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Halo: Cryptum
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The first novel in the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science fiction legend Greg Bear—set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!
One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings.
But one species—eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance.
They ruled in peace, but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness.
They were the Forerunners—the keepers of the Mantle of Responsibility, the next stage of life in the Universe’s Living Time.
And then they vanished.
This is their story.
One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings.
But one species—eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance.
They ruled in peace, but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness.
They were the Forerunners—the keepers of the Mantle of Responsibility, the next stage of life in the Universe’s Living Time.
And then they vanished.
This is their story.
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“This was honestly a really refreshing and new addition to the Halo saga. I really love the style, it reads like a mystery novel. You know roughly what will happen, but the way it’s unfolded to you keeps you wondering what will happen next.
The world building is insanely complex and thought out. There’s so much new information introduced in this book. Props to Greg Bear for taking on the tall task of building the Forerunners into a flushed out part of Halo.
The characters were all really really well written. Each one was multi-dimensional and well rounded. Especially our main character. What a cool and interesting plot point to make involving his character progression.
I especially enjoy the perspective we view the events through, and how over the book there’s shifts in perspective in a nontraditional manner.
Overall this was a really entertaining and enjoyable installment in the series. I really can’t wait to start the next book in this trilogy, I can already tell this would be so fun and challenging to make into a film/show. But it would work so well as it. Halo is the best.”
About Greg Bear
Greg Bear is the author of Hull Zero Three (Orbit, November 2010), City at the End of Time (Del Rey 2009), Mariposa (Perseus paperback November 2010), Halo: Silentium, Halo: Primordium, and Halo: Cryptum (Tor, January 2013, 2012, and 2011). He's the father of two young writers, Erik and Alexandra. Greg's wife, Astrid Anderson Bear, has sold her first short story to San Diego Noir, in collaboration with Diane Clark.
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