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The Flood (Halo #2) Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 2003

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Book 2 of 15 in the Halo Series
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey; Reprint edition (April 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345459210
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345459213
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (340 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsGood adaption, but not as good as The Fall of Reach...
By errorfound482 on April 9, 2003
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The author does a good job bringing the game into the book -- complete with most of the dialogue and quotes you hear with the game and the book adds a great dimension to the events happening on Halo.
However - just as the game - it's very action-oriented with a majority of the book being about how he tosses a grenade and sidesteps. Focusing on the action instead of the story or characterization gets a little boring. The first book really lets you get to know the characters AND lets you get in on the action.
Also, the other difference from the first book is that in "The Fall of Reach", the Covenant are tough and mysterious, making them interesting. "The Flood", the Covenenant are pretty dumb and easy to kill, which... well, which makes them dumb (regular marines puts them down with a bullet). Master Chief is inexplicably a lot less strong here also. It's like "The Fall of Reach" was played on HEROIC or LEGENDARY level, while the setting for "The Flood" was EASY level.
This is still a good read (unlike other series such as the STARCRAFT line), and you'll love it as long as you don't get your hopes up.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFine book, just not what i was expecting
By Sir Poom A Lot on April 20, 2003
Format: Mass Market Paperback
I've beaten Halo multiple times. No, i don't own the game. Yes, i've read the "Fall of Reach", yes, "The Flood" isn't perfect. I like this book, but it doesn't deserve a 5. The Master Chief seems...weak. The battles aren't written "right". IT skips thru verrrrrrrrrry important levels in diologue like "he ran through many corridors filled with covenant and flood. He took them out. After the 20th corridor..."
It bugs me. I like it. i don't love it.
On to the good:
"the flood" has a MUCH deeper storyline than the game. You learn things that weren't in it, and it make you want to play the game through parts that you already have beaten, just to hear "that one crucial line". The Master Chief is shown as an emotionless person, good or bad? You're choice. The ending about the marines is simply breathtaking. Cap'n Keyes is strict, and Cortana is funny. The flood are...well, they're the flood. Freaky creatures that need phsyciotrists. And food. The twists in this book are nothing new if you have beaten the game, but it makes you gasp if you haven't. A great companion with the "Fall of Reach", a completely awesome 5 star official prequel to the book and the game.Although "the flood" is slightly dissapointing, it's an awesome read. Buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSolid
By P. P Preston on October 29, 2003
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Being a fan of Science fiction/Fantasy, I am always on the prowl for a crackling yarn and I believe that "THE FLOOD" kept my attention for the 2 weeks I went exploring outside the country. Yes I must admit that it follows the game exactly (when it focuses on the Master Chief). But you must consider this: Does the game let you explore the minds of other characters in the story? No. Therefore, the book helps you explore the HALO universe and not only that, it is a very well written story. In conclusion, "THE FLOOD" is a solid piece of writing that deserves more attention than it is getting.
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1.0 out of 5 starsReally Bad Book
By A Customer on May 28, 2003
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I was excited to read The Flood because I really enjoyed the Fall of Reach (the first Halo book) and was looking forward to a new installment in the Master Chief's adventures. The great thing about the Fall of Reach was the creative license taken by that author to create a new universe and to explain the origins of the Master Chief as well as the war with the Covenant. Unfortunately, The Flood is more of a walk-through of Halo, the video game, then a good story. In my opinion, the author abandoned artistic license in his attempt to reproduce a level by level description of the game. At many points while reading the book I found myself wondering if the author wrote the story based on notes he took while watching someone play the video game.
The story-line in the book suffers from several major defects, including, but not limited to: (1) stilted adherence to the many missions and sub-missions found in the video game, including the necessity in many cases that each wave be separated by a door which the Chief must open, (2) the inclusion of automated non-player dialog found in the video game, (3) repetitious battle scenes between the Chief and the unending waves of enemies attacking the Master Chief (even the author starts describing these as "all too familiar"), (4) repetitious descriptions of weapon selection (switching from shotgun to rifle and back again) and reloading, (5) the Master Chief's unexplained inability to carry more than two weapons at time, even for short distances (even though the armor provides him with enough strength to flip over a jeep laying on its side), and (6) the ever present availability of reloads and replacement weapons. These aspects may make for great game play, but they make for a lousy book.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsWho'd think action could be so boring?
By Brad N. Bleakley on September 26, 2012
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This book is really, really bad...I don't ever remember a book in which I skipped pages during combat sequences. I never played Halo, but read the Fall of Reach and enjoyed it. This is not the same author, but having read Dietz's Legion series I figured this would be more good pulp-action-scify. I feel Dietz owes me a free book for wasting my money on this. I finally realized that the "storyline" is nothing more than a narrated run through the game's missions...it was totally mind-numbing. Spartan killed the same mobs, in the same way, over and over and over...and amazingly never ran out of ammunition. It was absurd, shallow, boring, annoying...it sits at 84% complete on my Kindle and I don't plan to finish it. I just don't care.

Edit: I finished it anyway...and lowered my rating to 1 star. If you feel that spending hours watching your friend play halo and talk about each kill over and over would be great fun, by all means read this book. Otherwise, run far away from it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 starsJust OK for the Halo series.

Compared to the rest of the Halo books, this one was just OK. Much prefer Eric Nylund's style of writing but like Dietz more than Staten.

Published 8 days ago by Aaron D
4.0 out of 5 starsa Halo lovers must read

A fast read, enjoyable book. This is an action SF book, not a hardcore SF. If you are into Halo this is a must read.

Published 15 days ago by ChirpingBirdy
4.0 out of 5 starshalo universe

I am a huge classic halo fan, so with that said, I love how you depict all the details that were left unsaid in the games. Brings in depth to the series.

Published 21 days ago by Clay Robey
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Good story just not as good many of the other Halo novels

Published 1 month ago by E. Drew
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Good read

Published 2 months ago by Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 starsBoring, poorly written.

The vast majority of this book is a rushed, poorly written, repetitive, watered down novelization of the first Halo Game. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Kirk Whitaker
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Huge hit!

Published 2 months ago by Michelle
3.0 out of 5 starsAnother easy reader

Easy formulaic reading

Published 3 months ago by Drummeda
3.0 out of 5 starsHeavy on shoot'em up action, low on SciFi

I have a mixed view of the book. As an older adult I was looking for more SciFi than shoot'em up prose. Teenage boys will love it. It's supposed to be true to the game.

Published 3 months ago by Todd Green
4.0 out of 5 starsbut over all pretty well written

decent story. can get monotonous with the descriptions in some areas. but over all pretty well written.

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