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
Halo: the Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund is about the Spartan II program and the origins of the Spartan
super soldiers, and it focuses on how the Master Chief became who he is. The
book describes the start of the human covenant war and how the planet of Reach
falls. It focuses on the Spartan's training, becoming Spartans and their fight
against the Covenant army. The book shows Master Chiefs Artificial Intelligence
ally, Cortana and how she is born from cloning the brain of DR. Halsey and the
first few fight with Master Chief and Cortana together before the setting of
the games take place.
The book was good, I liked the extended background information the book
gave about the origins of the Spartans, Master Chief and the human covenant
war. I would recommend the book to any fan of the Halo Series and it deserves a
read by anyone who is a fan of Sci-Fi novels and books. The book opens up for
the next couple of books and is a great read to bridge between the first game
and the start of the actual storyline. The only thing that I didn't like about
the book is that it had too many big words and anyone who isn't familiar with
Sci-fi terms wouldn't understand some of the things.
- Anonymous., grade 9
Central Library
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.