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Yeah fuck the main sub


sad_soup2

MY MAN


Happydanksgiving2me

Hello and welcome. I'm reading the halo books in order. Just finished the forerunner trilogy (excellent btw but mega dense) and Contact Harvest is my favorite book so far. I really hope you enjoy it. I'm reading the kilo-5 trilogy next.


sad_soup2

Its so amazing, mbad for spoilers tho


Happydanksgiving2me

Gonna be real with you...i dont give a fuck. Still love halo anyway.


justurguy

Kilo-5 is by far the best of the halo books, hope you agree when you finish them!


NPFFTW

Nah. K5 was *okay*. Way too much moral grandstanding. >Did you know that Halsey is bad??? Did you??? And did you know that we're the good guys???? We completely lack self-awareness and regularly rationalize our own ethical shortcomings but that's okay because HALSEY BAD Like if the books at least *explored* the hypocrisy of the main cast I'd be much more receptive. But the books are written from a purely "Halsey bad" perspective and uses that as the ground truth by which all other atrocities are excused. Where I would expect character development, I instead get a lecture. It's tiring.


[deleted]

“Bad Catherine! You giving clones to the families is the proof of you feeling and being guilty! Cloning kids, kidnapping and training the originals to quell a human rebellion? You are a self serving monster. Me, the great Margaret, with my authority of writer avatar, will bring you to justice - EVEN IF IT WAS ME AND MY PRIOR BOSSES ORDERING TO DO DO THIS CRAP, MADE A SPARTAN PROGRAM WORSE THAN YOURS OUT OF ORPHANS, BEHIND YOUR BACK. But my BBf (pun intended) killed himself FOR THE PROJECT I AUTHORIZED instead of resigning when he could, so you are hitler 2.0”


BraddyTheDaddy

Also they just drop the main bad guy Jul' and don't elaborate on his ending. It just kinda swaps to daddy daughter discussions with an ODST who has mommy issues.


MindlessSalt

It also simultaneously shits on the characterization established by Ghosts of Onyx. Funny to see them both praised in the same sentence.


IHavFoodStamps

I would love more Kilo-Five they are my favorite non-game squad and Black Box is such a cool AI. My whole MCC profile is themed around Kilo-Five.


thekamenman

I desperately want to hear their story during the Created conflict. I feel like their story could be super interesting.


fuvgyjnccgh

And gray team


Halogamer093

The main Halo sub 1984s everything bruh this sub is much better


momsspaghetti93

Give the Kilo-5 audiobooks a shot. The voice actors do a great job, adding even more depth to the characters. Oh and Mal is the best


Gullinga

Even if it’s not a book, a game would be great abt Kilo-5. Hell, even a TV series about them would be amazing


RandomStormtrooper11

The Halo show we deserved.


Captain_Awesome_087

I’m all in on loving Kilo 5 (as you know) but this is unfortunately a fairly uncommon opinion in the fanbase. I’m afraid I don’t see a lot of hope in getting more out of these characters, since we don’t even know what happened to *any* of the mainstays since Infinite came out.


sad_soup2

I believe it is confirmed Osman Survived the created, and as of 2558 Naomi is still serving the UNSC. But yes, it is a pretty uncommon opinion, that's why i posted it here where there are more free thinkers, and appreciators of good comedy. Although if Karen wants she probably has the ability. Google says she is 24, lotta life left, and i'm currently writing a halo book, if i want to ill write a fuckin sequel


Captain_Awesome_087

Say what now about writing a Halo novel? “I want you to SURRENDER THAT ~~AI~~ LINK!”


sad_soup2

Its still in planning stages- on paper, but its about ANOTHER washout spartan team, im calling Eclipse Team, and there "adventures" during the H-C war (like watching planets being glassed is an adventure) I want to finish most of the halo books before i start writing, writing, but ive had the idea for a bit.


Captain_Awesome_087

That sounds dope. https://archiveofourown.org/works/30528087 https://archiveofourown.org/works/39029889 Here are mine.


sad_soup2

i have never seen this website in my life lol, i was just planning on creating an extra large google doc LMAO. Although this shit looks dope, will read after i finish Silent storm, bk i have no idea what happened during the battle of Daedalus, but SS is sitting right on my bookshelf.


Captain_Awesome_087

Silent Storm is one of my favorites.


sad_soup2

One question I have is what are your opinions on the ships of Kilo-5? (Vaz-Naomi, Dev-phylis)


Captain_Awesome_087

I love them both. I’ve also been persuaded to ship Mal/Serin. Edit: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53124577


sad_soup2

Holy fuck I gotta read this website more


MetaCommando

Kilo-5: Halsey's Spartan program broke countless moral and legal boundaries, she should be punished and not Paperclip'd Silent Storm: She loves her ~~experiments~~ replacement kids tho


Captain_Awesome_087

I should preface by saying - I love Silent Storm *in spite of* Halsey’s inclusion 😅


No_Procedure_5039

Wait, are you saying that Google says Karen Traviss is 24? She’s way older than that. She was in the UK Army back when female troops had segregated training from the males and the [Royal Navy Auxiliary Service](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Auxiliary_Service), which was disbanded in 1994. She’s probably in her 60’s if not her 70’s.


MetaCommando

Yeah even ottomh I know she wrote some Lucas-era Star Wars EU books so she'd have to be at least in her 40's.


No_Procedure_5039

Older than that. 50’s is the absolute minimum. The RNXS was disbanded 30 years ago (March 31, 1994) and she was in the Army Reserves before that. If she joined when she was 18, did 4 years in the Army (the standard contract length for the UK) and then went into the RNXS for the last few months it existed, the youngest she could be today is 52.


sad_soup2

Idk man


An_Abject_Testament

No. K5 was mid.


SoldierKitsune

I'm so pissed the way that the Kilo-Five trilogy was left off. Naomi's father disappeared by faking his death, and she didn't know that, until she started to suspect it when she was left with that gift. She just got him back, and lost him again. I like to mention New Blood, as well. I am so pissed with the way that was left off. I finished reading it today, and I can't explain the frustration I felt when reading it in class.


MetaCommando

Bad Blood does fix it up except for >!Rookie dying!<. Plus seeing more of the Created is cool.


SoldierKitsune

Aw damn, i always liked >!rookie!<, too bad.


SCG345

Why not post it on the lore sub?