- Mr Gruntsworthy
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- Elder Mythic Member
Finally finished reading Glasslands.
A lot of people seem to think the book was bad; I disagree. While it didn't really seem like the story ever really went anywhere, it did set up some interesting background as to how the war is post-Halo 3 and the current state of affairs.
One common complaint is that the Elites having a sudden disregard for humanity. This is a stupid complaint in my opinion, and here's why: Elites, like human society, are divided into many beliefs and political standings, and the events of Glasslands mimicked this pretty good. It's not that the elites suddenly hate us. They've always felt particularly superior to Humans, and the only Elites we're used to are from Halo 2 and Halo 3 that are loyal to the arbiter and developed a little respect/comradeship with humanity.
In terms of implications on Halo 4... whoa, where do I even begin? Assuming the book was laced with these camouflaged bits of Halo 4 info, we have the following:
Spartan-IV's: yes, that's right, SPARTAN FOURS! We can draw on a previous example of (If I remember correctly) Ghosts of Onyx for first introducing the Spartan-III's, after which people were all, 'Books are seperate from the games, we won't see III's in games.' Then we got Reach...
UNSC Infinty (A UNSC ship integrated with forerunner technology, most likely the ship in the Halo 4 concept art. I have a feeling it will be your 'ship' for Halo 4; much like Pillar of Autumn was for Halo 1, In Amber Clad in Halo 2, and Forward Unto Dawn in halo 3.
Also, assuming the writing team at 343 is going to draw from the books a little more, in Halo 4 the line between enemy and friend will blur a little. With the races at large slowly transforming into a Star Wars-esque world of intermingling species, Halo might likely no longer be the "If he's a certain species, shoot him" that we're all used to, and instead mix it up with different allegiances.