Halo: The Cole Protocol

Cole Protocol

It was an ok book, plot wasn't too good at first but got better. Not much action overall. Mjolinr armor suit lack shields.

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

halo the cole protocol

the story takes place after halo the fall of reach the loss of reach started the cole protocol where if a ship is about to be captured the nav data has to be destroyed and incase of retreat the jumps have to be at random. And three spartans were deployed at a rebel city aka the rubble to makesure all of the nav data is safe and keep it out of the covenant hands

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Halo: The Cole Protocol

the book was amazing. it was action back to action. awesome for halo fans.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Another great halo book

Loved it, just like the others

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A great addition to the Halo universe

The Cole Protocol is a must read for anyone interested in expanding their imaginative boundaries in regards to the universe Bungie created from Halo. Seemingly endless add-on stories have flourished since the release of Halo: Combat Evolved, and now we have the latest addition...The Cole Protocol, which follows a nearly "rogue" group of Spartans. Their adventures which meander in peril, and their constant flirting with death are all on the menu in this book. I found it all to be very enjoyable and it made me love this make-believe world of Halo just that much more.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Right book, wrong author

I am a big fan of all Halo novels, I was disapointed with this one. While I know there is a huge market to continue writing Halo novels, this author is not the one for the job. Without giving anything away I will just say that; the Spartans portrayal was the exact opposite as every other book. Very slack, disobeying orders, calling by first name, little things that can drive a die hard fan nuts. Also, this author must have spent his last vacation in Spain or Mexico because everyone and everything was some form of Spanish (in the naming of characters). All and all a very interesting story, and I think I would enjoy this author in original books, but he should definitely not touch another Halo novel again.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Started before

Started after fall of the reach,if you want proof read fall of the reach

EPic

EPIC

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Which is first cole or ghost of onyx

Sorry south saintz

Go halo

Started before Reach

The Cole Protocol was started way before Reach, when the UNSC was losing a lot of colonies due to careless ships leading the Covenant to other colonies. It was to protect the location of Earth. It was started by Admiral Cole, who was killed a few years before Reach. So it couldn't have been started at Reach.

Good

The cole protocol is'nt as good and well writen as the previous ones but it is still a good read for any fans of the series.

Highly Recommended- for the Halo novel fan

I enjoyed reading this book. Tobias does an amazing job in describing everything. He makes you feel like you are there in the rubble. I especially like how he told the story from the view of the UNSC and the Covenant. It all aligns perfectly with the other books and the games. I would recommend that you at least read the fall of reach before to understand how it adds up. Also play the first game to better understand Captain Keyes and get a background on him.

this is awesome

this is an awesome book and the nook version downloae really fast and easy. i will definately continue the series and for the price you cant beat it

i love it

if you dont believe me read the first sentence and you will see how sweet this book is.

The Insurrectionists side of the story.

"Halo: The Cole Protocol" centers around an Insurrectionist 'home world' known as the Rubble (which is a collection of asteroids connected by tunnels). After learning that the Rubble has navigation data to Earth, the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) goes there to enact the Cole Protocol and destroy it, while the Covenant search for a heresy of Kig-Yar that are working with the humans that had settled there. It soon becomes an all out war for the Nav-Data, leaving Ignacio Delgado, who was in charge of guarding the Data, in the middle of the fight. He 'befriends' the Spartan Gray Team, who help him out from some untrustworthy Insurrectionists.

It was a great read for those who are a fan of the Halo series, and those who want a well put together book. The Halo series has been used to convey a sense of unity towards a common enemy. The Cole Protocol shows that the phrase "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" doesn't always apply.

I like this book because it tells why the people of the Rubble don't despise the Insurrectionists or the UNSC, and it told of the life of Thel 'Vadamee before he became the Arbiter in Halo 2. Although the book doesn't state when it takes place, the readers have to infer when it in the Halo Universe.

To fully understand what is being told in the story, I recommend reading both Contact Harvest and The Fall of Reach before reading this book. And if you like this book then all the other Halo books are a good choice and the games only provide one small part of the story.

Overall I give it 5 stars out of 5.

The Addition to the Halo Saga Captures Minds

Is the future of our civilization or do aliens and battle interest you? That's a very wide category, and Halo: The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell has some of it all. It's a great story continuing the battle between the humans and the Covenant, a hostile alien force. It will keep you attached as you go through battle scenes, secret diplomacy, and betrayal.

In your mind, you could dislike a book with fighting and extreme action, but there's always a possibility for a change. This book could be it as it changes the whole way of normal fiction. How many books include genetically engineering humans fighting in battle suits against aliens in the distant future? Exactly. It might surprise you and change your opinions.

Even if you don't like the topics, it has the adventure you'll get from few other books. The book switches from person to person and explains what each person is up to. From being busy killing aliens to getting out of a prison cell, it has it all. It does, however, have some continuation from other Halo books. They are not by the same author and have no real similarities.

The big goal of all Halo books is to protect the human home world while the aliens attempt to discover the location of Earth. It does not change in this book, but the uniqueness of it is that the whole story takes place on an asteroid belt transformed into a living building all interconnected. The aliens are working with humans when they are discovered. This is where the battle-suited humans come into play. They were directed to infiltrate and stop operations.

Eventually, sacrifices are made. Halo: The Cole Protocol is an excitement-filled book of epic proportions. The book is full of thrilling adventure that constantly makes you wonder what will happen next. It shows how much humans can care for their home. They would rather delete the data needed to return home that let it fall into alien hands. It shows dedication of human beings.

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A good addition

I disagree, saying that although contact harvest was a lot more about action than story, this book lacked a better story or more action.

Pretty good - better than contact harvest

Overall pretty good book. Nothing beats the first three Halo books, but this was better than Contact Harvest which was the worst book.

My review of "The Cole Protocol"

As the next installment of the Halo Series, I found "The Cole Protocol" to be a nice, simple read. For those who are wanting to read fiction just to escape but not wanting to be bored, I would recommend this book. However, for those who desire to read sophisticated and multi-layered fiction and extremely well developed characters, I would not recommend this book. At times Buckell gives the history and personality descriptions of some of the main characters but I still felt the main characters lacked the amount of depth required to make the characters really memorable. I also felt at times the storyline was really thin--while I enjoyed the way the Buckell had multiple events occurring in the storyline at one time, I felt that some of the peripheral story lines that Buckell adds either needed to be developed more or eliminated.

Despite it's weakness, the overall book is a good read for those who like the Halo Series and is written well for its genre.