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9 Reddit comments about Halo: The Fall of Reach:

u/Viral12 · 12 pointsr/gaming

Read the book about the fall of reach if you want to be depressed.

u/CyberKnight1 · 3 pointsr/halo

The Fall of Reach is probably the best to start. It's good for getting a background into the story as portrayed in the MCC (and it'll enhance what you've learned from the story playing Halo Reach).

u/ChironXII · 2 pointsr/halo

As far as I know the chronological order is:

u/pineapplesf · 2 pointsr/santashelpers

I take it from Harry Potter and Divergent he likes strong, morally-white protagonists on journeys to save the world. I don't know his exact reading level or interests, so I will make the following suggestions by category. I ranked books in each category by difficulty.

 

Teen Fantasy:

 

Dealing with Dragons: Funny, easy to read, dragons, magic, and sarcasm.

The Lioness Series, Immortal Series, or The Magic Circle Series: Strong female leads and interesting to read with great stories (Think Mulan). My brother loved them.

Artemis Fowl: Strong, morally ambiguous but ultimately altruistic, sarcastic, and smart protagonist against the world.

User Unfriendly: Dudes get sucked into a video/rpg and try to get out without dying. Like Tron, but less sci-fi and more fantasy.

Halo: One of my brothers who HATES reading -- or at least is incredibly picky actually stayed up all night to finish four of Halo books. He also really likes the games. I don't know which one is the first or the best but this one had the best reviews. I dunno if it is dark either -- I haven't read it :'(.

The Dark Elf Trilogy: Darker than anything else I have on here (or can be) hero vs world type fantasy. Drizzit = my brothers' hero growing up. Kinda WOW-esque? Having played both, I understand how much of WOW is inspired by DnD. I personally didn't like this.

Redwall: Harder to read, talking animals save the world from other talking animals. I personally hated this series, but my brothers read every single book in the series at the time.

 


Adult Fantasy:

 

Magician: Magic, totally badass protagonist, BORING first couple chapters, but ultimately the most OP hero I have ever read. Amazing, truly amazing. I think it is two-three books in the first series.

Harper Hall: Dragons, music, strong, but lost protagonist. Deals with sexism and gender biased. The other books in the cycle range from sci-fi to political fantasy.

Dragonbone Chair: Strong, badass hero vs a dragon. What happens? He becomes more badass. It is a lighter verison of LOTR/Sword of Shanara (which is probably too much politics/genetics/enviromental commentary -- generally boring-- for him right now) --

An even lighter alternative, more teen book is Eragon. That being said, I absolutely DETESTED these books. I don't care if he was 16, he didn't coming up with any of his own material. But -- a lot of people really like it, so your brother might!

 

Sci-fi:

 

Ender's game: Amazing ending, especially if he likes videogames. I haven't seen the movie, but my Dad said it was "loosely inspired" from the book. All I know is the book was world-changing. It has some legitimately dark points (like gouging out a giants eye or drowning puppies).

Johnny Maxwell Trilogy: This dude is cool. I didn't know until I linked it that it is hard to get a copy >.<.

Dune: This, like LOTR, is VERY political and can be very easily boring. It might also be too adult or hard for him. There is mental illness and just crazy people in the later books.

 

Mature Humor:

 

He should be ready for some British humor, which is a little more mature than American humor (sorry) and much more sarcastic. You also have to be in the mood for it, especially if you aren't expecting it.

Sourcery: Really, really funny.

Hitchhiker's Guide: Also funny.

Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold: American. Funny take on fantasy books.

 

I kept away from darker books where the protagonist is morally grey (Artemis fowl and Drizzit being exceptions -- though they are both still definitely heros), sex, questionable themes, or general mental derangement.

I also stayed away from more modern books, which I have read a lot of if you would like recommendations for those instead. I read a lot in general, so if you have a questions about a book in particular, I can try to help.

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u/acidRain_burns · 2 pointsr/halo

Fall of Reach before all others. Written by Eric Nylund.

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You can find them on YouTube and google for pdf/epub versions, but I don't like to promote stuff that doesn't give the author compensation for his work :/

u/Artificecoyote · 1 pointr/gaming

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0765367297/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/191-5804004-8292547

This is Spartan training and the fight to defend reach.

http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Flood-William-C-Dietz/dp/0765367300

This follows Spartan 117 on installation 04 (the Halo:CE story)

http://www.amazon.com/Halo-First-Strike-Eric-Nylund/dp/0765367319

This covers what happens after Halo is destroyed. (How John gets back to earth and stuff. Although it is pretty different from the games)

Tor Books is the publisher for the Halo series. They also have stuff about the Forerunners.

u/master-x-117 · 1 pointr/halo

Most of the lore you need for the first trilogy, ODST, and Reach is presented in game.

To learn more about the extended universe check out r/Halostory and also https://www.halopedia.org/.

Additionally, I would recommend reading the Fall of Reach to understand where the Halo Spartans came from, and the setup to the first Halo game. To understand the rest of the lore in the universe in a much larger overall scope. I would dive into the Forerunner trilogy of books by Greg Bear. The first one is called Cryptum.

u/Vash2k6 · 1 pointr/halo

I totally feel you! That game got me on an emotional level as well. I guess it's a gut check whether you want to play it now or later. However, if you want the prequel to MC, you can always read The Fall of Reach!

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u/JK1464 · 0 pointsr/books

Hmm...

Could you be more descriptive in what you like about Sci-Fi? It is a huge genre. What is your aesthetic?

Also, don't feel bad about re-reading sections; it is a good habit if you don't understand the author. I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov right now, and I like to reread sections to better understand lengthy dialogue.

I think you should try reading Dune. It is a brilliant story and universe. However, you have to look up a lot of the words in a glossary in the back, which may be annoying for you.

An easier book that is sci-fi with elements of fantasy/folklore is Artemis Fowl. Definitely a favorite of my teen years. It is full of loveable characters, action, and intrigue.

If you like video games and have ever played Halo, I would recommend the first of the Halo book seires, Halo: Fall of Reach. It is well-written and develops the characters immensely, but it is still relatively easy reading. Even if you don't play the game, this is a "movie-in-the-head" kind of book.

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