Halo: The Fall of Reach: The Definitive Edition (Halo (Tor Paperback)) Paperback – 1 Dec. 2010

dr halsey is fricking monster and she should go and die herselfrip sam ye he was a nice guy not that i knew him but he seemed nice still dont know what aft means and eva so that isanoyying bye

I throughly enjoyed this book and I can recomend it to anyone who is a fan of Halo or just likes a good read. I found to my delight that there are quite a few excellent battle scenes, in space and on the ground, that would translate very well into a film!*************************************************************************************The book deals with some of the early events in the careers of the Spartan cybernetic-soldiers, as-well as the key events leading up to the fall of the planet REACH including humanity's first contact with the unyielding Covenent.

You get to see the human side of the Master Chief, something you don't really see until game 4.How he handles his responsibility and that he fears the enemy just like other soldiers do, he just doesn't show his team or the enemy what goes on in is head!

As a small fan of the game franchise. I fancied finding out more of the back story to the games. The book did not disappoint from the little details to the action packed battles. A brilliant read for a hardcore fan or someone brand new to the franchise although by the end you will be a big fan of Halo.

Love it had bought this book 3-4 times as read it a lot

This was the first Halo book I read and even though I have read many others since , this is still one of my favourties, if not the best one. This is a must have if you like Halo, especially since it explains the events prior to the first game so well. Delivery from Wordery was satisfactory and the book was in great condition.

Amazing book. Received quickly.

Great, but damaged in transit!

Compre el libro por ser un fan de halo que solo había jugado los videojuegos y al principio pensaba que sería simple y sencillamente una novela de lo que ya había visto en la versión animada que está en netflix o youtube, sin embargo, es mucho más.Si bien es cierto que la primera mitad del libro trata justamente de lo que se ve en la versión animada, el libro explora mucho mas (como en cualquier adaptación el libro siempre es mejor) y esto debido a detalles sutiles que no se logran apreciar en la serie. Uno de los ejemplos mas claros es(SPOILER ALERT)la despedida entre el Chief Méndez y John la cual en la versión animada es bastante simple y sosa pero en el libro menciona como John se queda con muchas cosas dentro, como quería despedirse y agradecerle por todo lo que el Chief Méndez le enseño y que todo lo que era se lo debía a el y como estaba apunto de llorar al perder a tantos hermanos Spartan.Otra diferencia sutil es la pelea contra los ODST la cual en la versión animada no se ve tan justificada, si bien John estaba triste por la perdida de sus hermanos Spartan la pelea para mi gusto en la versión animada se ve algo forzada, sin embargo en el libro explican que John se encuentra con muchos sentimientos encontrados y que los ODST comienzan a molestarlo y que en medio de la pelea entra un sargento (o alguien con rango mayor) y este les permite que peleen ya bajo ordenes directas de un superior John puede dar rienda suelta a todas sus mejoras biológicas recién adquiridas.(TERMINA EL SPOILER)Solo por mencionar algunas de las diferencias que encuentras entre el libro y la versión animada, sin embargo hay muchas mas. La otra mitad habla sobre el tiempo que transcurre entre el primer encuentro de John y el covenant y 25 años después hasta antes del inicio de la historia de "Halo combat evolved" tiene muchas peleas en entre naves del covenant y la UNSC, podemos ver mucho mas desarrollado el personaje del Capitán Keyes, prácticamente es el 2do personaje principal del libro.El libro está escrito en 37 capítulos cortos, a mi punto de vista es bastante más fácil de leer de esta forma, algunos capítulos se centran en John y los Spartan II (lo cual agradezco bastante porque se le da mas personalidad a John 117 que la que tiene en los videojuegos), otros hablan sobre el Capitán Keyes y otros mas sobre algunas batallas que se desarrollan en algunos planetas o sus alrededores. Un detalle del escritor es que procura siempre terminar los capítulos con alguna frase o dialogo bastante épico, casi siempre que terminaba de leer un capitulo me emocionaba por como terminaba con una frase tipo final de halo 2"-Jefe maestro le importaría decirme que hace en esa nave?-Señor, estoy terminando esta lucha"Muy recomendable si eres fan de la saga Halo o si te gusta la ciencia ficción en general

