As you already know, Halo Reach was announced by Microsoft today. Not much was stated, other than that it's coming out Fall 2010.
However, if you read the book, then you already know what's up. There were around 100 (can't remember the exact number) SPARTAN IIs stationed on Planet Reach including the Master Chief. The Covenant manage to find Reach and spoiler alert, destroy the planet.
It's not so cut and dry as that as the book details the SPARTAN and human forces taking on the Covenant on the surface of the planet since the Covenant were looking for Forerunner technology inside of Reach. I can go on, but honestly, you should go buy the first Halo book to find out what you can expect. It's actually a really good book!
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ehh...i feel kind of wrong saying it since i haven't taken part in anything halo-wise since the very first one, but i might just pick up the book. looking for a super pulpy 'summer' book.
A good book eh? I'm gonna have to take you at your word on that one. Reading a book based on a video game would be a new low point in my life, and not a depth that I'm willing to plumb.
I read all the books more times then I should admit. I was not at all impressed by 'The Flood', avoid it at all costs. I had a nerdgasm matching the voices to the people in book/s, "The Fall of REACH/First Strike". But in the book, only about 40 Spartans landed back on Reach.
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5:45 PM on 06.01.2009
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Anyhoo, good stuff. Between this and ODST, there's still a lot of Halo to be played. Fireteam mode with Spartans in this one mayhaps? I'm calling it!
It actually is pretty good though.
And shit, I had no idea there were 6. I've only read 3 of them.