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Halo, Books 1-3 (The Flood; First Strike; The Fall of Reach) | 
 enlarge | Author: Eric Nylund
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
List Price: $23.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 8917
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.3 x 3
ISBN: 0345473043
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780345473042
ASIN: 0345473043
Publication Date: September 28, 2004
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Product Description
The official novels of the award-winning Xbox game! This set contains The Fall of Reach, First Strike, and The Flood -- the complete chronicles of the bloody Human-Covenant War on Halo.
The Fall of Reach
As the bloody Human-Covenant War rages on Halo, the fate of humankind may rest with one warrior, the lone SPARTAN survivor of another legendary battle . . . the desperate, take-no-prisoners struggle that led humanity to Halo--the fall of the planet Reach. Now, brought to life for the first time, here is the full story of that glorious, doomed conflict.
First Strike
The Human-Covenant war rages on as the alien juggernaut sweeps inexorably toward its final goal: destruction of all human life!
The Flood
The Human-Covenant War, a desperate struggle for humankind’s very survival, has reached its boiling point on the mysterious, ring world called Halo. But the fierce Covenant warriors, the mightiest alien military force known, are not the only peril lying in wait.
Bungie, Halo, Xbox, and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Used under license. (c) 2001-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved
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 Halo Books: Son Loves Them! June 5, 2008
My son had been wanting this set for a while, but I didn't like the bookstore prices. Once I found them at Amazon.com, it was a no-brainer. Great Price, Fast Shipping, Brand New!
Three of the Coolest Books Ever May 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These books are not going to win major awards and they aren't going to revolutionize the science fiction genre, but they are still three of the best books I've ever read, and I will always hold them dear to my heart because they were the books that led me to video gaming in general and, specifically, Halo.
"Halo: Fall of Reach" is definitely the best of the three, describing the backstory of the games and the backstory of Master Chief. Eric Nylund does an exceptional job here, and his writing style is crisp and concise and so much fun to read that I've often read this book alone without going on to read the rest of the books in sequence (though I have obviously read all of them).
"Halo: The Flood" is definitely the weakest of the three. William C. Dietz's entry is basically the story of the first Halo game in written form, complete with all the exact same dialog and very little extra. It's not a bad book, but if you've played the game then you've basically read the book, just, without all of those words.
"Halo: First Strike" is one that I haven't read often, but still love. It has a ton of information in it and is just as action-packed and well-written as the first Nylund book in the series, but it always sort of confused me. Still, this is a great book.
Together the three books offer up over 900 pages of awesomeness, and if you're looking for more when you're done reading those, look up Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (also by Mr. Eric Nylund) and Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten. Also, please check out ericnylund.net, perhaps the best author blog ever.
 Entertaining reading April 25, 2008
A fast read, but a little bit repetitive. If you like the game, you MUST read the books.
Great, Great Books April 23, 2008
These books are great. It starts off in a suspenseful environment and Eric writes this so well too keep the reader well entertained and keeps it with the videogame.
The price and shipping timing were excellent. Go Eric and Go Amazon!!!!
Can't beat it for the price! April 12, 2008
If you liked the Halo game at all, this is a great set. It fills in a lot of the blanks about the back story you didn't get from the videogame. You might want to skip the sequel Ghosts book, but be sure you also grab the Contact Harvest which is a prequel to this set.
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