Anoriginalfull-lengthnovelsetintheHalouniverseandbasedontheNewYorkTimesbestsellingvideogameseries!JusthoursfollowingtheirclimacticbattleontheForerunnerplanetGenesis,theSpartansofBlueTeamandFireteamOsirisfindthemselvesrunningfortheirlivesfromthemalevolentmachinationsofthenow-renegadeartificialintelligenceCortana.Butevenastheyattempttostayonestepahead,troubleseemstofindSpartanEdwardBucknomatterwhereheturns.AsecretmissionenactedbytheOfficeofNavalIntelligencecouldpossiblyhelpturnthetide,andhasBuckreluctantlyagreeingtoreformhisoldteam,Alpha-Nine.Becauseifthebandisreallygettingbacktogetherforthisone,thatmeanseverybody--includingtheSpartanwhoBuckneverwantstoseeagain,theonewhocommittedtheultimatebetrayaloftrust...
