In my review of the first Halo book, I joked that I would have rather read a book about Halo than played the game. Unfortunately, I need to eat those words. Halo: The Flood by William Dietz takes all the drudgery of the game and translates it, nearly verbatim, into a book of equal drudgery.
Whether by choice or by command from Bungie, Dietz takes you through a very literal retelling of the computer game. He does add several perspectives to the tale, however, giving you parts of the story from...
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