx'' was mostly positive. IGN stated that it did some "pretty nifty things" and that it was "an interesting and very sneaky way to conclude a story without spoiling ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s story".<ref>http://xbox.ign.com/articles/749/749402p1.html</ref> Arbiter's Judgment stated that it was "a grand continuation of Nylund's previous work, and if you enjoyed it then you will enjoy Ghosts of Onyx, plain and simple".<ref>http://arbitersjudgement.blogspot.com/2006/11/halo-ghosts-of-onyx-review.html</ref> | |||
However, Subnova had reviews that were less then positive, stating that "it introduces a new character...well, 300 new characters, while incorporating no old ones, and it dizzies the reader with new facts and information". It also noted how the Master Chief and Cortana were "ignored", and only appeared in one section, rather than in the past books. <ref>http://www.subnova.com/books/</ref> | |||
==Sequel== | ==Sequel== | ||