The books are more than a detailed reading version of the game. They tell you the story off not only Master chief John-117, but also about the people that he meets, how the story develops and how sargent johnson got back in one piece. It also actually predicts the return off at least 1 spartan in halo 3(yes I know this is a spoiler, but heck I haven't played halo 3 myself yet). So if you think you're a big halo fan,... GO GET THOSE BOOKS SOLDIER!!!

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Yes, I've read them all and The Fall of Reach remains my favorite. It had a storyline yet to be covered by the games and was much more character driven than the rest. I think that the others are good books but not written as well. At certain times during the other books I thought to myself, I'd rather be playing through this scenario rather than reading it. But all in all, they are good novels that accurately depict the Halo universe that even made it accessible to my mom.

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In my opinion the books are great. They give you an in depth look at the Halo universe and answer questions people might have had during the course of the game such as "Where did Master Chief come from?", "Why was he the only one wearing MJOLNIR armor and where did it come from?", "Why were their so few Spartans?". These questions are answered in the novels. It also gives background on the UNSC and the Covenant War. Personally I think someone would enjoy them more if you read them in this order especially if you hadn't played any of the Halo games:

'Contact Harvest' By Joseph Staten
'The Fall of Reach' By Eric Nylund
'The Flood' By William C. Dietz
'First Strike' By Eric Nylund
'Ghosts of Onyx' By Eric Nylund

Myself, I've only played Halo 1 for PC. I don't own an X-Box or X-Box 360 and I refuse to upgrade to Windows Vista as it's got way too many problems with it and it's a memory hog. Myself I haven't read all of them, I'm missing 'Contact Harvest'. It's the last one at this point that I haven't read. the books themselves were a very good read and well worth the $10.00 I spent on each of them. I recommend them to anyone who's played the games or anyone who likes Sci-Fi war novels.

-Psychotic G

 

 

 

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i just picked up the newest one by Joseph Staten-Bungie Employee. It's called Contact Harvest and its the story about Sergent Johnson before or at the very begginning of the Covenent War. I have yet to read it but everyone says its good.

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The book Halo: The Flood is by far the worst one that I've read. Basically it is the first game word for word, scene for scene. Ok, I'll admit, there is some backstory for the marines but it is shallow and un-entertaining.

Besides Halo is not about marines it's about the Chief. So if you plan to read them avoid this one and just play Halo 1 again, same dif. Fall of Reach and First Strike are both amazing books, just Dietz has no imagination or something cause the Flood is garbage.

-dahoh

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How many books are there in total? I've only found three or four.

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Yea the halo books are way better than the games. People just wanna play the games instead coz they are lazy nerds lol

-reply by blair

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I have read all of the halo book and so far they are the best books.

-reply by ryan

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Man I read all of the Halo Book cause they are so awesome. I especially liked that sex scene at the end of Contact Harvest between Sergeant Johnson and that other lady.

I hope that wasnt inappropriate.

By the way I just registered and I want to be part of this community!

THERE ARE SO MANY SECTIONS AND TOPICS AND THREADS THIS IS AN AWESOME FORUM!

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Where can I find Halo Books ?
Halo Books

�Where can I find Halo Books in the net for reading?
I have read the first one 'cos a friend lend it to me, but now I what to read the other one, where con I find them?

-reply by Bris

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