History YMMV / HaloTheThursdayWar

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Although the book isn’t one of the most acclaimed Halo novel. It’s generally agreed that it is at least better than the [[Literature/HaloGlasslands]] previous novel of the trilogy.

* HilariousInHindsight: Parangosky notes several times that she has appointed Tom Lasky to be the eventual Captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'', and anticipates he'll be ONI's man when he takes control. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', Lasky ends up sabotaging Osman's orders to kill Halsey, someone Parangosky personally despised. If Osman's reaction in ''ComicBook/HaloEscalation'' is anything to go by, Parangosky would probably have had to be sedated when she found out.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Paragonsky notes several times that she has appointed Tom Lasky to be the eventual Captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'', and anticipates he'll be ONI's man when he takes control. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', Lasky ends up sabotaging Osman's orders to kill Halsey, someone Parangosky personally despised. If Osman's reaction in ''ComicBook/HaloEscalation'' is anything to go by, Parangosky would probably have had to be sedated when she found out.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Perhaps in an attempt to alleviate the cries of BiasSteamroller in ''Glasslands'', Parangosky is depicted as more sinister and ruthless (willing to [[spoiler:starve the Elites by secretly making their crops and meat inedible]]) while Halsey gets some sympathetic reveals, such as that she still cries over [[spoiler:the death of her daughter Miranda Keyes]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Paragonsky notes several times that she has anointed Tom Lasky to be the eventual Captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'', and anticipates he'll be ONI's man when he takes control. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', Lasky ends up sabotaging Osman's orders to kill Halsey, someone Parangonsky personally despised. If Osman's reaction in ''ComicBook/HaloEscalation'' is anything to go by, Parangonsky would probably have had to be sedated when she found out]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Paragonsky notes several times that she has anointed Tom Lasky to be the eventual Captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'', and anticipates he'll be ONI's man when he takes control. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'', Lasky ends up sabotaging Osman's orders to kill Halsey, someone Parangonsky personally despised. If Osman's reaction in ComicBook/HaloEscalation is anything to go by, Parangonsky would probably have had to be sedated when she found out]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Paragonsky notes several times that she has anointed Tom Lasky to be the eventual Captain of the UNSC ''Infinity'', and anticipates he'll be ONI's man when he takes control. [[spoiler:In VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}, Lasky ends up sabotaging Osman's orders to kill Halsey. If Osman's reaction in ComicBook/HaloEscalation is anything to go by, Parangonsky would probably have had to be sedated when she found out]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Perhaps in an attempt to alleviate the cries of BiasSteamroller in ''Glasslands'', Parangosky is depicted as more sinister and ruthless (willing to [[spoiler:starve the Elites by secretly making their crops and meat inedible]]) while Halsey gets some sympathetic reveals, such as that she still cries over [[spoiler:the death of her daughter Miranda Keyes]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Perhaps in an attempt to alleviate the cries of BiasSteamroller in ''Glasslands'', Parangosky is depicted as more sinister and ruthless (willing to [[spoiler:starve the Elites by secretly making their crops and meat inedible]]) while Halsey gets some sympathetic reveals, such as that she still cries over [[spoiler:the death of her daughter Miranda Keyes]].
* 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]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: The above AuthorsSavingThrow wasn't enough for some fans. Not to mention the following quote from Traviss which has lead to her being nicknamed Travissty by a large group of Halo fans:
-->"I don’t look at forums. I don’t second-guess what I write. I don’t look at other people’s books because I don’t read anyway. It’s ironic, but I actually can’t stand reading novels! Comics are great, novels never. Nobody expects a male fashion designer to wear women’s designer clothing, and writing and reading are two entirely different parts of the brain."

*** "I don’t look at forums. I don’t second-guess what I write. I don’t look at other people’s books because I don’t read anyway. It’s ironic, but I actually can’t stand reading novels! Comics are great, novels never. Nobody expects a male fashion designer to wear women’s designer clothing, and writing and reading are two entirely different parts of the brain."

"I don’t look at forums. I don’t second-guess what I write. I don’t look at other people’s books because I don’t read anyway. It’s ironic, but I actually can’t stand reading novels! Comics are great, novels never. Nobody expects a male fashion designer to wear women’s designer clothing, and writing and reading are two entirely different parts of the brain."

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]].