Frank Carlson Library

While Spartans get all the glory, no soldier--not even the legendary Master Chief--wins a war on their own. Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck and his team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs) played a major role in saving the Earth from all-out invasion at the end of the Covenant War--acts of bravery and ingenuity that did not go unnoticed by the United Nations Space Command. Now, after many Spartans have been killed in battle and the Master Chief is...

When JJ O'Malley was betrayed by someone she loves, the hunt for vengeance begins. Stepping away from everything and everyone she knows; JJ becomes entailed in the world of magic. Making a journey on foot through the mountains, with the witches from all the covens, JJ cannot face the truth of what she caused and turns magic on herself. Caught in the afterlife of the abyss, JJ's soul is compromised by the ancestors and given the gift of all knowledge. Sent...

This massive collection features three classic Halo tales by some of the best writers and artists in comics. Halo: Uprising follows the Master Chief as he single-handedly takes on the Covenant's miles-long Forerunner Dreadnought as it makes its way to Earth! Then, join the ranks of the UNSC's meanest, most battle-hardened Marines in Helljumper, as a group of ODST respond to a remote science colony's SOS call and discover an enormous Covenant military...

One of the most popular video game franchises ever commences in an explosive saga following UNSC Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer and her team as they attempt to put a stop to Dr. Catherine Halsey and Jul M'dama's pursuit of the mysterious Forerunner artifact, the Janus Key--the fate of the entire galaxy depends on them

Whore. Slut. Prostitute. The women of The Halo Lodge have been called it all. Sure, some of the women who work there accept money for certain services rendered, but most are survivors. Women who've picked themselves back up after lives filled with abuse and pain. Women who are fighters.Trixie works at the Lodge, but she doesn't get paid to sleep with the customers. Nope. Unfortunately, she's in love with a thick-headed jerk who thinks she sells her...

"A deeply emotional journey!" Scandalicious After an attempt on his life leaves him with brain injuries, Ash Gore's future as lead guitarist for British rockers Black Halo looks uncertain. Unless he can somehow regain the skills he's lost before the band's latest tour kicks off, he'll be consigned to the rock 'n' roll scrap heap.Ginny Walters never meant to fall for a rock god. Fate had other plans-which led to them burning up sheets in every hotel...

All that glitters in this town isn't gold. Seventeen-year-old Haruna Catherine Mitsukai has three goals: 1. Be liked by everyone. 2. Graduate from Shady Glenn Academy (with Honours, of course). 3. Get accepted into UBC (along with Mani, the gorgeous, super-rich boyfriend)-and get out of Campbelton forever. Ryu Debiru has only one: 1. Survive. But some goals are difficult to achieve. Especially when two teens who couldn't be more different, couldn't...

Parting with God's Hand might mean the foul-mouthed half-angel has to lie low, but he's still got to pay the rent. Will Josiah Quinn be able to do that if he hunts bounties no one else will accept? Yes, as long as he can stay alive. When a vampire hunt goes terribly wrong, Stefan is left clinging to life by a thread. Will Josiah betray the only friend he has left in the world to save the man he loves? Or will he sacrifice Stefan for the army he needs...

The City of Angels holds a world of nightmares for irreverent wizard Josiah Quinn. Not even the end of the world could convince him to visit. But when his estranged daughter Maggie goes missing, he's on the first flight there to track her down. As he tries to pull together the threads of Maggie's life, Josiah uncovers a disturbing trend: sex, drugs, and dangerous magic. Maggie was walking an all too familiar path toward destruction. And now she's...

The Fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief's return to action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence--all in this volume collecting Halo: Escalation issues #7-#12 by Brian Reed (Amazing Spider-Man), Duffy Boudreau (Blackacre), Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel) and Ricardo Sánchez (Green Arrow).