Halo Book Reviews

Indawo yonke ye-Halo inkulu futhi iyathakazelisa, kodwa ubheka kuphela izindaba emidlalweni yonke into edideka kakhulu. Yingakho iMicrosoft noBungie bahlanganyele nomlobi we-sci-fi u-Eric Nylund ochungechungeni lwezincwadi ezisiza inyama yonke indawo futhi uxhumane konke ngakho kunengqondo. Lezi zincwadi ezintathu - I-Fall of Reach, UZamcolo, no-Strike Lokuqala-kuyamnandi ukufunda nokukwenza uqonde ukuthi i-Halo imidlalo nezwe jikelele likhulu kangakanani.

Kube nomunye amanoveli weHalo abhalwe eminyakeni kusukela kulolu hlobo lwama-trilogy lokuqala. Amabhuku amasha afaka izindaba ezibopha yonke imidlalo ndawonye - yonke indlela ngeHalo 5 - futhi kufanelekile ukufundelwa abalandeli bakaHalo abafa kanzima.

Ukuwa kokufinyelela

Incwadi yokuqala kulolu chungechunge ibizwa ngokuthi i-Fall of Reach. Ukuwa kwemininingwane yokuthola ulwazi ngemvelaphi yohlelo lweSpartan futhi kuhlanganisa nokuqala kwempi nesivumelwano esiholela ekufinyeleleni kweHalo yokuqala. Ngithanda kakhulu izingxenye zencwadi ephathelene nokuqeqeshwa kanye namakhono akhethekile aseSpartans nendawo yabo njengamasosha angcono empi yezempi. I-Master Chief akuyona kuphela i-Spartan, ngendlela.

Uma uke wafunda "i-Starship Troopers" kaRobert A. Heinlein, i-Fall of Reach ilandelwa ngendlela efanayo kakhulu into enhle. Isihloko esithi, The Fall of Reach, sikhombisa umhlaba olawulwa ngumuntu obizwa ngokuthi yi-Reach ukuthi yiyona ndawo enkulu yokugibela impi.

Isivumelwano sithola indawo yokufinyelela (i-Halo: Finyelela umdlalo ngokuphathelene nale mpi) futhi izimpikiswano eziholela ekuholeni isikhala sokungena okungahleliwe (ngokuyisisekelo hyperspace noma isivinini sokukhanya kwezinye ama-universal sci-fi) gxuma lapho uCaptain Keys, Master Chief, kanye bonke abanye abasebenza emkhunjini iPillar of Autumn bathola iHalo.

UZamcolo

Incwadi yesibili yochungechunge ibizwa ngokuthi i-Flood futhi ngokuyinhloko ayiveli yomsindo wevidiyo we-Halo wokuqala. Ingxenye enkulu kakhulu engavumelwanayo yomdlalo iphindwe kabusha encwadini ngendlela efanayo ngendlela oyikhumbula ngayo.

Le ndlela yokukhuluma indaba ihlehlisayo ngoba senze lokhu konke ngaphambilini, kodwa kuyathakazelisa ngesikhathi esifanayo ngoba yenza umsebenzi omuhle wokuveza usongo lokuthi abakwa-Elite nabaHlengi bahlala kanye nemvelo eyingozi kakhulu Umkhumbi ongeke ukwazi ukuhanjiswa ngempela emdlalweni.

Le ncwadi ibuye iqhubekele phambili eHalo 2 ngokutshela indaba ngokubheka kokubili abantu kanye nesivumelwano kuHalo. Le ncwadi yiyona iphuzu elibuthakathaka lezincwadi ezintathu ze-Halo ngoba ayigcini ngempela noma yini entsha, kodwa namanje kuyamnandi ukufunda.

Ukuqala kokushaya

Incwadi yokugcina yochungechunge ibizwa ngokuthi iStrike Strike futhi ilandela uMqondisi oyiNhloko kanye nabanye ababesinda lapho bezama ukubuyela eMhlabeni futhi bawaxwayise ngoMkhukula. Leli qembu liyakwazi ukuthatha umkhumbi weSivumelwano kanye nomzingeli, babuyele emuva ukuze bafinyelele ukufuna noma ngubani osindile.

Lokho abakutholayo yiqembu lamaSpartan kanye ne-crystal ephikisana nesikhala sokubhukuda futhi futhi kwenzeka njengento engcwele engcwele yesivumelwano. Babuye bathole izindaba ezimbi ukuthi iSivumelwano esilandelayo ekuhambeni kwabo kwe-galactic efuna izinsimbi ezingcwele yiSol system, okusho ukuthi uMhlaba.

Bafunda ukuthi iMikhumbi yoMnqophiso iqhuma esiteshini esikhulu isikhala ngaphambi kokuba ibuyele eMhlabeni, ngakho-ke uMphathi oyiNtloko uhola iqembu lamaSpartan ukubhubhisa isiteshi kanye nemikhumbi eminingi yomnqopho njengoba kungenzeka. Injongo iyimpumelelo, kodwa amakhulu emikhumbi yabhujiswa yayiyingxenye encane yesikebhe esivumelwaneni ngakho iqembu libuyele eMhlabeni futhi yilapho uHalo 2 iqala khona.

Ngaphansi

Kuzo zonke, izincwadi ezintathu ze-Halo ziyathakazelisa ukufunda futhi zinikeza ukuqonda okukhulu nokwazisa kwendawo yonke ye-Halo. Ngalokhu konke ukugcwalisa izikhala ezishiywe yimidlalo, nginethemba ngokuqinisekile ngekusasa lezintambo ze-Halo.

Njengoba engavamile njengenqwaba yeHalo 2, bekukhona ukucabanga ngemuva kwakho konke futhi konke kuzokwembulwa phansi komgwaqo eHalo 3 noma i-movie yeHalo yamahemuhemu noma mhlawumbe, ngisho nangaphezulu, izincwadi. Leli franchise elinemigomo eqinile kumavidiyo kuphela kuphela kodwa futhi nesayensi yeqiniso futhi ngeke isuke nganoma yisiphi isikhathi maduzane.

Ukufunda le ncwadi kuzokukwenza uhloniphe uHalo noHalo 2 ngokuphindwe kabili, ngakho-ke ngiyabancoma kakhulu. Ungathenga izincwadi ezintathu ebhokisini lebhokisi elingaphansi kuka- $ 15 ezincwadini eziningi zokubhuka.