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Are you going to have to have read the Halo books in order to understand the Halo 2 plot? It seems to me they should continue straight off of the Halo 1 story line.
No it's just like if you read Halo Fall of Reach it would enhance halo 1 same for Halo First Strike for Halo 2 if you want to fully enjoy the universe of Halo but it wont be necessary
Yes but First Strike will explain why theres suddenly more than one Spartan...
Just read the books. It only takes about a day to read each one, and they're only 7 bucks a piece. Or just borrow them from a friend. Trust me. You will understand it much better...