3.5
Halo: Smoke and Shadow
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An original digital-first enovella set in the Halo Universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!
Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-war galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge has certainly made her mark on the trade. When the discovery of a wrecked UNSC cruiser brings Rion’s past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she’s hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father and his ship, the Spirit of Fire? This digital-first enovella also contains the complete text of Kelly Gay's short story “Into the Fire,” originally featured in the collection Halo: Fractures.
Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-war galaxy littered with scrap, it’s the salvager’s motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge has certainly made her mark on the trade. When the discovery of a wrecked UNSC cruiser brings Rion’s past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she’s hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father and his ship, the Spirit of Fire? This digital-first enovella also contains the complete text of Kelly Gay's short story “Into the Fire,” originally featured in the collection Halo: Fractures.
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3.5
““Despite her obvious reluctance to fire her weapon and alert the sangheili, executing a living creature that posed no threat, no matter what it was, wasn’t part of Rion’s bag of tricks. She had some scruples. Cade, however, obviously disagreed, his expression saying he had every right to cut down the hostile, sleeping or not. To him, that hunter represented the brutal slaughter of hundreds of his fellow soldiers. It was still the enemy. And for a part of Cade, the war would always rage on.”
This took me until about halfway through to really get into it, but once Kelly Gay started detailing the relationship between Rion and Cade, I became invested. The other characters didn’t get significant development, but they were characterized really well, and the twist that Kip was actively betraying the crew hit its mark well. I hope he stays on in the next few novels, he’s a very interesting character. Overall, it was a great book and a fantastic Halo novella!”
“I went into Smoke and Shadow excited because I enjoy the Halo universe, but this novella just didn't land for me. The pacing felt uneven-slow in parts where I wanted more action, then rushed through moments that could've been developed. The characters were okay, but none of them really stood out or kept me invested.”
About Kelly Gay
Kelly Gay is a USA TODAY bestselling author and the critically acclaimed creator of the Charlie Madigan urban fantasy series. She is a multipublished author with works translated into several languages. She is a two-time RITA nominee, an ARRA nominee, a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, and a SIBA Book Award Long List finalist. Kelly is also a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council’s Fellowship Grant in Literature. Within the Halo universe, she has authored the widely lauded novels Halo: The Rubicon Protocol (a USA TODAY bestseller), Halo: Point of Light, and Halo: Renegades, the novella Halo: Smoke and Shadow, and the short story “Into the Fire,” featured in Halo: Fractures. She can be found online at KellyGay.com.
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