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The last book in the currently-released Halo series, First Strike was my favorite of the three. The action scenes are exciting and you learn a whole lot more about the Halo world. Eric Nylund had the reigns back and proved that he was the one who deserved them.

There seemed to be a pretty large disconnect between this book and where Halo 2 begins. Not just at what point in time/space things begin at in Halo 2, but even some of the story line seems off. For instance, playing through Halo and Halo 2, one would not know if there were other SPARTANS. That seems odd, considering how that is one of the main driving forces for Master Chief in First Strike. It just doesn’t seem like there was much collaboration between Bungie and Mr Nylund for this book — exactly the opposite feeling I had after reading the first two books.

All-in-all though, it was a great read. I look forward to any any future books in this series and would gladly recommend them to anybody who enjoys science fiction.