Empty Throne Novel
2559. It has been a year since the rogue artificial intelligence
Cortana seized control of the Domain, an otherworldly dimension housing a
vast information network. With an array of Forerunner weapons at her
disposal, Cortana set out to enforce an authoritarian peace on the
civilizations of the galaxy. But as the United Nations Space Command
flagship Infinity prepares to strike against Cortana at Zeta Halo, another plan has also been set in motion.
An
ancient access point hidden on a seemingly insignificant human colony
has become the focus of a parallel effort to claim the Domain and its
immeasurable capabilities. The UNSC, however, needs a key: a living,
forsaken product of an old war. As a new generation of heroes rise to
meet this challenge, and Cortana's pursuit of control reaches a
desperate and sudden crescendo, a cunning, ruthless warrior emerges from
the shadows of the Banished, who has vowed to fill the new power vacuum
by any means necessary…
Authored by Jeremy Patenaude
