Forum:Halo: Broken Circle: Difference between revisions

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We know that a lot of the early Covenant's technology came from several Shield World installations that they stumbled across, allowing the Prophets to reverse-engineer more technology not derived solely from the dreadnought. If it was anything like Trevalyan, then it probably had ships, vehicles and Huragok, which would have been a significant jump in immediate tech level. The cover may depict one of those.-- [[User:Morhek|Qura 'Morhek]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|The Autocrat]] [[User talk:Specops306|of Morheka]] 05:52, 22 June 2014 (EDT)

:I'm convinced that the "planet" is a dilapidated Requiem-type shield world for the reasons mentioned above. I find it hard to buy into the idea that it's High Charity, though that theory is building up steam on the ''Waypoint'' forums. --[[User:Braidenvl|'''''Our vengeance is at hand.''''']] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|Talk to me.]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)

==Author==

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So I feel hopeful that he can write a successful novel. And at least this time, the aliens cannot say "As the humans say..." - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 10:29, 22 June 2014 (EDT)

:The only John Shirley work I'd heard of until yesterday was ''BioShock: Rapture''. Simply put, the man seems to be the anti-Karen Traviss. When one author brags about doing minimal research and the other clearly invests a huge amount of time and effort into understanding the setting, there's no doubt who I'd rather have writing ''Halo'' novels. "I like to remain ''totally objective'' in my writing. Now who wants to hear me soapbox about a universe and characters I don't understand?" - Fake!Karen Traviss --[[User:Braidenvl|'''''Our vengeance is at hand.''''']] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|Talk to me.]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)

==Choice of subject matter==

As I read the description, I wonder why they went back to the creation of the Covenant? Anyone else? I thought the next Halo Book would be about the Forerunners or maybe ~~Floor~~, but the Dawn of the Covenant? Humph, interesting. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/76.17.73.143|76.17.73.143]] 08:06, 24 June 2014 (EDT)

As I read the description, I wonder why they went back to the creation of the Covenant? Anyone else? I thought the next Halo Book would be about the Forerunners or maybe Flood, but the Dawn of the Covenant? Humph, interesting. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/76.17.73.143|76.17.73.143]] 08:06, 24 June 2014 (EDT)

:I've wanted a novel about the formation of the UNSC (from the Rain Forest Wars to the Callisto Treaty) for many years. Barring that, how about one that focuses entirely on the Insurrection? Anyway, a Covenant origin story has always been third on my list. I just hope we get to see some of the [[San 'Shyuum Schism|major]] [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum war|pre-Covenant]] [[Writ of Union|events]] that led to the hegemony's founding before it jumps to the "present", which I'm guessing will take place in the first few centuries of the Covenant's existence. If the blurb is any indication, this story may shape up to be quite similar to ''The Duel''. I'm looking forward to it. --[[User:Braidenvl|'''''Our vengeance is at hand.''''']] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|Talk to me.]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)

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 We know that a lot of the early Covenant's technology came from several Shield World installations that they stumbled across, allowing the Prophets to reverse-engineer more technology not derived solely from the dreadnought. If it was anything like Trevalyan, then it probably had ships, vehicles and Huragok, which would have been a significant jump in immediate tech level. The cover may depict one of those.-- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 05:52, 22 June 2014 (EDT)
+:I'm convinced that the "planet" is a dilapidated Requiem-type shield world for the reasons mentioned above. I find it hard to buy into the idea that it's High Charity, though that theory is building up steam on the ''Waypoint'' forums. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our vengeance is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
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 So I feel hopeful that he can write a successful novel. And at least this time, the aliens cannot say "As the humans say..." - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 10:29, 22 June 2014 (EDT)
+:The only John Shirley work I'd heard of until yesterday was ''BioShock: Rapture''. Simply put, the man seems to be the anti-Karen Traviss. When one author brags about doing minimal research and the other clearly invests a huge amount of time and effort into understanding the setting, there's no doubt who I'd rather have writing ''Halo'' novels. "I like to remain ''totally objective'' in my writing. Now who wants to hear me soapbox about a universe and characters I don't understand?" - Fake!Karen Traviss --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our vengeance is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
 ==Choice of subject matter==
-As I read the description, I wonder why they went back to the creation of the Covenant? Anyone else? I thought the next Halo Book would be about the Forerunners or maybe Floor, but the Dawn of the Covenant? Humph, interesting. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/76.17.73.143|76.17.73.143]] 08:06, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
+As I read the description, I wonder why they went back to the creation of the Covenant? Anyone else? I thought the next Halo Book would be about the Forerunners or maybe Flood, but the Dawn of the Covenant? Humph, interesting. Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/76.17.73.143|76.17.73.143]] 08:06, 24 June 2014 (EDT)
+:I've wanted a novel about the formation of the UNSC (from the Rain Forest Wars to the Callisto Treaty) for many years. Barring that, how about one that focuses entirely on the Insurrection? Anyway, a Covenant origin story has always been third on my list. I just hope we get to see some of the [[San 'Shyuum Schism|major]] [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum war|pre-Covenant]] [[Writ of Union|events]] that led to the hegemony's founding before it jumps to the "present", which I'm guessing will take place in the first few centuries of the Covenant's existence. If the blurb is any indication, this story may shape up to be quite similar to ''The Duel''. I'm looking forward to it. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our vengeance is at hand.'''''</span>]] [[File:Gravemind.svg|14px]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 11:56, 24 June 2014 (EDT)