Halo: The Thursday War

Halo: The Thursday War is the second novel in the Kilo-Five trilogy, taking place within the post-war Halo universe. It is said that this book will have ties to Halo 4. It was released on October 2, 2012.

Plot
The prologue begins with Margaret O. Parangosky in Sydney at ONI's Bravo-6. She recounts what has happened so far with Phillips visit to Sangheilios and lost contact with him in an explosion. It is revealed that he survived and was protected by his radio which was hit with shrapnel, but in this matter, BB was disabled. The explosion was caused by rebelling Brutes, who are killed, but manage to force 'Telcam to start the uprising early. Vaz and Mal tell Naomi and Captain Osman that Staffan Sentzke is Naomi's father, while Parangosky tours the UNSC Infinity and talks to the Huragok about ways in which they plan to update the ship, Halsey is revealed to be stationed on the Infinity. On Trevelyan (A newly found shield world named after Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose). Dr Magnusson finds out about Sangheili food from Jul 'Mdama but only to genetically engineer them to be used against the Elites, however he is allowed to explore the surface freely on the conditions that he wear a Huragok explosive harness and that he does not go anywhere without Prone to Drift. On Sangheilios Raia 'Mdama attempts to track down her missing husband, and suspects 'Telcam. Although Forze doubts it she still refuses to let him and his men embark on their ships until she gets an explanation, however, when he arrives and he cannot provide one, she insists that she be on the Unflinching Resolve with him when they attack Vadam with 8 other vessels.

Phillips, meanwhile, explores the Temple of Abiding Truth with the semi-operational fragment of BB and tries to record and translate forerunner symbols and locate other Halo's and shield world's - He finally manages to activate a portal and leave the temple. The Arbiter gives Kilo-five permission to land on Sangheilios to search for Philips but their presence helps 'Telcam rally support against the Arbiter. Naomi, Mal and Vaz land and enter the Temple of Abiding Truth and an angry mob forms outside. They realise that he has left, but when they try to exfiltrate, they are engaged by members of the mob. Vaz is injured and a couple of Elites are killed, but they manage to board the dropship and continue the search. On the UNSC Port Stanley, Osman and BB realise that the Arbiter is winning too quickly and try to call Parangosky, meanwhile over Vadam, Unflinching Resolve is shot down and nearly destroyed by the Arbiter's forces, but Raia, Forze and 'Telcam survive. Philips re-apears about 80 kilometers from Ontom in Acroli and is directed to the local keep by three Unggoy farmers. Upon arriving at the keep, he is greeted by a Sangheili female wielding a Plasma Pistol. He trys to explain how he came to be on Sangheilios in the midst of a civil war, but when the keep comes under attack he is given a plasma pistol and is expected to defend it against several attackers. The attack on Vadam keep continues and the Arbiters forces are gradually worn down but because of his connection to kilo-five 'Telcam sends Raia and Forze to collect Phillips in a Phantom. Kilo-five realises they are collecting him and try to get there first, from the dropship they spot plasma fire and realise that the keep is under attack, Devereaux uses their Pelican chain gun to suppress the attacking elites while the ODSTs and Naomi jump out and prepare to storm the building, Naomi barges in but Philips gets in the way to prevent anyone from being hurt. Just as they try to leave, more enemy vessels approach.

Admiral Hood and Parangosky offer the Arbiter help dealing with the rebels, he warns them that he cannot protect them if they go into battle, as he is unaware of the power of Infinity, although he accepts the offer. The Phantom pilot identifies himself as Forze, Devereaux fights off the Banshees but her Pelican takes damage and she starts to lose coolant, they pick-up Phillips but the Phantom starts tailing them and they can't make orbit. They manage to make a deal with Forze and Raia so that they can get the parts they need as long as they honor their agreement with 'Telcam. On the Port Stanley, engineers Requires Adjustment and Leaks Repaired work on upgrading the ship by improving the communication systems and slipspace drive. While on Trevelyan Jul learns that the Didact, commander of the Forerunner millitary may still be alive on a planet known only as Requiem, he also learns that he had a hatred for all of humanity which makes him interested to seek the didact out. Back on Sanghelios the dropship is repaired to the extent that Devereaux thinks it's solid enough to make orbit, they take off hurriedly before the violence gets any worse and the pelican stays in one piece. Immediately they notice the UNSC Infinity which has arrived in system carrying admirals Hood and Parangosky to help the Arbiter's forces. Meanwhile Raia and Forze start taking fire in the phantom, they reach vadam and realise that the arbiters keep is surrounded, they call for him to surrender but he continues to resist.

Characters
AI
 * Black Box
 * Aine (first appearance)

Human
 * Captain Serin Osman, Spartan-019
 * Corporal Vasily Beloi
 * Staff Sergeant Malcolm Geffen
 * Seargeant Lian Devereaux
 * Professor Evan Phillips
 * Naomi Sentzke, Spartan-010
 * Admiral Margaret Orlenda Parangosky
 * Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
 * Irena Magnusson
 * Mike Spenser
 * Hugo Barton
 * Austen
 * Commander Thomas Lasky
 * Captain Andrew Del Rio
 * Doctor Cathrine Halsey

Sangheili Huragok
 * Thel 'Vadam
 * Jul 'Mdama
 * Avu Med 'Telcam
 * Raia 'Mdama
 * Naxan 'Mdama
 * Dural 'Mdama
 * Forze 'Mdama
 * Panom (First appearance)
 * Prone to Drift
 * Adjustment Needed

Organizations

 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC Navy
 * Office of Naval Intelligence
 * Servants of Abiding Truth

Trivia

 * It appears that the is on the cover.
 * The title may be a reference to a sentence said by BB in Halo: Glasslands.
 * A Thursday War is a colloquial term meaning "a training exercise."

Related Pages

 * Kilo-Five trilogy
 * Halo: Glasslands