By Eric Nylund
The Definitive variation to the 1st and Bestselling Halo Novel, together with Twenty-seven Pages of latest Material
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Legends aren't easily born...they are willed into existence.
Humanity has accelerated past the Sol process. There are thousands of planets we now name "home."
The United international locations area Command now struggles to manage this massive empire.
After arduous all innovations to maintain seething insurrections from exploding into interplanetary civil warfare, the UNSC has one final hope.
At the workplace of Naval Intelligence, Dr. Catherine Halsey has been not easy at paintings on a best mystery application that may convey an finish to all this conflict...and it begins with seventy-five teenagers, between them a six 12 months previous boy named John.
Halsey by no means guessed that this little boy might develop into humanity's ultimate wish opposed to an unlimited alien strength hell-bent on wiping us out.
This is the tale of John, Spartan-117…the grasp leader, and of the battles that introduced humanity head to head with its attainable extinction.
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This new Tor version will function the definitive model of the unconventional that all started Halo enthusiasts interpreting the sequence, and lines brand-new fabric, including:
Excerpts of workplace of Naval Intelligence interrogations of the Covenant.
Missives and mandates issued by means of the Covenant
Declassified transmissions concerning the protection of Reach
A own perception into the Spartan program
The reputable Evacuation Order for all population of Reach.
Five sketches of canopy paintings by means of 343 Industries artist, Robogabo
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