History Literature / HaloTheThursdayWar

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is a 2012 novel set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe, and the second part of Creator/KarenTraviss's ''Kilo-Five Trilogy''. Following the events of ''Literature/HaloGlasslands'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Literature/HaloMortalDictata''.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Parangosky comments that nothing can harm Earth, not unless "the Forerunners themselves came back from the dead". [[VideoGame/{{Halo 4}} Well...]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Jul Mdama is willing to look for a being every sign and person has been telling him to stay the heck away from for everyone's sake in his willingness to find an ally to avenge his wife's death.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Jul Mdama. After escaping and getting word that his wife and best friend died after humans interfered in the assault on Vadam, he takes control of the zealous Elites of Hesduros, resolves to find the Didact to help in his campaign against humanity, and forms the resurgent Covenant of ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''.]]

* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler: Kilo-Five captures Telcam after the disastrous end to his uprising. Being an Elite, he doesn't take kindly to being "rescued".]]

** Sure, [[spoiler: Jul Mdama is preparing a force to confront humanity once again, but you still gotta feel sorry for him, after losing his wife and all.]]
** Staffan Sentzke, an Insurrectionist who deals in nuclear weapons hates the [=UNSC=], because he blames them for the death of his daughter and caused her wife to commit suicide. [[spoiler: He's not far off, his daughter is Naomi-010, and they replaced her with a flash clone. Though the ones who are really responsible for it were ONI.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Parangosky to Director Magnusson after [[spoiler: Jul 'Mdama's escape.]]

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though it's arguable whether or not Parangosky counts as a hero... [[spoiler:As of ''Halo 4'', it looks like Parangosky and Osman's plan to create a civil war among the Elites has blown up in their faces. All the Elite fanatics they hoped to cultivate as a counterweight to the Arbiter are now eager reinforcements for the Didact. Perhaps Halsey and Parangosky are NotSoDifferent when it comes to the morality of their actions, but Halsey seems to have a better track record of her work not turning into disaster. Parangosky even admits to herself that Halsey wouldn't have dropped the ball as badly as Parangosky's people did.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The subplot with Naomi's terrorist father is brought in at the end of ''Glasslands'', put on hold when Kilo-Five goes to find Philips, then is put back on track by the end. [[spoiler:The book ends with Naomi and Vaz spotting Naomi's father in the back of a truck.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though it's arguable whether or not Parangosky counts as a hero... [[spoiler:As of ''Halo 4'', it looks like Parangosky and Osman's plan to creation a civil war among the Elites has blown up in their faces. All the Elite fanatics they hoped to cultivate as a counterweight to the Arbiter are now eager reinforcements for the Didact. Perhaps Halsey and Parangosky are NotSoDifferent when it comes to the morality of their actions, but Halsey seems to have a better track record of her work not turning into disaster. Paragonsky even admits to herself that Halsey wouldn't have dropped the ball as bad as Paragonsky's people did.]]
** The Arbiter shoots down a ship that [[spoiler:Jul's wife, Raia, was on, killing her]]. This causes Jul to develop an undying vengeance and establish a [[spoiler:new Covenant splinter group, which nearly starts another Human-Covenant War]].

* ObstructiveZealot: When the siege of Vadam keep is about to begin, Avu Med 'Telcam orders the Servants of the Abiding Truth kill any of Thel 'Vadam's supporters who flee, but also orders them to not destroy any Forerunner buildings or ruins. Most the bridge of the frigate he's on audibly groans, realizing how much this will hinder them.

* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler: Kilo-Five captures Telcam after the disasterous end to his uprising. Being an Elite, he doesn't take kindly to being "rescued".]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: Paragonsky to Director Magnusson after [[spoiler: Jul 'Mdama's escape.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Elites' slang term for the Brutes is ''Jir'a'ul'', a portmanteau of their species name Jiralhanae and ''a'ul'', which means "lump of wood". In other words, they're calling them "faggots"!

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sure, [[spoiler: Jul Mdama is preparing a force to confront humanity once again, but you still gotta feel sorry for him, after losing his wife and all.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: Paragonsky to Director Magnusson after [[spoiler: Jul 'Mdama's escape.]]

* {{Badass}}: Elar 'Nas and her little clan at Nes'Alun keep. A few dozen (if that) females and children hold off trained warriors from their small castle with little more than plasma pistols. Three females even tear apart a warrior with their bare hands.

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Creator/KarenTraviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe, and was published in 2012. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Literature/HaloMortalDictata''.

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Creator/KarenTraviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe, published in 2012. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Literature/HaloMortalDictata''.

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Creator/KarenTraviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Literature/HaloMortalDictata''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Elite's slang term for the Brutes is ''Jir'a'ul'', a portmanteau of their species name Jiralhanae and ''a'ul'', which means "lump of wood". In other words, they're calling them "faggots"!

