Halo: First Strike

By: Eric Nylund

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

The New York Times bestselling aftermath of Halo: Combat Evolved featuring the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series!

2552. The theocratic military alliance known as the Covenant is showing no mercy as it continues to assault every human world it encounters, but in the way lies humanity’s greatest champion, the super-soldier Spartan John-117—the Master Chief. Together with his AI companion Cortana and the last remaining Spartans, the galaxy-spanning fight rages on two fronts following the destruction of the human military stronghold Reach by Covenant forces and the mysterious artificial ringworld known as “Halo” at the hands of the Master Chief.

One faction—a squad of Spartans lead by Blue Team’s Fred-104 and Kelly-087—is trapped on the glassed surface of Reach, the only planet they’ve ever known as home. And beneath this ruined world, Dr. Catherine Halsey has discovered an ancient secret...one that could alter the course of the war. Meanwhile, the Master Chief and Cortana lead a second group toward a gathering of Covenant warships, as the United Nations Space Command’s worst nightmare has finally come true: the Covenant has discovered the location of Earth and is forming a massive fleet to utterly destroy it, as well as all who oppose the indomitable will of the Prophets…

Great read

Loved the book. Listened to it while working mostly, but plagued by the same issues I previously mentioned. nothing major though. they are nitpicking.

Good not Great.

The narrator was OK, but was not familiar with the source material. But otherwise the overall performance was acceptable.

nut

I really am starting to love whats happening between games or during games but take place somewhere else

Perfection

Loved this one more than Fall of reach. The scene of the Spartans coming through Reach’s atmosphere had me on the edge of my seat, as they attempted to hold the spacecraft together with their own arms.

Good listen

Good listen while at gym or yard work!! Great for mental escape. Will continue with series.