Halo: Meridian Divide

By: Cassandra Rose Clarke

Narrated by: Ryan Do, Caitlin Kelly, Lee Osorio, Angel Pean

Discover the original novel set in the Halo universe, based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!

It’s been three months since the colony world of Meridian was invaded by the alien theocratic alliance known as the Covenant. Under the close watch of the military, teenagers Evie, Dorian, Saskia, and Victor have been put into an accelerated training program with ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. And to the quartet’s surprise, ONI has a mission for them: return to their hometown on Meridian and monitor the Covenant’s efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact of untold power.

But what seems like a simple job quickly spirals out of their control. With the artifact at risk of falling into Covenant hands, the stakes are raised, and ONI tasks the teens and their team of militia fighters with extracting the artifact for study. After a series of missteps with command, the group must take matters into their own hand, journeying far behind enemy lines and into the heart of the war zones on a ravaged Meridian.

Really wish it could get a third

Wish this could somehow get a third book, just to wrap up what happens to the main characters they’ve been in limbo for years

characters

I liked a fresh perspective on the covenant war. It allows for the reader to put themselves in the shoes of everyday people having to deal with what are essential for a lack of a better team real monsters.

It was alright

Not my favorite book but still enjoyed listening. Didn't really like the different narrates at first but got the concept later in the listening. But overall alright.

These kids whine too much

It’s honestly better than the first book, but not by much. The kids constant whining towards the end gets to be a bit much. I find myself yelling at them while listening haha. Granted they are put into a not so great situation but against the backdrop of the war as a whole I don’t feel much sympathy of any for them.

The ending was unexpected

I don’t know if the characters will be in future series but I hope so.