Halo: Battle Born (Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series #1) (1) Paperback – January 1, 2019

I like reading books in the Halo universe about citizens in normal lives, who are thrust into war randomly. It's exciting to see how characters react in times of great peril, and how they adapt to their environment.If you compare this to the other 'young citizens of Halo' book that is Legacy of Onyx, the writing of the younger characters feels more genuine here, but there is a lot more alien action, directly, and more of that perspective in the Onyx book.Here you mostly have character introductions, running about, and a few direct skirmishes, but nothing from the perspective of aliens, but instead directly from the characters of Saskia, Evie, Victor, and Dorien. Each chapter is from a different perspective and then switches back. I found Saskia's the most entertaining.

A refreshing take on the Halo Universe. We still get the thrill of a Spartan and the dread of an Elite’s approach, yet there is something new and fresh with the main characters. Looking forward to part 2.

The year is 2548 and the Covenant have been carving a warpath through the colonies of humanity. On the colony of Meridian, four teenagers must learn to survive with the help of Beta Company Spartan-III as their town is invaded by the alien hegemony in search for Forerunner technology buried beneath.Battle Born follows four Meridian teenagers: Evie Rousseau, the techie of the group and the daughter of a college professor and a Marine; Victor Gallardo, Evie's friend whose parents ran a resort while his older sisters are Marines in the UNSC; Dorian Nguyen lives with his uncle and nephew/cousin (Dorian and the narration calls Remy Dorian's nephew but he is Dorian's uncle's son, which should make him Dorian's cousin; it's weird) due to his parents being deployed and is a member of a local band and is a bit of a hothead who as problems with UNSC due to feeling abandoned by his parents, the pilot of the group; and Saskia Nazari, the daughter of weapon contractors, she feels like a pariah due to not being native to Meridian.Luckily, despite being a YA novel about teenagers, we are spared from having to dredge through teenage and school melodrama before the Covenant shows up; from the first chapter we see hints of the Covenant preparing their invasion and it is only a few chapters later that the Covenant invade in full. It also helps that the story starts on the weekend. Really, the only melodramatic thing that I can think of is Victor's crush on Saskia. It is almost mentioned any time a chapter is focused on his narrative, even after the Covenant appeared. Made me want to just slap him upside the head and scream, "Priorities, you idiot!" Though I do feel if that if any romances happen, I would be all in for Evie/Dorian due to how natural their interactions were, them staying friends and comrades would also work.I have to say my favorite scene was Evie and Victor's encounter with the Jackel at the onset of the invasion. It truly felt like something from a horror movie. I also like how the Covenant is using Locusts to unearth the artifact. Nice to something from Halo Wars appear outside the games, especially since another author might have used Scarbs in their place.Overall, I quite enjoyed Battle Born. It was a nice view of a Covenant invasion from the civilians' view. There were a few places that were a bit contrived, like how the energy shield projector didn't seem to be as defended as you would have thought, but nothing that broke the suspension-of-disbelief for me. Just made me stop for a second and shrug. Can't wait for Meridian Divide to come out in October.

I have always been a fan of the Halo Universe, but seeing in from the prospective of teenagers made it all so much real. It’s an easy read with a lot of charisma!

I enjoyed the story and it was exciting to see the covenant War form other people eyes

Good book to read and for the collections of Halo.

Great book. Great price.

A YA-“Halo” novel? Yes, you read that right….and yes, it reads about exactly as you would expect.To be fair: “Halo: Battle Born” isn’t BAD, at least so far as readability goes – the story moves at a decent clip, the characters are likable, and all in all, there’s an affability to the thing that’s not un-charming. Writer Cassandra Clarke is clearly enjoying herself here, and it shows – one thing that “Battle Born” isn't is dull. The problem is less execution and more conceptual – for all its appeals to the younger demographics, “Battle Born” still looks and feels EXACTLY like the same “Halo” we’ve gotten for going on 20 years now, except now it’s just a little more watered down, a teensy bit safer, and with an ounce more “teen-iness.” It’s pretty standard-issue stuff, which – if that’s all you’re looking for out of the ten-millionth “Halo” novel – is fine. If, however, you’re craving something – ANYTHING – new or different from “Halo” as a franchise, then be prepared to be disappointed: “Battle Born” ain’t what you’re looking for.

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super

Brilliant

Storyline was good but the ending was a bit stupid and dumb. I recommend any halo fan pick this up, even if you don't like young-adult novels. Give it a chance!

So far its a great book and i love Halo and everything about it, i am happy i was able to find the book here because i was unable to make it to town to my local book shop plus they take forever to get stuff in.