Somehow with all of this holiday excitement I forgot to remind everyone that yesterday was the release of the most recent Halo novel Halo: The Cole Protocol.  It is the sixth book in the long running series of novels, this one being written by newcomer Tobias S. Buckell.  The book centers around the story of the Spartan II Gray Team and it also gives a more in-depth perspective of the Jackal race, something most fans will appreciate since the previous novels have covered pretty much every other Covenant species.

Eric Nylund had previously showed interest in writing this novel but the task ended up going to Tobias S. Buckell, a relative unknown.  Even if you are only a moderate Halo fan I recommend giving the novels a shot.  You can even pick up the first three novels in the series as a box set for an extremely fair price at Amazon.  Give your eyes a break from all of those screens scattered around your home and read a book.