Synopses & Reviews
Halo has been destroyed, and the threat it posed to sentient life neutralized. But victory has come at a terrible cost for the UNSC. Thousands of valiant soldiers fell in the battle to prevent the alien construct from falling into the enemy's clutches.
Now, everything depends on the Spartan known as the Master Chief. Yet even with the aid of the artificial intelligence Cortana, the Master Chief will be hard-pressed to rescue survivors and evade the Covenant ships patrolling the remains of Halo in debris-strewn space.
Ahead lies a dangerous voyage home through a gauntlet of Covenant forces. For the sake of all, the Master Chief and his war-torn squad must not only survive but take the fight to the enemy with a decisive first strike.
Review
"The narration by multitalented Todd McLaren...is flexible and intense." ---Library Journal Audio Review
Synopsis
In this third novel in the highly original Halo series, the Human-Covenant war rages on as the alien juggernaut sweeps inexorably toward its final goal: destruction of all human life!
About the Author
Eric Nylund is the author of many novels, including "A Signal" "Shattered," "Signal to Noise," "Pawn's Dream," "Dry Water" (a World Fantasy Award nominee), "A Game of Universe," "Crimson Skies," and "Halo: The Fall of Reach," the official prequel novelization of the Xbox game. He has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in chemical physics. A graduate of the Clarion West Writer's Workshop, he lives near Seattle with his wife, Syne Mitchell.
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