The Halo books

[Jimmy Da Moose]

If you enjoy reading and want more Halo, then definitely read them. The Fall of Reach was good, and despite the name, is mostly about the Spartan II program, I would say to start there. I haven't read the new version, which I think adds a few extra chapters at the end. The flood is alright, and it fills in between the levels of the first game.

I agree that Nylund is the best of the authors, too. Ghost of Onyx is my favorite of the books, I've read it a few times already. That's also why I don't like the Spartan IIIs in Reach, they came from no where and they are completely different from the book ones.

[mrmikeman]

I would actually recommend Halo: Cryptum by Greg Bear. It is different in a good way by delving into the life of the Forerunners before the firing of Halo. If not that, read Halo: Contact Harvest. Who doesn't love Sergeant Johnson kicking some Covenant @$$?

[OptimusWang]

I would actually recommend Halo: Cryptum by Greg Bear.

Came here to say the Greg Bear books are easily the best in the series, but they're more hard-core sci-fi where the rest are all military-based like the games. Someone who has never played the game could easily pick these up and enjoy them.