- The Dutchman
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I'd start with fall of reach, then if you have a taste for it go for contact: harvest as it has some good character exposition on johnson, truth, the brute race and tartarus' role within it, not to mention the viewpoint of the covenant and a yet unmatched amount of time describing the nature of engineers, their physiology, their conventions, their very nature.
Then, i'd hit first strike, ghosts of onyx, and don't forget to give cole protocola read - i know it takes a lot of heat but there is worthwhile stuff in there, and you get some healthy jackal exposition as well as seeing how Spartans fare being covert (obviously not saying the SII's didn't utilise brains over brawn, just grey team get more air time than just fight scenes)
That said, if you don't read a lot, maybe start with Evolutions I/II. They're not the best but they're shorter, and would act as a literary entree of sorts, getting you in the mood for some hefty bookworming.