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|Author= [[Eric Nylund]]
|Author= [[Eric Nylund]]
|Publisher= [[Del Rey Books]]<br>[[Tor Books]] (2010 edition)
|Publisher= [[Del Rey Books]]<br>[[Tor Books]] (2010 edition)
|Date Released= October 30, 2001 (original)<br>August 3, 2010 (2010 edition)
|Date Released= October 30, 2001 (original)<br>August 3, 2010 (2010 edition)<br>June 28, 2011 (definitive edition)
|Length= 340 Pages
|Length= 340 pages (2001 edition)
|US Price=$7.99
|US Price=$7.99
|Can Price=$10.99                   
|Can Price=$10.99                   
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'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''' is the prequel to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and is also the first ''Halo'' novel to be published. It was written by [[Eric Nylund]], and published on October 30, 2001.<ref name=xbox.com2>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Game Worlds in Written Words'']</ref>
'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''' is the prequel to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and is also the first ''Halo'' novel to be published. It was written by [[Eric Nylund]], and published on October 30, 2001.<ref name=xbox.com2>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Game Worlds in Written Words'']</ref>


The novel was reportedly finished in [[list of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] weeks<ref name="xbox.com2"/>, eventually becoming a ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestseller with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=xbox.com3>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo2/spotlight2.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''First Strike Author Eric Nylund Q&A'']</ref>
The novel was reportedly finished in seven weeks,<ref name="xbox.com2"/> eventually becoming a ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestseller with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=xbox.com3>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo2/spotlight2.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''First Strike Author Eric Nylund Q&A'']</ref>


The novel was reissued in early August [[2010]] by [[Tor Books]], with the new reissued version including some content updates and additional content.<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> In addition, a comic book adaptation series titled ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', comprising of three story arcs will be published by [[Marvel Comics]] and [[343 Industries]], starting with ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' on September 14, 2010. This will then be followed by ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'', and later ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''. <ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref>  
The novel was reissued on [[2010|August 3, 2010]] by [[Tor Books]], with the new reissued version including some content updates and additional content;<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> on [[2011|June 28, 2011]], Tor released the "Definitive Edition" of the novel, which fixes many of the errors introduced in the 2010 reissue.<ref> [http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Fall-Reach-Eric-Nylund/dp/0765367297/ref=tmm_mmp_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1315400359&sr=8-1 '''Amazon.com''' - ''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'']</ref> In addition, a comic book adaptation series titled ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', comprising of three story arcs will be published by [[Marvel Comics]] and [[343 Industries]], starting with ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' on September 14, 2010. This will then be followed by ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'', and later ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''. <ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-22--Marvel-Comics-to-Adapt-The-Fall-of-Reach-This-September '''Halo Waypoint''': Marvel Comics to Adapt ''The Fall of Reach'' this September]</ref>  


