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Reddit mentions of Halo: Evolutions
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We found 4 Reddit mentions of Halo: Evolutions. Here are the top ones.
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| Length | 5.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 2009 |
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I would be happy to!
You definitely have to start with Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund. It is the very first book and describes how the Master Chief came to be who he is and what the Spartans are. It is a great read and definitely the first on the list.
After that, you can read Halo: The Flood by William Dietz if you like. It is basically a novelization of Halo: Combat Evolved, but with a few more storylines mixed in. It isn't necessary, though, but I still recommend it.
After that you will want to read Halo: First Strike by Eric Nylund. It takes place immediately after Halo: CE and bridges the gap between CE and Halo 2. It is another great read with plenty good characters.
After those there are a couple choices, so I would work on finishing those first books and then going from there! Hope this was helpful. :)
Additionally, here are some links to the books on Amazon. These may not be the best prices since they are just the first ones I found. If you are looking to buy online I would do a little more research.
The first boxed set contains the first three novels: The Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike. These will be the first 3 novels you should read.
The second boxed set contains Contact Harvest and The Cole Protocol which are both stand-alone novels. Both are interesting and can be read at any time after the first 3. It also contains Ghosts of Onyx (the best of the 3 in my opinion) which is a semi-sequel to First strike and a prequel to Glasslands and The Thursday War.
Glasslands and The Thursday War are 2 of 3 planned novels in a trilogy called the Kilo-5 trilogy. Kilo-5 is just the name of the team the books are based around.
There is also another trilogy of books that take place 100,000 years before the events of the games. These novels focus around the Forerunners and the end of their civilization. These should be read after you have played all the games and have read a good portion of the other novels. You don't have to do this, but it would be better in my opinion.
Lastly, there is a novel of short stories called Halo: Evolutions. It contains a number of stories ranging from 1 page to over 100 pages each. It comes in a single novel or as 2 separate volumes. The two volumes have all the same stories as the single book, but they also have an additional story each that the main Evolutions text doesn't have.
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Sorry for the long winded comment, hopefully this is helpful and interesting! :D
Yep. Something like the Halo Legends video or Halo Evolutions Book would go a long way to expanding the lore and filling in gaps in the plot. I'd love a "forerunner saga" style book series that takes place just at the beginning of the Golden Age.
Grimoire cards are cool and all, but I much prefer a narrative with some length to it.
If you enjoy disturbing flood stories, I suggest Mona Lisa from Halo: Evolutions.
The book is an anthology of short stories across various authors, and worth the purchase just for Mona Lisa.
However, per your OP, I recommend it for after Reach at least.
I don't know if you've heard of it, but there is a collection of short stories set in the Halo Universe called Halo Evolutions. Written by a variety of authors it touches on many different parts of the Halo universe. It has some really good stories as well as some less than great ones.