Halo: The First Strike, by Eric Nylund

Halo: The First Strike by Eric Nylund is the bridge between the first Halo game and Halo 2. It clears out many of the inconsistencies of the games and focuses on the time period after the events of the fall of Reach. The book follows the remaining Spartans and their battle to save Reach and get important military figures out, and take a strike against the Covenant. The book yet again follows Master Chief and Spartan Red Team to attack against the Covenant army and destroy on of their ships and to discover what the floating ring is spaced that is called Halo is and discover it's origins.

The book is a great one, it bridges Halo Combat evolved and Halo 2 together and clears the inconsistencies between them. It follows the same formula as the Fall of Reach does by going through the battles of the Spartans, I would recommend this book to any fans of the Halo series and any Sci-Fi fans out there. The only problems with the book similar to the fall of reach is that it has a lot of terms and words that would be more familiar with Sci- Fi fans, and people who have read other books similar to this one.

-Reviewed by Anonymous, grade 9.
Central Library