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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: The Brutes engage in a lot of these throughout the novel to let us know they are the bad guys.
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''Halo: Envoy'' is a novel set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe by Tobias S. Buckell. The ''Literature/HaloFractures'' short story ''Oasis'' served as a quasi-prequel to ''Envoy'', introducing the novel's central setting and conflict.
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''Halo: Envoy'' is a novel set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe by Tobias S. Buckell. The Creator/TobiasBuckell. It is a semi-sequel to the ''Literature/HaloFractures'' short story ''Oasis'' served as a quasi-prequel to ''Envoy'', introducing the ''Oasis'', which introduced this novel's central setting and conflict.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts and wants to use as a chance to make things better.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts and wants to use as a chance to make things better. Melody and Gray Team survive, with the latter having come to terms with what they did to Glyke and ready to swing back into action as a team.]]
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* TheBusCameBack: It was mentioned all the way back in 2001's ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'' that Gray Team had been out of contact with the rest of the UNSC for almost a year when Reach was attacked by the Covenant. Sixteen real life years later, we finally find out what they've been up to since; namely, [[spoiler:they were part of Operation: SUNSPEAR, a covert ONI op where they were tasked with bringing a [[EarthShatteringKaboom NOVA bomb to the Sangheili world of Glyke]] during the final days of the Human-Covenant War as payback for Reach. After completing their mission (not realizing that a peace treaty had already been signed), they went into cryosleep and were adrift in space for several years before being recovered by Glyke native Rojka 'Kasaan]].
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not helpless by any means, it takes them some getting used to upon learning the war is over and the Elites are technically allies now (well, the ones not desiring to kill humanity). [[spoiler:It also comes as a shock when they realize they're basically war-criminals for destroying a planet and its inhabitants ''after'' the war was already over.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out [[spoiler: the war was already over by the time they detonated a Nova Bomb on Glyke, wiping out the entire civilian population of that world.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out [[spoiler: the war was already over by the time they detonated a Nova Bomb on Glyke, wiping out the entire civilian population of that world.]]
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not helpless by any means, it takes them some getting effort to get used to upon learning knowing that the war is over and the Elites are technically allies now (well, the ones not desiring to kill humanity). [[spoiler:It also comes as a shock when they realize they're basically war-criminals war criminals for destroying a planet and its inhabitants days ''after'' the war was already over.over, due to their communication equipment being fried at the time.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out[[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the war was already over by the time they detonated a Nova Bomb on Glyke, wiping out the entire civilian population of that world.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts.]]
* CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Sharquoi make their first appearance outside of cut video game content]]
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyke, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their greviances to work toward peace.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attacking their former allies.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not
* CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Sharquoi make their first appearance outside of cut video game content]]
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyke, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their greviances to work toward peace.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attacking their former allies.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts.accepts and wants to use as a chance to make things better.]]
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content.]]
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyke, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside theirgreviances grievances to work toward peace.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attackingtheir former allies.
the Elites they backed.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not helpless by any means, it takes them some getting used to upon learning the war is over and the Elites are technically allies now (well, the ones not desiring to kill humanity). [[spoiler:It also comes as a shock when they realize they're basically war-criminals for destroying a planet and its inhabitants ''after'' the war was already over.]]
* CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Sharquoi make their first appearance outside of cut video game
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyke, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attacking
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not helpless by any means, it takes them some getting used to upon learning the war is over and the Elites are technically allies now (well, the ones not desiring to kill humanity). [[spoiler:It also comes as a shock when they realize they're basically war-criminals for destroying a planet and its inhabitants ''after'' the war was already over.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Melody and Lamar Edwards are the only two people in the book who want a peaceful resolution.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge.
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** Melody and Lamar Edwards are the only two people in the book who want a peaceful resolution.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge. [[spoiler:He manages to put it aside by the end.]]
** Melody and Lamar Edwards are the only two people in the book who want a peaceful resolution.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge. [[spoiler:He manages to put it aside by the end.]]
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* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyki, Glyke, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their greviances to work toward peace.]]
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** Many Elites want this against Gray Team for their belief the [=Spartan-II=]s destroyed Glyki. [[spoiler: They did.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hekabe's motivations are surprisingly sympathic until he decides to conquer the galaxy. The Brutes have been treated abominably by the Elites over the centuries.
* VillainHasAPoint: Hekabe's motivations are surprisingly sympathic until he decides to conquer the galaxy. The Brutes have been treated abominably by the Elites over the centuries.
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** Many Elites want this against Gray Team for their belief the [=Spartan-II=]s destroyed Glyki.Glyke. [[spoiler: They did.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hekabe's motivations are surprisinglysympathic sympathetic until he decides to conquer the galaxy. The Brutes have been treated abominably by the Elites over the centuries.
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''Halo: Envoy'' is a novel set in the Halo universe by Tobias S. Buckell. The ''Literature/HaloFractures'' short story ''Oasis'' served as a quasi-prequel to ''Envoy'', introducing the novel's central setting and conflict.
It has been six years since the end of the Covenant War...and yet on the planet Carrow, a world on the edge of the Joint Occupation Zone (JOZ), a decisive new battle suddenly erupts. Human colonists and the alien Sangheili have already been living a tension-filled co-existence in this place, with Unified Earth Government envoy Melody Azikiwe attempting to broker a lasting peace between their two species.
