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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact

Thanks to HBO:

No cover art yet,just the name of the audio book along the release date.

http://www.audioeditions.com/products/Halo-Glasslands-Karen-T raviss-2772818.aspx

Oh and according to this page,it has 400 pages :D
http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Glasslands-Karen-Traviss/dp/076532 3931/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1308330258&sr =8-1

Discuss.

  • 06.17.2011 10:06 AM PDT
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Do not panic, or you will fail.

Finally, I've been wondering when the hell this was going to be released. Looking forward to it.

  • 06.17.2011 10:10 AM PDT

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"Happiness is like glass, you might not always notice it but if you change your view and then that glass will sparkle when it reflects the light."

Can't wait for it.

  • 06.17.2011 10:11 AM PDT

If you're passionate about the thing you're talking about, I'll always lend an ear.

High expectations.

  • 06.17.2011 10:55 AM PDT

Sangheili Major: "Brute ships. Staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us, three-to-one!"

Rtas 'Vadum: "Then it is an even fight. All Cruisers, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!"

Hell yes! Can't wait for this!

  • 06.17.2011 11:01 AM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

I love Traviss' working Star Wars and her contribution to Evolutions, but I'm not going to get too hyped up, ninja you'd be wise to do the same.

  • 06.17.2011 11:03 AM PDT

If you're passionate about the thing you're talking about, I'll always lend an ear.

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
I love Traviss' working Star Wars and her contribution to Evolutions, but I'm not going to get too hyped up, ninja you'd be wise to do the same.

You're right.
:)

  • 06.17.2011 11:04 AM PDT

"On the seventh day, god did not rest, but rather he created 64 player multiplayer!"

I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

[Edited on 06.17.2011 11:17 AM PDT]

  • 06.17.2011 11:17 AM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

...

You shouldn't hype yourself over it at all, especially not for the author. And really, she doesn't understand Halo? Did you even read Human Weakness?

  • 06.17.2011 11:18 AM PDT

She said in an interview that her book has nothing to do with nylunds characters, its just set in the time period following GOO.

  • 06.17.2011 11:27 AM PDT

"The measure of a man is what he does with power"-Plato

Considering how amazing the Gears Of War novels are.

I'm in.

  • 06.17.2011 11:36 AM PDT

Posted by: cB4d93
Posted by: Silent Eli
you are a good translator
Idiot can be a hard language to learn, but once you get it down, everything becomes so clear! The whole world will make sense to you.

Glasslands? Sounds like it will be about people that survived glassing on Human colonies to me.

  • 06.17.2011 11:47 AM PDT


Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.


Did you read Ghosts of Onyx?

  • 06.17.2011 11:55 AM PDT

"On the seventh day, god did not rest, but rather he created 64 player multiplayer!"


Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

...

You shouldn't hype yourself over it at all, especially not for the author. And really, she doesn't understand Halo? Did you even read Human Weakness?


No, I haven't, is it a requirement? I said I read an interview with her and it didn't make me feel good about her writing the book. Did you even read my post?


Posted by: TedToaster22

Did you read Ghosts of Onyx?


Yes.

  • 06.17.2011 12:11 PM PDT


Posted by: BK Burger Boy
Glasslands? Sounds like it will be about people that survived glassing on Human colonies to me.


True.

Well, my best guess would be it is about the early days of recolonization by the UNSC. After all: the books supposedly do take place after GoO/H3 and The Return (Evolutions) already gave us a glimpse of the way the glassed planets play a role after H3.

There could be plenty of struggles with for instance the Insurrection now smelling their chances to attack and defeat an incredibly weakened UNSC. There could be stories about the fragile cooperation between UNSC and Elites (who just might not care about humans at all, with The Return in mind) and other stuff like that.

I'm not getting hyped yet, but I'm looking forward to her first book.

  • 06.17.2011 12:14 PM PDT

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

Posted by: Hydrilus

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

...

You shouldn't hype yourself over it at all, especially not for the author. And really, she doesn't understand Halo? Did you even read Human Weakness?


No, I haven't, is it a requirement? I said I read an interview with her and it didn't make me feel good about her writing the book. Did you even read my post?


Posted by: TedToaster22

Did you read Ghosts of Onyx?


Yes.


The author can be the biggest dick in the world and yet still write a masterpiece. Just saying. Her past novels speak for themselves. However, I do share some hesitation, but I am curious for the interview. I know certain Star Wars fanboys hate her because her depiction of Mandalorians don't match those of a rejected script for Empire Strikes Back, but that's it really.

And really, if you are going to claim she sounds like she doesn't get Halo, it would be beneficial to read her Halo story too.

[Edited on 06.17.2011 12:24 PM PDT]

  • 06.17.2011 12:23 PM PDT

"On the seventh day, god did not rest, but rather he created 64 player multiplayer!"


Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

...

You shouldn't hype yourself over it at all, especially not for the author. And really, she doesn't understand Halo? Did you even read Human Weakness?


No, I haven't, is it a requirement? I said I read an interview with her and it didn't make me feel good about her writing the book. Did you even read my post?


Posted by: TedToaster22

Did you read Ghosts of Onyx?


Yes.


