Halo: Evolutions, Volume 2: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe

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Halo: Evolutions, Volume 2: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe

Author:	Uncredited
Publisher:	Tor, 2010
Series:	Halo: Anthologies: Book 2
1. Halo: Evolutions, Volume 1 2. Halo: Evolutions, Volume 2 3. Fractures
Book Type:	Anthology
Genre:	Science-Fiction
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Synopsis

The original Halo: Evolutions, split into two volumes. This volume contains stories by:

Tessa Kum & Jeff VanderMeer
Kevin Grace
Robt McLees
Karen Traviss
Fred Van Lente

When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, they never dreamed what dangers they would encounter there. When the alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared holy war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost-but, millions of heroes rose to the challenge. In such a far-reaching conflict, not many of the stories of these heroes, both human and alien, have a chance to become legend. This collection holds eleven stories that dive into the depths of the vast Halo universe, not only from the perspective of those who fought and died to save humanity, but also those who vowed to wipe humanity out of existence.

Included in this volume you'll find the stories of:

* A high-ranking prophet musing on the catastrophic last days of the Covenant Spartan: Team Black, who discover that the Covenant's politics might be more deadly than their military might

* The terrors of survival in the aftermath of a Flood infection

* The Master Chief struggling with his own humanity as he battles through war-torn New Mombassa

* The insatiable appetite of the Gravemind as it claws its way through Cortana's tortured consciousness

* An existential Elite, in the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, returning to the site of his greatest victory as he deals with his worst defeat

* And new to this volume, the last confessions of a Prophet in "Wages of Sin"

Table of Contents:

5 - Blunt Instruments - [Halo] - (2009) - novelette by Fred Van Lente
45 - The Mona Lisa - [Halo] - (2009) - novella by Tessa Kum and Jeff VanderMeer
193 - Icon - [Halo] - (2009) - poem by Jonathan Goff
193 - Icon - (2009) - interior artwork by Robogabo
197 - Palace Hotel - [Halo] - (2009) - novelette by Robt McLees
231 - Human Weakness - [Halo] - (2009) - novelette by Karen Traviss
283 - Connectivity - (2009) - interior artwork by Robogabo
283 - Connectivity - [Halo] - (2009) - poem by Jonathan Goff
303 - The Return - [Halo] - (2009) - novelette by Kevin Grace
341 - From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal - [Halo] - (2009) - short fiction by Dr. William Arthur Iqbal