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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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Brass's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 17:59
Brass
Oh my. Like most, I'm a bit jaded with Halo, but that is a very intriguing trailer. Gave me goosebumps. So game, who knows. Trailer, top notch stuff.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:10
Chronic Logic
Oh yea! Now I can fight with my Spartan buddies while killing Covenant scum!
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:17
Dexter345
Agreed, it's probably the best of the six books.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:18
Dexter345
Also, that just gave me chills.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:25
DaedHead8
Meh, more Halo. I know I'll buy it but I don't have to be excited about it.
shadowcast's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:40
shadowcast
So it's more Halo then... still, I hope that's the final box art, that's really cool actually.
Wack's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 18:44
Wack
I hope we get to see what happens to the other SPARTANs. I don't want to follow Master Chief the whole way.
stanfy86's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2009 20:33
stanfy86
did anyone else get flashes of the quake 2 intro when watching this
?
peachboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2009 01:32
peachboy
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.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2009 03:40
Vitamin Awesome
I feel the last sentence would've been ten times better with a LeVar Burtonesque "But you don't have to take MY word for it!"

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!
hbl's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2009 06:34
hbl
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.
tigerfangred91's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/15/2009 22:40
tigerfangred91
@hbl
It actually is pretty good though.

And shit, I had no idea there were 6. I've only read 3 of them.
xHOGUEx's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 22:48
xHOGUEx
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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