But as civil war now engulfs the Sangheili settlers, Melody must act on an additional covert assignment courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence: find a way to free the SPARTAN-[=II=]s known as Gray Team, held in stasis since the end of the war by a cunning Elite fleetmaster consumed with vengeance. And none can anticipate the ongoing violence leading to the discovery of an even greater, unstoppable threat, hidden for eons below the surface of the planet.
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This novel contains the following tropes:
* BadassAbnormal: Jai-006, Adriana-111, and Mike-120 are this as they're Spartan-[=II=]s.
* BigBad: Hekabe the Brute serves as this. He is far more dangerous than Thar'Sarov, who is more of a BigBadWannabe.
* BigGood: Rojka and Governor Ellis Gass serve as this for their factions but both become WellIntentionedExtremist types by the end of the book. [[spoiler: They both redeem themselves in the end.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts.]]
* CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Sharquoi make their first appearance outside of cut video game content]]
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyki, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their greviances to work toward peace.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attacking their former allies.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out [[spoiler: the war was already over by the time they detonated a nova bomb on Glyki, wiping out the entire civilian population of that world.]]
* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: The Brutes engage in a lot of these throughout the novel to let us know they are the bad guys.
* OnlySaneMan: Melody and Lamar Edwards are the only two people in the book who want a peaceful resolution.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge.
* ThePeterPrinciple: Governor Ellis Gass was a civil engineer who ran against a more hardened military commander on a platform of civilian spending. She is woefully out of her depth when war breaks out with the Elites.
* {{Revenge}}: Governor Ellis Gass struggles with her desire to destroy the Elites and Brutes for wrecking her attempts at building a new society on Carrow. [[spoiler: Also, for killing her son.]]
** Many Elites want this against Gray Team for their belief the [=Spartan-II=]s destroyed Glyki. [[spoiler: They did.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hekabe's motivations are surprisingly sympathic until he decides to conquer the galaxy. The Brutes have been treated abominably by the Elites over the centuries.
* VisionaryVillain: Hekabe believe the Forerunner artifacts on Carrow can secure the future of the Brutes.
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It has been six years since the end of the Covenant War...and yet on the planet Carrow, a world on the edge of the Joint Occupation Zone (JOZ), a decisive new battle suddenly erupts. Human colonists and the alien Sangheili have already been living a tension-filled co-existence in this place, with Unified Earth Government envoy Melody Azikiwe attempting to broker a lasting peace between their two species.
But as civil war now engulfs the Sangheili settlers, Melody must act on an additional covert assignment courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence: find a way to free the SPARTAN-[=II=]s known as Gray Team, held in stasis since the end of the war by a cunning Elite fleetmaster consumed with vengeance. And none can anticipate the ongoing violence leading to the discovery of an even greater, unstoppable threat, hidden for eons below the surface of the planet.
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This novel contains the following tropes:
* BadassAbnormal: Jai-006, Adriana-111, and Mike-120 are this as they're Spartan-[=II=]s.
* BigBad: Hekabe the Brute serves as this. He is far more dangerous than Thar'Sarov, who is more of a BigBadWannabe.
* BigGood: Rojka and Governor Ellis Gass serve as this for their factions but both become WellIntentionedExtremist types by the end of the book. [[spoiler: They both redeem themselves in the end.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Brutes are defeated along with the Sharquoi. Governor Ellis Gass is killed and much of the city is devastated. Rojka is demoted from kaidon to being an envoy, which he accepts.]]
* CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Sharquoi make their first appearance outside of cut video game content]]
* CycleOfRevenge: Dealt with realistically as the Elites struggle with the loss of their colony world, Glyki, while the humans have suffered the loss of many worlds to the Elites. The Brutes have a similar history of loss to the Elites and hate humans for destroying the Covenant. [[spoiler: In the end, the humans and Elites manage to put aside their greviances to work toward peace.]]
* EnemyCivilWar: This happens ''twice'' in the span of the novel with the Elites going to war with each other then the Brutes attacking their former allies.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Gray Team has been in cryo-sleep for six years and while not
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gray Team has this reaction when they find out [[spoiler: the war was already over by the time they detonated a nova bomb on Glyki, wiping out the entire civilian population of that world.]]
* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: The Brutes engage in a lot of these throughout the novel to let us know they are the bad guys.
* OnlySaneMan: Melody and Lamar Edwards are the only two people in the book who want a peaceful resolution.
** Subverted with Rojka'Kasaan, who starts as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure only to become blinded by revenge.
* ThePeterPrinciple: Governor Ellis Gass was a civil engineer who ran against a more hardened military commander on a platform of civilian spending. She is woefully out of her depth when war breaks out with the Elites.
* {{Revenge}}: Governor Ellis Gass struggles with her desire to destroy the Elites and Brutes for wrecking her attempts at building a new society on Carrow. [[spoiler: Also, for killing her son.]]
** Many Elites want this against Gray Team for their belief the [=Spartan-II=]s destroyed Glyki. [[spoiler: They did.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: Hekabe's motivations are surprisingly sympathic until he decides to conquer the galaxy. The Brutes have been treated abominably by the Elites over the centuries.
* VisionaryVillain: Hekabe believe the Forerunner artifacts on Carrow can secure the future of the Brutes.
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