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Eric Nylund
Eric S. Nylund (born November 12, 1964) is an American novelist and professional technical writer. His wife, Syne Mitchell, is also a science fiction writer. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master's degree in chemical physics from the University of California, San Diego. He lives in North Bend, Washington with his wife, Syne, and son, Kai Nylund. Nylund is the author of three novels set in the Halo universe: '' Halo: The Fall of Reach'', '' Halo: First Strike'', and '' Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', as well as a short story in '' Halo: Evolutions'' and the graphic novel '' Halo Wars: Genesis''. He is employed as a writer for Microsoft Game Studios. His duties include the development of story bibles and other such fictional assets, the preparation of materials for marketing, and coordination with Microsoft localization, legal, and geopolitical departments. In the 1990s he was hired by Microsoft to help rewrite and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts Of Onyx
''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' is a military science fiction novel by Eric Nylund, based on the Halo (franchise), ''Halo'' series of video games. The book was released in October 2006 and is the fourth ''Halo'' novel; Nylund's third contribution to the series. ''Onyx'' was also the first of three ''Halo'' novels to be published by Tor Books, rather than the previous publisher, Del Rey Books, Del Rey. ''Ghosts of Onyx'' details the creation of a group of supersoldiers known as the SPARTAN-IIIs to defend humanity against the alien collective known as the Covenant (Halo), Covenant. After the events of ''Halo 2'', the SPARTAN's training world of Onyx is beset by robotic attackers. The SPARTANs and their trainers must fight the robots and the Covenant as they work to uncover the planet's secrets. Upon release, ''Ghosts of Onyx'' garnered generally positive reviews. The novel debuted on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list and became an international bestseller. Background and writing ''Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |