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The novel, along with ''The Fall of Reach'' and ''[[Halo: First Strike|First Strike]]'', was reissued in [[2010]] by [[Tor Books]], with the new version including some content updates.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5543023/halo-novel-trilogy-to-be-republished-with-updates-new-content '''Kotaku''': ''Halo Novel Trilogy to be Republished with Updates, New Content'']</ref> | The novel, along with ''The Fall of Reach'' and ''[[Halo: First Strike|First Strike]]'', was reissued in [[2010]] by [[Tor Books]], with the new version including some content updates.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5543023/halo-novel-trilogy-to-be-republished-with-updates-new-content '''Kotaku''': ''Halo Novel Trilogy to be Republished with Updates, New Content'']</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article Quote|The Human-Covenant War, a desperate struggle for humankind's very survival, has reached its boiling point on the mysterious ring world called Halo. But the fierce Covenant warriors, the mightiest alien military force ever known, are not the only peril. | |||
As the fortress world of Reach and its brave defenders were bombarded to rubble, a single cruiser fled the carnage with the battle's only human survivors - Captain Keyes, his small crew of Marines, and the last SPARTAN super-soldier, the Master Chief. | |||
With the cruiser's artificial intelligence, Cortana, concealed in his battle armor, the Master Chief crash lands on Halo in the midst of a massive Covenant occupation. Curiously, the alien soldiers appear to be searching for something hidden on the ring. Built by a long-dead race, Halo harbours many deadly secrets, but one overshadows them all. Now the Master Chief must lead the scattered troops in a brutal race to unravel Halo's darkest mystery - and unleash its greatest source of power ...}} | |||
==Plot synopsis== | |||
===Sections I to III=== | ===Sections I to III=== | ||
''Halo: The Flood'' takes place between September 19, [[2552]] and September 23, [[2552]]. It is based on the game ''Halo: Combat Evolved.'' It begins as the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' is exiting slipspace (randomized vector due to the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]) after retreating from the fallen military base at [[Reach]]. [[Cortana]]'s exit vector led the ship to a system found when she had decrypted Forerunner glyphs found by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' drops out of slipspace, she encounters a massive ring-world in orbit around [[Threshold]], a gas giant. This world is called [[Installation 04]], also known as Alpha Halo. | ''Halo: The Flood'' takes place between September 19, [[2552]] and September 23, [[2552]]. It is based on the game ''Halo: Combat Evolved.'' It begins as the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] cruiser ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' is exiting slipspace (randomized vector due to the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]]) after retreating from the fallen military base at [[Reach]]. [[Cortana]]'s exit vector led the ship to a system found when she had decrypted Forerunner glyphs found by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' drops out of slipspace, she encounters a massive ring-world in orbit around [[Threshold]], a gas giant. This world is called [[Installation 04]], also known as Alpha Halo. | ||