As a MASSIVE fan of the HALO franchise, it’s perhaps surprising that it has taken me this long to get into the books. Maybe it’s because I’m not a huge sci-fi reader. Regardless, I decided to take the leap into space and join the Master Chief and his team of Spartan badasses on their mission to rid the universe of the Covenant threat.HALO: The Fall of Reach is the first book in the series and follows the path of John as he moves through the ranks eventually becoming the famed Master Chief. This is definitely not hard sci-fi, this is pulpy action-packed reading that requires little knowledge of the game to be enjoyed though fans of the game will love the appearances of key figures from the HALO universe.The book is well paced throughout. The space battles are exciting to read about particularly the early exchanges between the Covenant and the humans in which we fully understand what they are up against. The Covenant are brutal, efficient killing machines who only have one thing in mind…extermination! But even these don’t hold a candle to the scenes with the Spartans. I got goosebumps several times whilst reading about the Master Chief destroying all who cross him and his team. He really is the ultimate badass and Nylund does a great job of bringing him to life on the page whilst keeping his character faithful to the game. I was a little concerned that most of the book would focus on John’s training and that very little would feature the Master Chief. I’m pleased to report I was wrong and whilst there are certainly a few chapters dedicated to the training, I felt they didn’t drag.HALO: The Fall of Reach feels like but a drip in the ocean and the scope is there to expand throughout this universe indefinitely. This book will easily please casual sci-fi readers with its full-throttle action scenes and engaging characters. I’ll certainly be exploring other books in the series. To infinity and beyond! (oh, wait! That’s the wrong character!).4/5 plasma grenades from the Grim Reader

One of the most awesome book by the author , if u are planning read about the halo franchise, then start from here. this book lets how 117 was rose from his childhood how he became Spartan , his role on the data facility in the battle reach and how , when & why he was separated from his fav teammate , it a worth of buying the book

Este libro presento mi introducción al mundo literario de Halo, una franquicia con un universo tan grande debe de ser aprovechada... y este libro lo hace, su calidad para expresar sentimientos de cada uno de los personajes involucrados en la historia es impresionante, empieza explicando las bases del programa Spartan II del cual es originario Master Chief y de ahí desarrolla su historia, es francamente una excelente obra y es el principio de muchos libros que seguramente comprare de esta saga tan impresionante de Sci-Fi.

I've been a huge fan of the videogame series and have played every single title since it came out, of course I'm a big fan of the Master Chief, I enjoyed this book since the very beginning, It gives you a lot of information about the UNSC and how it all began,and it is perfect as a SCI-FI novel, even though it came from a videogame, at first I had my doubts because of that, but after reading a couple of chapters, oh boy was I wrong, after reading the fall or reach, I love the Master chief even more!.

Probably the only Eric Nylund book without serious tense, spelling and grammatical error. That said, the man can still write a good, fast moving, engaging book. The only thing I didn't like, was the quick, almost skimmed over early days, and years of the Spartan II program, more time could certainly be spent talking about this, as to me, this was sort of the point of the book...Chief's early years...which comprised maybe two chapters. All in all, a good read.

Love reading it.. still at chapter 6 or something but its smooth and wonderful.. Right now, I'm learning about how Master Chief was trained and made as a SPARTAN during his very little years of age(kidnapped, yea, with 74 other kids).. It's cool.. go for it!! I started reading Halo novels just now, with this. Ye!!

Habiéndome enganchado de forma reciente (y por tanto tardía, porque los juegos ya tienen años) a la saga Halo, me hice con el libro con la idea de explorar más el universo de los juegos. Se lee fácilmente y aporta mucha información de contexto. Lo disfruté de principio a fin. Una pequeña pega es que no es coherente con el juego HALO:Reach... la historia es algo distinta. Es un hecho desconcertante, ya que ambas obras se supone que son canon.

I rather enjoyed reading the books for the HALO universe... this helps flesh out the world so much more than the games do... especially meeting the younger Spartans.

Jeder der HALO auf seiner Xbox gespielt hat und des Englischen mächtig ist sollte dieses Buch lesen, wenn er/sie mehr über "DAS Xbox-Spiel überhaupt" wissen will.Hier wird die Hintergrundgeschichte des MasterChiefs, Cpt.Keyes, Cortana & Co beleuchtet und spannend erzählt; die Chronik des Covernant-Krieges und der verzweifelte Kampf der Menschheit ums Überleben.Besonders positiv: Hier werden endlich mal die Gesetze der Physik beachtet. Raumschiffenavigation beruht auf Vektoren und im Vakuum hört man nix!***** für die gelungene Vorgeschichte zu HALO

Explica todo acerca de la batalla de Reach, muy diferente al videojuego, ademas de que esta versión corrige errores del libro original del 2000

Best book ever. Maybe not ever, but really really good. Goes very in depth about the Spartans training and how intense they are. Also explains the covenant in great detail that the games just simply don't do. Highly recommended.

Tells us about The story of master cheif (Not a graphic novel). It tells us about 117 as a young boy and how he became The Master Cheif

Libro de bolsillo de calidad pésima, con hojas borradas y quebradizas. Una y no más. No volveré a pedir más libros de este tipo.

I was never into reading books until I discovered the Halo books. If you're interested in Halo, Sci-Fi or just an amazing series of connected books with games linked to them, go for it. You certainly won't regret giving it a shot.