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Subject: The Fall of Reach and Halo Reach

I'm thinking about buying some of the Halo books. And I'm wondering should I buy The Fall of Reach before I play Reach, because I don't think that the game will be the same as the book anyway (because if it was then I would rather play the game) with the story.
So should I buy 'The Fall of Reach'? And what are some other good book I should get?

  • 11.22.2009 1:21 AM PDT
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Buy all of them (except Cole Protocol, it's HORRIBLE and almost irrelevant to the halo canon) and read them in their order of release.

  • 11.22.2009 1:24 AM PDT

Ok it looked pretty -blam!- anyway. But say I was only going to buy two, which ones should I get?

  • 11.22.2009 1:27 AM PDT

Fall of Reach for sure. Ghosts of Onyx, maybe.

  • 11.22.2009 1:35 AM PDT

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Buy all of them (except Cole Protocol, it's HORRIBLE and almost irrelevant to the halo canon) and read them in their order of release.

  • 11.22.2009 1:38 AM PDT
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Fall of Reach and First Strike.

  • 11.22.2009 1:45 AM PDT

really any of the books are good. Halo Reach is supposedly the story of "The Fall of Reach" and "First Strike", both great books. The Fall of Reach starts with John-117 as a little boy and when they take him and the training and everything. and a bit after half way through the book, they get to the planet Reach, which i suppose Halo Reach should start from there.

Also, "Contact Harvest" is the story of the very first contact with the covenant and the very start of the war.

Another great book in the series is "Ghost of Onyx" as it is the story about the super secret SPARTAN-III project. Master Chief is only a SPARTAN-II.

I hope ive been some help to you. The 4 books I have named are the best in the series, and stories not told in the Halo games that are out at this moment.
I would suggest you check out the halo timeline to see the correct date and placement of the books and games.
http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/abouthalo/timeline

  • 11.22.2009 1:45 AM PDT

Posted by: Jako1104
Ok it looked pretty -blam!- anyway. But say I was only going to buy two, which ones should I get?

since Fall of Reach and First Strike are most likely going to be in Halo Reach. I suggest you read Contact Harvest and Ghost of Onyx

  • 11.22.2009 1:48 AM PDT

Thanks I wasn't too sure what 'Ghosts of Onyx' was about. I'm interested in Fall of Reach, First Strike, and Contact Harvest. But what should I buy first out of First Strike and Contact Harvest...

  • 11.22.2009 1:53 AM PDT

Posted by: Ushan
Because Muslims surgically implant organic bombs in their testicles, which in turn will be injected into women during sex, which will grow into BABY BOMBS!

Posted by: Jako1104
Thanks I wasn't too sure what 'Ghosts of Onyx' was about. I'm interested in Fall of Reach, First Strike, and Contact Harvest. But what should I buy first out of First Strike and Contact Harvest...


First Strike definitely. Fall of Reach actually has pretty much nothing about the Battle of Reach. Everything about the Battle of Reach is in First Strike. Contact Harvest is more of a background book to me. First Strike is more part of the main storyline.

[Edited on 11.22.2009 1:58 AM PST]

  • 11.22.2009 1:56 AM PDT