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Subject: I have a quick question concerning the Halo books...
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I probably shoundn't waste a post on this topic, but I've seen more pointless one's than this, heh.... Anyway, I just wanted to make sure, the order of the Halo books are "First Strike", "The Flood", then "The Fall of Reach" correct? I'm just making sure there are no other books before "First Strike". I just recieved "First Strike" from Amazon, and by reading the back of it, it almost sounds like there could be books before.

  • 04.30.2004 11:26 AM PDT
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the correct order to read the books is Fall of Reach, The Flood, and then First Strike.
if you have played the game you will understand them in any order you read them though.

  • 04.30.2004 11:36 AM PDT
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The order is actually this:

1) "The Fall Of Reach"
2) "The Flood"
3) "First Strike"

The Fall Of Reach goes through the backstory of the SPARTAN II program and the eventual conflict at Reach which leads into the videogame's (Halo: Combat Evolved) story which is discussed about in The Flood. If you've played the game, which I have to assume given your interest, you know thats about the Halo construct, the monitor and the Flood virus. First Strike picks up at the very end of The Fall Of Reach simultaneously with the end of The Flood since they are only a few days apart (this is coded by dates) at it covers the aftermath of the Halo constructs destruction, the finding of a Forerunner artifact and the first strike against the Covenant before their impending invasion of Earth. I've read all the Nylund books, and they are pretty entertaining...

  • 04.30.2004 11:38 AM PDT
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yeah first strike is the story between halo the game and halo 2

fall of reach is everything before halo the game

and the flood is basically halo the game retold.

the first two especially first strike is one helluva good read ,

  • 04.30.2004 11:41 AM PDT
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ok, well thanks for the info...I was told "First Strike" was first. I've played through the game countless times, so would it be better to hold off on "First Strike", and read "The Fall of Reach" first, or would it matter?

  • 04.30.2004 11:49 AM PDT

The Flood actually tells the events of Halo from different perspectives.
The Fall Of Reach is obviously the first, as it is the one advertised in the Halo manual.

  • 04.30.2004 11:56 AM PDT
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it wouldn't really matter but their are characters in First Strike which are in Fall of Reach. Ie Kelly, Fred ect. It would be wise to read Fall of Reach first. YOu can hold off The Flood though as that is just the story of the game with a few added bits.

  • 04.30.2004 11:57 AM PDT