Halo: The Fall of Reach - Eric Nylund

Halo: The Fall of Reach

By Eric Nylund

  • Release Date: 2019-01-01
  • Genre: Science Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 461 Ratings

Description

The New York Times bestselling origin story of the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo!

The twenty-sixth century. Humanity has expanded beyond Earth’s system to hundreds of planets that colonists now call home. But the United Earth Government and the United Nations Space Command is struggling to control this vast empire. After exhausting all strategies to keep seething colonial insurrections from exploding into a full-blown interplanetary civil war, the UNSC has one last hope. At the Office of Naval Intelligence, Dr. Catherine Halsey has been hard at work on a top-secret program that could bring an end to the conflict…and it starts with seventy-five children, among them a six-year-old boy named John. And Halsey could never guess that this child will eventually become the final hope against an even greater peril engulfing the galaxy—the inexorable confrontation with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant.

This is the electrifying origin story of Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and of his legendary, unstoppable heroism in leading the resistance against humanity’s possible extinction.

Reviews

  • Brilliant

    5
    By what in heck
    This came out before CE so technically CE is a sequel to this book
  • Awesome

    5
    By Spence 09
    Thoroughly enjoyed. This was my first introduction to Halo. Never played the game or saw the shows. But I really enjoyed it
  • Amazing

    5
    By LordsAdvocate777
    What an amazing adventure this was.
  • Wow

    4
    By STAR F0X
    I came into this playing the games and not really understanding them because of all the dense lore. I am so happy I’ve read this book I have a new profound respect for Halo and has now turned into one of my favorite franchises of all time
  • If you love the games you’ll love the books!

    5
    By TannertheDuck
    If you love the games then you’ll love reading this book! Give a lot of of information!
  • A Great Read if You Enjoy The Halo Series

    5
    By SwaggerNaught77
    There’s a lot of interesting info you learn about the Spartan program and what makes them so special. It’s stuff you wouldn’t have known about just by playing the games. Fair warning though: this book is considered secondary cannon, meaning what happens in the games takes precedence over certain events that take place in the story.
  • 10/10

    5
    By JEB Stuart 1998
    It’s the Spartan origin story. What more do you want.
  • Best Halo Story

    5
    By Blu9016
    Origin Story for the Halo Universe. How it all started, why, who, where. I was in tears at the end.
  • Incredible Origin Story

    5
    By Sid Dispas
    The title of this review says enough. The author is truly talented in vivid storytelling.