Halo: First Strike by Eric S. Nylund (English) Paperback Book

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Continuing the saga of the award-winning Xbox(TM) game, one of the bestselling computer games of recent years.

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The Human-Covenant war rages on as the alien juggernaut sweeps inexorably toward its final goal: destruction of all human life.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.

Notes

* Review coverage in the genre press.

Author Biography

Eric Nylund is the author of many novels including 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 and lives near Seattle with his wife, Syne Mitchell.

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* Review coverage in the genre press.

Long Description

The Human-Covenant war rages on as the alien juggernaut sweeps inexorably toward its final goal: destruction of all human life.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.

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Continuing the saga of the award-winning Xbox(TM) game, one of the bestselling computer games of recent years.

Description for Sales People

The HALO and HALO 2 games have been phenomenally successful.

Details ISBN1841494224 Author Eric S. Nylund Pages 352 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2005 ISBN-10 1841494224 ISBN-13 9781841494227 Format Paperback Publication Date 2005-02-07 Imprint Orbit Subtitle First Strike Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Media Book Language English Series Halo UK Release Date 2005-02-07 Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-03-23 AU Release Date 2005-03-23 We've got this

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