==Story synopsis==
==Story synopsis==
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==Characters==
==Characters==
*[[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]
*[[Chief Petty Officer|CPO]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]]
*[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey ]]
*[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey ]]
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==2010 bonus content==
==2010 bonus content==
<center>''See [[List of changes in Halo novel reprints#Halo: The Fall of Reach|here]] for a list of changes in the Tor Books edition of the novel.''</center>
The Tor Books edition of ''The Fall of Reach'' features a new "Adjunct" section at the end, which features several pieces of short fiction:
The Tor Books edition of ''The Fall of Reach'' features a new "Adjunct" section at the end, which features several pieces of short fiction:
*[[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]] - a series of excerpts from the interrogation of [[Subject 386]] by [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole]] after the [[Battle of the Great Bear]] in [[2530]].
*[[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]] - a series of excerpts from the interrogation of [[Subject 386]] by [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole]] after the [[Battle of the Great Bear]] in [[2530]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*On page 306, John, Linda, and James are preparing to board a space station in order to destroy the navigation data on board the Prowler ''Circumference''. John tells the other SPARTANs to secure their harnesses onboard the Pelican. However, the book says, "'All secure!' Kelly shouted." Kelly is not on the Pelican; at this time, she is inside another Pelican with Fred to go down to Reach.  However, in the 2010 reprint corrects this to "'All secure!', '''Linda''' shouted."
*On page 126, John is referred to as Master Chief. Having just recently graduated from training, it is highly unlikely that he could have attained this rank. The SPARTANs were promoted to the rank of Petty Officer Second Class upon graduation. But it is possible that John obtained this rank in between the time in which the novel skips forward a few years.
*The Banshee on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the Banshee projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
*The Banshee on the original front cover of the book projects the same "energy beams" that the Banshee projects on the front cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
*An excerpt from this book, along with excerpts from ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''Halo: First Strike'', is included in a directory on ''[[Halo PC]]''. It is found in the "Goodies" section of the disk.
*An excerpt from this book, along with excerpts from ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''Halo: First Strike'', is included in a directory on ''[[Halo PC]]''. It is found in the "Goodies" section of the disk.
*The first section of this book is titled "Reveille" and involves characters emerging from cryo-sleep. The first section from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is also appropriately titled "Reveille", and also involves someone waking from cryo-sleep. Reveille is a traditional bugle call of the U.S. Military, which is sounded at the start of each day on military installations, to wake up the troops. "Reveille" is French for "to awaken."
*The first section of this book is titled "Reveille" and involves characters emerging from cryo-sleep. The first section from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' is also appropriately titled "Reveille", and also involves someone waking from cryo-sleep. Reveille is a traditional bugle call of the U.S. Military, which is sounded at the start of each day on military installations, to wake up the troops. "Reveille" is French for "to awaken."
*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', Cortana states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during Cortana moments, such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of Earth and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to Cortana. This may be because Cortana was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.
*In ''[[Halo 3]]'', Cortana states several of Dr. Halsey's quotes from this book during Cortana moments, such as: "Can I speak with you please? What's your name? It's very nice to meet you. You like games? So do I.", "You have been called upon to serve, you will be trained...and you will become the best we can make you. You will be the Protectors of Earth and all her Colonies.", and "Could you sacrifice yourself to complete your mission? Could you watch him die?" In the game, "yourself" and "him" are changed to "me", referring to Cortana. This may be because Cortana was malfunctioning, as she was created from Dr. Halsey's mind.
*During the battle of Sigma Octanus IV, the Pelican that is used to evacuate Blue Team from Cote D' Azur is carrying fourteen Marines, twelve Spartans and twenty civilian survivors, forty-six total. However, the Pelican is only capable of holding fifteen passengers and in ''Halo: The Flood'' it is stated that fifteen is pushing the limit as it is. Despite this inconsistency, the Pelican is stated as taking off normally and moving off at maximum speed, even though it is overcrowded and overloaded, especially since the SPARTANs each weigh around half a ton. But it is possible that they used a [[Pelican]] with an extended carriage, or the Spartans could have removed the loading bay and seats from the Pelican and gathered in the empty 'shell' of the carriage.
*During the beginning of the book, the Grunts are said to sound like dogs and their speech could not be translated. Yet in all the ''Halo'' games, with the exception of ''Halo: Reach'', the Grunts speak English and they do not sound like dogs at all. This is because the prelude to the book takes place nearly twenty years before the events of the games, before advanced translation software was invented and utilized by the UNSC armed forces.
*The book states that the ''Pillar of Autumn'' has a command chair, but in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', this chair is absent.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Fallofreach.jpg|The original book cover, used from 2001 to 2010.
File:Fallofreach.jpg|The original book cover, used from 2001 to 2010.
File:TFoR_2010.png|The full cover art of the 2010 Tor Books reissue.
File:TFoR_2010.png|The full cover art of the 2010 and 2011 Tor Books reissues.
File:FoR-343var.png|A full picture of the newly-issued novel.
File:FoR-343var.png|A full picture of the Tor Books reissue of the novel.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Links==
==Links==
===Internal===
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
*[[List of changes in Halo novel reprints]]
===External===
===External===
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0345451325/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-6002849-0256936 Read the first chapter of ''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''.]
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0345451325/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-6002849-0256936 Read the first chapter of ''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''.]
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