405th Book Club - Episode 1: Cryptum [Feb 15th]

[Drim]

Hello everyone,


Welcome to the official discussion thread for this month’s episode of the 405th Book Club.


This thread will serve as the home for everything related to this episode, including discussion, questions for the panel, and conversation before and after the stream. Whether you’ve finished the book, just started it, or are joining purely to listen and learn, you’re welcome here.


This episode will be streamed live, with a panel of community members discussing the current book, its themes, how it connects to the Halo universe, and what stood out to them as readers.


Episode details
Book: Cryptum
Author: Greg Bear
Episode: 1
Stream date: Feb 15th 2026
Stream time: TBD
Stream link: [Link when available]


Panelists for this episode
Host: Drim
Panelists: TBD

 

[Crimson]

First!

 

[N8TEBB]

Just bought a copy of the book! should be here in a week or two. I also found the free audio book on spotify. I'd like to be a part of this episode!

 

[Drim]

Just bought a copy of the book! should be here in a week or two. I also found the free audio book on spotify. I'd like to be a part of this episode!

Happy to have you! Adding you in as one of our panelist!

 

[RageGoblin]

I'm in! This should be really cool. I got the audiobook for this. I haven't read anything about the Forerunners before.

 

[RageGoblin]

Hello everyone,


Welcome to the official discussion thread for this month’s episode of the 405th Book Club.


This thread will serve as the home for everything related to this episode, including discussion, questions for the panel, and conversation before and after the stream. Whether you’ve finished the book, just started it, or are joining purely to listen and learn, you’re welcome here.


This episode will be streamed live, with a panel of community members discussing the current book, its themes, how it connects to the Halo universe, and what stood out to them as readers.


Episode details
Book: Cryptum
Author: Greg Bear
Episode: 1
Stream date: Feb 15th 2026
Stream time: TBD
Stream link: [Link when available]


Panelists for this episode
Host: Drim
Panelists: TBD

If you need a "new eyes" opinion person for the Halo universe, I would like to be a part of this episode.

 

[ArcaneGhoul]

Are these books typically at local libraries and such? I usually use Libby to read books on my phone while using the digital library from my local library.

I've been meaning to get around to reading the Halo books, so reading along with y'all would be a fantastic way to finally get to it! Looking forward to this for sure

 

[N8TEBB]

Are these books typically at local libraries and such? I usually use Libby to read books on my phone while using the digital library from my local library.

I've been meaning to get around to reading the Halo books, so reading along with y'all would be a fantastic way to finally get to it! Looking forward to this for sure

I wasn't able to find it at my local town's library or in the county's collection, but I found it on thrift books for $8. I think you can also get it on amazon for a bit more if you need faster shipping.

 

[ArcaneGhoul]

I wasn't able to find it at my local town's library or in the county's collection, but I found it on thrift books for $8. I think you can also get it on amazon for a bit more if you need faster shipping.

Gotcha, thanks! I’ll take a look at thrift books if I can’t find it locally

Edit: Looks like my local library had it in audiobook format at least, but I’ll have to keep looking for a physical copy.