Halo: First Strike
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Template:Book Info Eric Nylund returned to write the third novel, Halo: First Strike, a sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved taking place before the events of Halo 2. It was published in December 2003,[1] after being written in a period of sixteen weeks.[2]
DATE: August 30, 2552-September 13, 2552 (Date Revised due to an Anomalous Slipspace Bubble)
Trivia
- On the cover of the novel the artist's signature is showing below a Marine's arm behind the Master Chief.
- The original cover of the book had a graphic error on the Master Chief's head. The top part of his head was a little to the right of the bottom part, causing a split in his head. This was later corrected in recent versions.
- Chapter 11 is the only chapter that takes place on Earth in this novel, and the first in the series to take place on Earth.
- In the novel an ODST wears a normal marine uniform instead of their regular space suit.
- On page 38, it says that a Longsword has 110mm rotary cannons, but on page 58, it says that "The Longsword's landing gear deployed and raised the craft a meter off the floor. "Guns clear," Polaski announced. "Bye, boys." She brought up a targeting reticle and swept it around the bay. A hail of 120 mm rounds tore through the Grunts' cover.
- Near the end of the book, it says that Ghosts are fliers, like Banshees, but this is probably referring to how Ghosts hover above the ground.
- Except for the seventh section, all the sections are numbered using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.); the seventh section is numbered using Roman numerals: VII.
- After the Unyielding Hierophant exploded, there were a only 12 Covenant ships left. These ships might have been the ones led by Regret that attacked Earth in the First Battle of Earth
- The Elite that SPARTAN-117 fought in Ascendant Justice was initially presumed to be the Arbiter, until it was realized that it was a Special Operations Elite, and not a Supreme Commander. Add to that the fact that the Arbiter's own ship was called the Seeker of Truth, not Ascendant Justice, and it becomes very unlikely that the two are the same character.
- The battle rifle was first used canonically in Halo: Contact Harvest, but is first introduced to the Spartans during Halo: First Strike.
