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At the onset of the Human‑Covenant War, the UNSC enacts the Cole Protocol to hide Earth and its Inner Colonies from the Covenant. Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes, reactivated from a standby status, receives a secret mission from ONI to travel into hostile territory. His journey takes him beyond the Outer Colonies to the gas giant Hesiod, where human survivors—fortifying the asteroid belt as the Rubble settlement—are forced to coexist with a Covenant Kig‑Yar stronghold. The uneasy friendship draws attention from both sides. Meanwhile, the Spartan Gray Team, a renegade squad, plans covert sabotage, and a Covenant Elite pursues power through ruthless means. In this clash of wits and firepower, Keyes must navigate deception and danger to protect Earth’s hidden existence.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: Tobias S. Buckell
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