So I just finished the third Halo book out of the 4 books out right now, Halo: First strike. The first halo book was written by Eric Nylund, which was freaking amazing. I loved that book, anyone that really likes halo should read it. It makes Master Chief look even cooler than he was before. I highly recommend reading this book. The second one, Halo: The Flood, was all right.. it was basically storytelling you halo: Combat Evolved, with a few side stories.. it was written by William Dietz. The third one, Halo: First strike is by far the best one of the trilogy. Takes place right after halo: combat elvoved. HOWEVER, I just started reading Halo:Ghosts of Onyx, and wow.. it was written by Eric Nylund also. I am stoked to finish this book. Like I said before, I highly recommend anyone that likes Halo to buy these books and read them. Just makes the hype of Halo 3 bigger for me. I am stoked