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Subject: First Strike Reprint New Material

So opening the book, the forward by Frank says that the crystal was actually the forerunner structure beneath sword base, then nothing new in the actual book, they don't even mention Jun, the 32 pages of bonus material, are actually interesting, the first tells the story about Fetchers- men contracted to extract SF- FTL drives to their clients, the one that I read tells us about a new FTL drive for ONI, but I'll let you read it, the second story is an interrogation between S-104 ( Fred ) and a doctor working for ONI, again no new information. The last story is after the covenant war, and aparrently reporters were in New Mombasa and Voi, and the civilians of the UNSC don';t know about Halo or the Ark, the civilian news reporter Petra has the message Cortana sent to earth to warn chief about the gravemind, but she delves deeper in telling us that there is something else out there besides the Ark and the halo rings that can destroy the flood, but she doesn't figure it out. Any questions I will answer to the best of my ability.

  • 12.24.2010 9:54 AM PDT

If you're passionate about the thing you're talking about, I'll always lend an ear.

Thank you for the quick update/summary of the changes.

  • 12.24.2010 9:57 AM PDT

Ya no prob, and happy holidays :)

  • 12.24.2010 10:11 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: ghostrider385
So opening the book, the forward by Frank says that the crystal was actually the forerunner structure beneath sword base,

It cannot be though. The cavern beneath SWORD was vaporised at the end of The Package by a fail-safe nuke. (Presumably; A very big bang then)

The crystal was found beneath CASTLE base, and was not accessed until mid September, long after SWORD and accompanying artefact had been destroyed.


Edit:

Halsey's excavation of the cavern in First Strike can be glimpsed in the Reach game, and Cortana's eventual fate, with a little geographical tinkering by Bungie is also illuminated in the game.
Not sure if he is actually associating the two here. Maybe he just means that the part after The Package where Halsey is escorted away by Jun is a nod to the later events of First Strike?

[Edited on 12.24.2010 10:51 AM PST]

  • 12.24.2010 10:38 AM PDT

She doesn't say there's something else, she says cortana knew of something to destroy the flood that she doesn't know about. It's because she did not know that the ark builds halo rings.

  • 12.24.2010 2:15 PM PDT