The new short story collection explores intriguing parts of the Halo universe, but feels unfinished.
TheHalouniverse is a big place.
There is noThe Mona Lisahere, no story that transcends its source material.
One of the best stories, Saints Testimony, was previously available as an e-book.
Like Saints Testimony, the best installments inFracturestend to be the longer ones.
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The Forerunners know that they, in part, brought about their own destruction.
Defender of the Storm is also a good Forerunner story.
Weinterviewedauthor John Jackson Miller, and his musings about heroism were particularly interesting in the light of the story.
Unfortunately, one of the stories with the most potential also falls apart under scrutiny.
A Necessary Truth is written by Troy Denning using characters he developed in Last Light.
Former detective Veta Lopis is now the leader of a squad of volatile Spartan-IIIs.
Ex-Spartan and ONI heir apparent Serin Osman gets short shrift in Rossbachs World too.
It also addresses BBs opinion on Cortanas Created, which was handled well.
If theres an overarching theme in the collection, its about the parallel between Spartans and AI.
Both have to question whether ruining a life temporarily is worth saving many potential lives in the future.
Even for a die-hardHalofan, the lack of atmosphere made this one hard to praise.
Maybe check out Saints Testimony on its own.
Halo: Fracturesis available now.
Megan Crouse is a staff writer.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
