{"product_id":"halo-eric-nylund-9781668241356","title":"Halo: The Master Chief Omnibus","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn omnibus edition containing three classic novels (\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Reach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirst Strike\u003c\/i\u003e) set in the Halo universe--based on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling video game series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn omnibus edition of three updated, previously published, beloved Halo novels (\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Reach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirst Strike\u003c\/i\u003e), with a new Foreword and Adjunct material! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Reach \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 26th century. Humanity has expanded beyond Earth to hundreds of interstellar colonies, but the Unified Earth Government is struggling to control this vast empire. Dr. Catherine Halsey offers a solution and it starts with seventy-five children--trained to become super-soldiers to deliver humanity from seething colonial insurrections that threaten to erupt into full-blown interplanetary civil war. But an even greater peril lurks among the stars: the Covenant. A theocratic alliance of alien species hellbent on cleansing humanity from the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the electrifying origin story of Spartan John-117--the Master Chief--and his legendary heroism in leading the fight against humanity's annihilation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Flood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Having barely escaped the final battle for Reach aboard the UNSC \u003ci\u003ePillar of Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e, the crew of this lone ship--including the Master Chief and his AI companion Cortana--arrive at a place of untold mystery and peril: Halo. A massive artificial ringworld built one hundred thousand years ago by a long-lost civilization known as the Forerunners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forced to flee to the ring's surface by a Covenant fleet that followed them from Reach, the \u003ci\u003eAutumn\u003c\/i\u003e's crew find themselves in a desperate battle for survival while the Master Chief and Cortana uncover the Halo construct's terrible purpose--even as a far more terrifying enemy than the Covenant is released and all sentient life in the galaxy is threatened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the official novelization of \u003ci\u003eHalo: Combat Evolved\u003c\/i\u003e, the game that launched the Xbox console and began Halo's generational legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFirst Strike \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Master Chief and Cortana regroup with a handful of survivors from the harrowing battle on Halo, including Sergeant Major Avery Johnson. Together, they take the fight to a gathering of Covenant warships as the United Nations Space Command's worst nightmare has finally come true: Earth's location is compromised, and the Covenant is massing a fleet to utterly destroy it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, trapped on the glassed surface of Reach, the remaining Spartans--led by Fred-104 and Kelly-087--continue the fight for their home. Beneath this ruined world, Dr. Catherine Halsey has discovered an ancient secret...one that could alter the course of the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This tale bridges the events that take place in the game \u003ci\u003eHalo: Combat Evolved\u003c\/i\u003e (as novelized in \u003ci\u003eThe Flood\u003c\/i\u003e) and its blockbuster follow-up, \u003ci\u003eHalo 2\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Nylund,William C. Dietz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668241358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668241356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 3.47d","brand":"Eric Nylund","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453276369151,"sku":"9781668241356","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_549f86c3-e7c1-494d-b042-7cf33bdb8d0d.jpg?v=1777299269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/halo-eric-nylund-9781668241356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}