Halo: Legacy of Onyx

Matt Forbeck

Nov 2017 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!

Molly Patel was only seven-years-old when the alien alliance known as the Covenant destroyed her homeworld and killed her family. As one of the few to escape the glassing of Paris IV, and despite the United Nations Space Command winning the war on behalf of humanity, Molly never forgot how much she had lost.

Nine years later, when her adoptive parents—research scientists specializing in ancient Forerunner technology—are called to the mysterious and wondrous place known as Onyx, Molly vehemently objects. It’s not so much that Molly’s concerned about relocating to inside a spherical construct the diameter of an entire solar system, but the fact that she also has to live alongside members of the same alien species that murdered her family. And when the Servants of the Abiding Truth—a violent ex-Covenant sect under the guidance of the notorious Pale Blade—somehow makes its way inside this supposedly impregnable sphere, Molly is now forced to consider if she and her new parents have made a terrible and fatal mistake in coming here....

Ratings and reviews

This is definitely a kind of Halo high school AU and I love it for that! You have Molly as a rebel, Kareem is a bit of a nerd, Gudam is a peppy weirdo, and Bakar is an angsty emo/goth. (My sister's description of the three former characters, my own of the latter.) The characters are likeable and this book is meant to be an introduction into what I hope will be a trilogy or even series. I wish this book had gone into a bit more detail on some things but with how it's definitely set up to lead into more things that might have been done on purpose. All in all this is a lighthearted read and a welcome addition to the Halo universe for me. Ten-outta-ten. Five stars. All the hearts.

After meeting the spartans III and reading about the whole discovery of onyx's true form I was delighted to be back in it. I have to say I'm not a fan of the emotional teenager genre, I immediately question most of the decisions made around them to make the story go in a certain way and which make no sense to me, making this a not so enjoyable story for me but still part of the great Halo universe.

I fell in love with the characters the moment I started reading this book the story of Molly Patel and her Friends were one of adventure compassion action bravery I definitely see myself reading this book over and over again

About the author

Matt Forbeck is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and game designer. He has more than thirty novels and countless games published to date. His latest work includes Dungeonlogy, the Star Wars: Rogue One junior novel, the last two editions of The Marvel Encyclopedia, his Monster Academy YA fantasy novels, and the upcoming Shotguns & Sorcery roleplaying game based on his novels. He lives in Beloit, WI, with his wife and five children, including a set of quadruplets. For more about him and his work, visit Forbeck.com.