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Summary: Does the game justice then some.
Review: If you don't know it yet; Halo, the Bungie game that was bought out by Microsoft to run on their XBOX is one of the best first person action shooters ever. Halo: The Fall of Reach was for me a gamble... how good can a story for a game be? It could turn out to be dumb and cheesy I thought. Not the case here, if you bought Halo or rented it and played it till the end and like Science Fiction than this book is the bomb baby!
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Summary: A tribute to Spartans
Review: Take Steven Pressfields "Gates of Fire: The Battle of Thermopylae " and mix in "Starship Troopers" and you have " The Fall of Reach". The book has the same boot camp and sense of personal sacrifce that make both of those books great. Master Chief emerges as a man behind the armor that any trooper would want to follow into battle. It does not try too hard at being epic ( see Star Wars: New Jedi Order ). I would have given it a five but the editing is bad. Many dates and phrases contridict themselves so it gets annoying after the third or forth time. You thing 35 years have passed and it has only been 25. A guy that has his arm blown off , salutes with the same missing left arm on the next page.
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Summary: Best Book I Ever Read
Review: I had the game since it came out on the Xbox, there are too many things that the game doesn't tell you, and that's when this book comes. It's the Prequel to the game, as it tells you all the background information about the story of Halo. This is so far, the best book i have ever had the pleasure to read. I love this book as much as the game. If you don't have or played the game, it is still a great read. I recommend this to any Science Fiction fan.
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Summary: Not What I Expected........
Review: I purchased this book thinking it was a "cheat" to help me get through the levels and found that it's a story. Not exactly what I had expected. No reflection on the book itself for younger readers but those of us "over 21" trying to get through the levels of Halo need all the help we can get! This is of no help in this area!
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Summary: Excellent prequel
Review: This book is excellent. If you're playing Halo or have beaten it it makes it much better. Throughout the game i wondered Master Chief's origins. This book answered them easily. It answers all the background questions about the game. An excellent sci-fi book all around.
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Summary: Bad Game Bad BOOK! Look away it burns
Review: The game is was and always will be horrible. The weak story line in the game is shamefull and this sorry book was supposed to fill in all the tremendous gaps in the story. Unfortunatly it leaves much to be desired, Oh well chalk another bad move on Junk-rosoft's poor attempt to make a system and a game more popular than Resident Evil.
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Summary: 4 stars for sci-fi readers, 5 stars if you are playing Halo
Review: Eric Nylund has written an excellent sci-fi story that stands on it's own without Halo (the first person shooter for Microsoft's Xbox game system.) That said, if you are playing Halo (as I am, over 70% finished...keep gaming!) or if you have finished Halo, then the book is beyond expectations.The Fall Of Reach tells the story of Spartans: a warrior class groomed and made from the bodies of six year old children. Once grown they are tasked to save the human race and way of life from an invading horde called The Covenant. The Fall of Reach begins with how the Spartans are "recruited", trained, and deployed. Spartans are the equivalent of the 21st centuries Delta Force: operators who's lives are about mission success. Almost 200 pages of the book deal just with the Spartan background (I read this portion in one sitting,) and let me mention, after just finishing Black Hawk Down, this book was a neat follow-up providing a sci-fi equivalent. It is very interesting, very well paced, and keeps the readers coming back for more. For Halo players if you are looking for background information and insight into Master Chief and his creation, life, etc. prior to the game play - look no further. I would suggest players read this as they play; it doesn't destroy any of the gaming secrets and really makes the game seem more interesting (which is hard to do b/c the game is already superb.) I would almost say shame on Microsoft and Bungie for not bundling this book with the game: it's that good. I would call it a must read. So whether you are playing the game or looking for an excellent sci-fi story, this book will live up to your desires. I highly recommend it! Now lets hope the movie rumors are true!
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Summary: A fitting prologue to the Game of the Year
Review: I just finished reading "The Fall of Reach" maybe an hour ago. I started it earlier this afternoon. It's a great book, and even better for die-hard, hardcore HALO fans like me. If you've heard about HALO, but haven't played it, get this book only if you have enough money to buy an XBOX and a copy of HALO, or if you have the willpower to not do that. If you've played HALO, this is a must-have book.
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Summary: A good, simple read
Review: A surprisingly good read - especially considering I expected any book written about a video game to be pretty weak. I was surprised at how quickly the action moved. Very enjoyable. I wouldn't call it great fiction or anything, but it was fun, which I guess is the whole point. Now for the nit-picking. TYPOS! It really could have benefited from one more pass through the proofreader. Ok... this will be really obscure to most people, and I admit it is totally stupid to point out, but I'm going to do it anyway. The book uses both navy and marine ranks, but the author didn't take the time to get them right. An officer would not address a master chief as "sir", and if he ever did the chief in question would probably jump down his throat. Master chief is the navy's senior enlisted rank, and is therefore properly addressed as "chief" or "master chief" -- never "sir". Really petty, and I can already hear people saying "but it's the future; maybe it's different", but it drove me nuts through the whole book. You should buy it anyway, though.
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Summary: Best book I've ever read!!!
Review: The only reason I started this book is so I would understand the story behind Halo. After I started, I got hooked! It keeps you reading the whole time.
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