Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach)
by Eric Nylund
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Author: Eric NylundEdition: Paperback
Format: Box set
Published: 2004-09-28
ISBN: 0345473043
Publisher: Del Rey
Book Reviews of Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach)
Book Review: Expanding the Halo universe
Summary: 5 Stars
Many people, like me, would be attracted to this purely because its has the word halo on its front cover. This does these books a massive disservice. They are such a fantastic read it is unbelieveable very few outside curious xbox owners would read them.The Fall of Reach is the first book, and leads up to the very start of the game. It is amazingly emgrossing, charting the growth of master chief into a natural leader, and it also provides a massive amount of information on the spartan project and the people behind it. The relationship between cortana and the chief is also given a great degree of explaination, as does the life of captain keyes, which is fascinating.
The Flood is essentially the book of the game. As a result, it doesnt match the quality of the other two books, due the constraints ut on it. But it does present the story from the view point of the covenant, and gives details on battles that are mentioned in the game briefly. It does however get a bit repetative, and as you already know what happens (or at least most people do) then the enjoyment is lessened. Despite this, it is still a great book.
First Strike is, simply, a work of genius. It is well worth the price of the whole set alone. It is very hard to give details on this story without blowing the plot wide open, so im not going to try. I can safely say though, that the story twists and turns all over the place, and often creats an atmosphere that far more illustrious books can only hope to obtain. Also, this story covers the time between both of the halo games. At the time i am writing this, halo 2 is due out in a few weeks time. But when this book was writen, it contained information on new weapons and enemies long before any magazines and the like.
I cant recomend these books enough. Eric Nylund and William Dietz have moved halo on from a soulless game (which, after you read these books, you'll realise it is) to a believeable universe. Hopefully these books will recieve massive coverage soon, as they deserve much more then some other books out there.
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