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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact
Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: ZedFish
Posted by: Tibetz
Honestly, the only book in the Halo series worse than Cryptum (and mind you, they aren't exactly the cream of the crop here) was The Cole Protocol.See, I thought Cryptum was the best of the Halo books, because as you said, they aren't that special.
The writing in most of the Halo books is generally riddled with mistakes and lackluster in writing style.
Cryptum didn't have this.
I thought it was well-written, imaginative, and gripping; with a good plot.
The only standout feature of the other Halo books is the story that they collectively tell. The canon in them is great, but it's rather poorly pulled off. Cryptum has a great story, with great writing, and that bumps it to the top of my list.
I agree. I found the first-person narrative much more refreshing than Nylund's books and it felt much more personal in that sense because we're viewing Forerunner history through the eyes of a Forerunner.
I loved every page of the book, the description and writing was beautifully pulled off by Greg Bear. I found the characters very interesting too, there were a lot of great twists and we finally saw some of our theories out to rest.
Overall, my new favourite Halo novel.
Same here