The bestselling adaptation of the iconic video game Halo: Combat
Evolved featuring the Master Chief--part of the expanded universe based
on the award-winning video game series!
2552. Having barely escaped the final battle for Reach against the vast
alien alliance known as the Covenant, the crew of the Pillar of
Autumn, including Spartan John-117--the Master Chief--and his AI
companion Cortana, is forced to make a desperate escape into slipspace.
But their destination brings them to an ancient mystery and an even
greater struggle. In this far-flung corner of the universe floats a
magnificently massive, artificial ringworld. The crew's only hope of
survival is to crash-land on its surface and take the battle opposing
the Covenant to the ground.
But they soon discover that this enigmatic ringworld is much more than
it seems. Built one hundred thousand years ago by a long-lost
civilization known as the Forerunners, this "Halo" is worshipped by the
Covenant--a sacred artifact they hope will complete their religious
quest for supposed transcendence, and they will stop at nothing to
control it. Engaging in fierce combat, Master Chief and Cortana will go
deep into the Halo construct and uncover its dark secret and true
purpose--even as a monstrous and far more vicious enemy than the
Covenant emerges to threaten all sentient life on Halo and the galaxy
beyond...
