Reed, Brian

In 2517, the United Nations Space Command creates a special weapons project named Spartan-II in which seventy-five children are removed from their homes, surgically altered, and trained to be the best warriors ever. Those who survive the process are intended to crush an insurrection, but they ultimately are used to combat invasion by the alien collective the Covenant.

"When a mass suicide by a branch of the Church of Hala claims the lives of 20 families, Carol Danvers investigates the tragedy performed in the name of Mar-Vell--putting her directly in the path of his would-be Captain Marvel replacement, Noh-Varr!"--Back cover.

Carol Danvers, having reclaimed her title, struggles with the role of being one of the most powerful heroes while taking on the corrupt law-enforcement organization H.A.M.M.E.R., dealing with a shapeshifter, and other problems, with some help from her allies.

To combat growing insurrection, the United Nations Space Command creates Spartan II, a super-soldier program using seventy-five children abducted from their homes and sent to Reach for training. Among these is a six-year-old boy named John, who will rise above the rest due to superior speed, intelligence, and adaptability to become the galaxy's most legendary warrior.

Master Chief and his Spartans undertake a desperate mission to capture a Prophet, a member of the Covenant's revered leadership caste, in the hope that it will give Earth leverage to broker peace with the aliens, but failure may mean the loss of Earth.

As a young man, John-117 was the first Spartan to try their untested armor in a fight against the unstoppable alien race the Covenant. Years later, John-117, now the Master Chief, leads the Spartans against the Covenant on Sigma Octanus IV, where a museum of natural history may contain the key to human survival.