The author can be the biggest dick in the world and yet still write a masterpiece. Just saying. Her past novels speak for themselves. However, I do share some hesitation, but I am curious for the interview. I know certain Star Wars fanboys hate her because her depiction of Mandalorians don't match those of a rejected script for Empire Strikes Back, but that's it really.

And really, if you are going to claim she sounds like she doesn't get Halo, it would be beneficial to read her Halo story too.


I agree, it would be beneficial, but my reaction to her interview would have been nearly the same. Instead of feeling like she doesn't "get" Halo, I'd be asking, "What happened during the time between Human Weakness and Glasslands? Did she forget what Halo was about?"

Despite how good Human Weakness might be, not everything an author writes can be a masterpiece. There are hits, and there are misses. I'm hoping Glasslands will be awesome but, as I said before, I'm keeping my expectations within reach.

  • 06.17.2011 1:48 PM PDT


Posted by: Hydrilus

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus

Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: Hydrilus
I really wish Eric N. had written it but I'll have to take what I can get. An interview I read last year with Karen about her writing the book kind of put me off...made me feel like she didn't understand Halo that well so...I'm not gonna over hype this for myself.

...

You shouldn't hype yourself over it at all, especially not for the author. And really, she doesn't understand Halo? Did you even read Human Weakness?


No, I haven't, is it a requirement? I said I read an interview with her and it didn't make me feel good about her writing the book. Did you even read my post?


Posted by: TedToaster22

Did you read Ghosts of Onyx?


Yes.


The author can be the biggest dick in the world and yet still write a masterpiece. Just saying. Her past novels speak for themselves. However, I do share some hesitation, but I am curious for the interview. I know certain Star Wars fanboys hate her because her depiction of Mandalorians don't match those of a rejected script for Empire Strikes Back, but that's it really.

And really, if you are going to claim she sounds like she doesn't get Halo, it would be beneficial to read her Halo story too.


I agree, it would be beneficial, but my reaction to her interview would have been nearly the same. Instead of feeling like she doesn't "get" Halo, I'd be asking, "What happened during the time between Human Weakness and Glasslands? Did she forget what Halo was about?"

Despite how good Human Weakness might be, not everything an author writes can be a masterpiece. There are hits, and there are misses. I'm hoping Glasslands will be awesome but, as I said before, I'm keeping my expectations within reach.


Karren Traviss gets into the psyche of her characters, and excells in devoloping them throughout her stories. She usually holds no censors and gets into the -blam!- over how the people feel.

She's also a very descriptive action writer, but can just make a bunch of guys sitting around, bull -blam!- ing at a bar as interesting as an action scene, turning it into a psyche-analysis on all of them. The way she presents characters always keeps me hooked (Human Weakness for one, the Gears of War boos for two and the Star Wars books for third. Even though they're no longer canon on account of the T-canon>C-canon levels, I still read them.)

  • 06.17.2011 2:09 PM PDT

"Me? Who am I but a lowly Sangheili, not knowing what is happening in There. There, what lies my peoples' future. There, where I cannot make desicions on who we fight. There, the homeworld of my people." ~ Enme Etsor

Traviss is an amazing author.

  • 06.17.2011 2:37 PM PDT
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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.

Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.

At first I thought it was only an audiobook, but then I saw it was hardcover as well. Got me worried for a bit. Should be a nice read.

  • 06.17.2011 2:42 PM PDT
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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact

Frankie teases us :)

It is the best "contemporary" (non-Forerunner) Halo novel so far, IMO. Mr Vociferous feels much as I do.


"Better" is pretty subjective. The fact is that without foundational work by Nylund, Staten and others, Karen would not have had such a rich starting point, but I have to say, she has some real -blam!--eating-grin scenes in there. There are some absolutely badass moments in terms of action, but some of the biggest smiles are from the way she has grown some of your favorite characters.



Favorite characters huh?Is it Halsey?Arby?

  • 06.17.2011 3:10 PM PDT
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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.

Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.


Posted by: hotshot revan II
Frankie teases us :)

It is the best "contemporary" (non-Forerunner) Halo novel so far, IMO. Mr Vociferous feels much as I do.


"Better" is pretty subjective. The fact is that without foundational work by Nylund, Staten and others, Karen would not have had such a rich starting point, but I have to say, she has some real -blam!--eating-grin scenes in there. There are some absolutely badass moments in terms of action, but some of the biggest smiles are from the way she has grown some of your favorite characters.



Favorite characters huh?Is it Halsey?Arby?

Wow, now I am really getting this book. I can only hope that the SoF returns.

  • 06.17.2011 3:33 PM PDT
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I haven't read a bad Halo book yet, and I trust 343i with their decisions. I, personally, have not read any of her books, but I believe she will do a great job with our beloved universe.
Until then, Huzzah!

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  • 06.17.2011 6:12 PM PDT
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Deva Path


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We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: BK Burger Boy
Glasslands? Sounds like it will be about people that survived glassing on Human colonies to me.

Or about reclaiming the worlds that were glassed.

  • 06.17.2011 6:57 PM PDT

Vengeance only leads to an ongoing cycle of hatred.

Hmmm...I hope it's not boring like Human Weakness. I realize there are a lot of people who liked Human Weakness, but I find it completely boring and hard to get through it all. Hope it's a lot more exciting.

  • 06.17.2011 7:02 PM PDT

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