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I don't have First Strike, nor will I be getting it anytime soon, but I want to know how it ties in with Halo 2, so could someone give me a real quick summary of the book?

  • 08.09.2004 2:35 PM PDT
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LOL

  • 08.09.2004 2:41 PM PDT
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Picks up right where Halo left off. Master Chief is on the Longsword, finds a Pelican with some people in it (Sergeant Johnson one of them). A couple Covenant crusiers show up, Master Chief and gang capture a big flagship (Asendant Justice), and escape, they go to Reach, now destroyed. Pick up other Spartans and a Admiral, plus some wierdo crystal that messes with Slipspace. Then a HUGE Covenant fleet shows up and a huge carrier/dock/city thing (Unyielding Hierophant), Master Chief and three other Spartans disable, escape on the human ship Gettysburg, and then the Admiral (Whitcomb) and another guy on the Ascendant Justice go right to Unyielding Hierophant and it blows, taking out the entire Covenatn fleet. Master Chief, Cortana, Johnson, and the 2 or 3 other Spartans go to Earth.
The end

  • 08.09.2004 2:42 PM PDT
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Cool, thanks.

  • 08.09.2004 2:44 PM PDT
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Why won't you be getting it anytime soon? I only have FoR and have yet to read far into it but still, if you want to know the full story, you're gonna need to read the books.

  • 08.09.2004 2:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: SolidSnake3035
Why won't you be getting it anytime soon? I only have FoR and have yet to read far into it but still, if you want to know the full story, you're gonna need to read the books.
I would, but school begins in two days, the closest book store is 30 minutes away, and I'm just gonna get it for my birthday.

[Edited on 8/9/2004 2:51:52 PM]

  • 08.09.2004 2:49 PM PDT
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Better summary

Chief gets on Longsword and excapes Halo. Cortana scans, finds new Covie ships in system and a cryo tube. Longsword meets with Johnson in a Pelican with a few other marines. Attack on ships inbound from other system. Ascendant Justic (Flagship) is boarded. Cortana takes over flagship and encounters covie AI. Linda is discovered in the cryo tube. AI is destroyed and airlocks opened killing most Covenant on the ship. Ship goes to Reach to see what happened. Part of Reach untouched. Chief and company go to surface on Covie dropship. Find other Spartans along with Dr. Halsey and Whitcomb. Weird crystal thingy is also there. They get off and Covenant don't shoot in fear of destroying the artifact.

The flagship is now linked with a UNSC ship, the Gettysberg. The human high-tail it and leave. Weird blue colored slipspace fight ensues due to crystal screwing with gravity fields. They go to the Eridanus system and get some help from former rebels. Dr. Halsey steals Kelly and they leave to an unknown location(unknown to the Halo fan populace).

Another small fight and the Chief and crew leave once more towards Earth. They find out the Covenant are going to attack with some 500 ships and a massive 10km long space station. Remaing Spartans John, Linda, Fred, Will, and Grace get on a reinforced Covie dropship and drop out. They are towed in. First contact with Brutes happens on the Unyielding Hierophant, (the space station). Space station is about to go boom, but Grace dies due to Brutes shooting her with grenade launchers.

The Spartans leave and go towards a moon where the Gettysberg is hiding. This was unexpected. The Admiral and some ONI lieutenant take the Flagship towards the fleet drawing them with a hologram of the precious crystal which has been destroyed already. Fleet gets closer to the station and the ship. Station and ship go boom leaaving a dozen badly damaged Covenant ships. All other 500 are destroyed.

Chief and compay now continue there jump to Earth. The Epilogue kicks in. A few shards are recovered, the Prophet of High Truth calls the losses at the station and at Halo and insignificant setback, and humanity is now screwed as Halo 2 picks up from there.

  • 08.09.2004 2:52 PM PDT
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If you want to really understand the Halo saga then First Strike is a must read

  • 08.09.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Damn, where do you live? School starts early there, I still have like 20 something days before it starts. Ouch

  • 08.09.2004 2:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: axels
Damn, where do you live? School starts early there, I still have like 20 something days before it starts. Ouch
Houston. But we do get out in May.

  • 08.09.2004 3:11 PM PDT