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Creator/KarenTraviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Halo: Mortal Dictata''.

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Karen Traviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', while the storyline of the trilogy itself is followed up in ''Halo: Mortal Dictata''.

** Staffan Sentzke, an Insurrectionist who hates the [=UNSC=], because he blames them for the death of his daughter and caused her wife to commit suicide. [[spoiler: He's not far off, his daughter is Naomi-010, and they replaced her with a flash clone.]]

** Staffan Sentzke, an Insurrectionist who hates the [=UNSC=], because he blames them for the death of his daughter and caused her wife to commit suicide. [[spoiler: He's not far off, his daughter is Naomi-010, and they replaced her with a flash clone.]]

** Staffan Sentzke an Insurrectionist who hates the [=UNSC=], because he blames them for the death of his daughter and caused her wife to commit suicide. [[spoiler: He's not far off, his daughter is Naomi-010, and they replaced her with a flash clone.]]

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' by Karen Traviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[TheFundamentalist Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though it's arguable whether or not Parangosky counts as a hero... [[spoiler:As of ''Halo 4'', it's looking like Parangosky and Osman's plan of support dissension among the Elites has blown up in their faces. All the Elite fanatics they hoped to cultivate as a counterweight to the Arbiter are now eager reinforcements for the Didact. Perhaps Halsey and Parangosky are NotSoDifferent when it comes to the morality of their actions, but Halsey seems to have a better track record of her work not turning into disaster. Paragonsky even admits to herself that Halsey wouldn't have dropped the ball as bad as Paragonsky's people did.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Jul Mdama. After escaping and getting word that his wife and best friend died after humans interfered in the assault on Vadam, he takes control of the zealous Elites of Hesduros, resolves to find the Didact to help in his campaign against humanity, and is implied to form and lead the Covenant remnant of VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}.]]

* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler: Kilo-5 captures Telcam after the disasterous end to his uprising. Being an Elite, he doesn't take kindly to being "rescued".]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sure, [[spoiler: Jul Mdama is preparing a force to confront humanity once again, but you still gotta feel sorry for him, after losing his wife and all]].

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Sure, [[spoiler: Jul Mdama is preparing a force to confront humanity once again, but you still gotta feel sorry for him, after losing his wife and all]].

* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler: Kilo-5 captures Telcam after the disasterous end to his uprising. Being an Elite, he doesn't take kindly to being "rescued".]]

* BigDamnHeroes: The UNSC Infinity to [[spoiler:the Arbiter; arriving just before his keep is glassed and quelling the uprising against him by themselves]].

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The problem with Naomi's terrorist father is brought in at the end of Glasslands, put on hold when Kilo-Five goes to find Philips, then is put back on track by the end. The book ends with Naomi and Vaz spotting Naomi's father in the back of a truck.

* TastesLikeChicken: Defied. Jul remarks that no, Colo does ''not'' taste like chicken.

* ShoutOut: Onyx, which is revealed to have the designation Shield World Zero-Zero-Six, has since been renamed Trevelyan. In-universe, it's after [[Literature/HaloGhostsOfOnyx Kurt Ambrose's real name]] but paired with the number designation, is also a sly reference to [[GoldenEye another Trevelyan]].

''Halo: The Thursday War'' is the second novel in the "Kilo-Five trilogy" by Karen Traviss set in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' universe. Following the events of ''[[Literature/HaloGlasslands Glasslands]]'', Evan Phillips attempts to keep alive after surviving a surprise attack by Brute rebels, ONI tries to handle the ever increasing tension between the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Arbiter]] and the forces of the zealous [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Avu Med 'Telcam]], and Jul Mdama contemplates how he might escape his confinement on the Shield World Trevelyan. These conflicts lead up to the events on Requiem in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though it's arguable whether or not Parangosky counts as a hero... [[spoiler:As of Halo 4, it's looking like Parangosky and Osman's plan of support dissension among the Elites has blown up in their faces. All the Elite fanatics they hoped to cultivate as a counterweight to the Arbiter are now eager reinforcements for the Didact. Perhaps Halsey and Parangosky are NotSoDifferent when it comes to the morality of their actions, but Halsey seems to have a better track record of her work not turning into disaster. Paragonsky even admits to herself that Halsey wouldn't have dropped the ball as bad as Paragonsky's people did.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though it's argueable whether or not Parangosky counts as a hero... [[spoiler:As of Halo 4, it's looking like Parangosky and Osman's plan of support dissension among the Elites has blown up in their faces. All the Elite fanatics they hoped to cultivate as a counterweight to the Arbiter are now eager reinforcements for the Didact. Perhaps Halsey and Parangosky are NotSoDifferent when it comes to the morality of their actions, but Halsey seems to have a better track record of her work not turning into disaster. ]]