Summary:
My book, Halo – The Flood, is not written from one specific point-of-view. Parts of it show the Master Chief’s point of view; while other parts are viewed from the enemy’s side. This makes the book more realistic and interesting because all of points of view are connected to each other.
The Master Chief, or also known as John-117, is the last of his kind. He is a SPARTAN-II Commando, the last remaining member of SPARTAN-II program. He wears a suit that is called Powered Assault Armor or The MJOLNIR . When this suit is used it increases strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and enhances his ability to withstand more damage. This suit weighs 1,000 pounds and can only be worn by genetic and cybernetic enhanced soldiers. He performs dangerous and risky missions to defend the human race. The reason this is necessary is they are at war.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) interfaces with the Spartan’s abilities and is extremely helpful. It is used to analyze the enemy and learn more efficient ways to defeat them. It can connect to any type of computer system. Cortana, the human-like personality of AI, is in every way like a human wanting to learn and understand. She has become so intelligent that she understands the level of technology that the enemy possesses.
The enemy, known as the Covenant, wants to eliminate all human life in the galaxy. They include about seven different species including some of my favorites the Prophets, the Jackals, the Grunts, and the Elites. They control a large portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, but not including Earth’s portion. The covenant’s religion is based around the Halo rings, which were constructed by an ancient race called the Forerunners. These rings are suspected to be massive weapons and the humans, including Master Chief, are trying to find the control room before the Covenant seizes control of it.
Halo – The Flood is an action packed science fiction book that is based on the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. The Master Chief has encountered many tough situations involving the Covenant in which his combat intelligence has allowed him to win. He has killed thousands of Covenant warriors. While the Covenant know that the Master Chief is dangerous, they realize they need a way to stop him.
Review:
William C. Dietz uses an extraordinary way of showing descriptions within the book that allows the reader to get a feeling like you just can’t get enough. He tells the story of a specific alien and his struggle to kill the Master Chief. Because the book goes into more detail than the video game, the reader finds himself pulled into the story in order to find the outcome.
Science fiction is one of the most interesting forms of reading because it sparks the imagination and presents some scientific facts that are intriguing to those who enjoy science. In Halo – The Flood, the fact that it takes place 543 years into the future and the fact you are facing aliens from other world helps the reader’s imagination expand. If you enjoy reading science fiction books, you would fall in love with this one.
I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading different story lines in one book and all Halo fans around the world. If you have played the video game then read the book and most of your questions about the Halo game, will be answered. The end of the Halo video games are known to have a surprise ending, so I suspect that the same will happen in the second half of the book which I will finish next quarter. So stay tuned!
My book, Halo – The Flood, is not written from one specific point-of-view. Parts of it show the Master Chief’s point of view; while other parts are viewed from the enemy’s side. This makes the book more realistic and interesting because all of points of view are connected to each other.
The Master Chief, or also known as John-117, is the last of his kind. He is a SPARTAN-II Commando, the last remaining member of SPARTAN-II program. He wears a suit that is called Powered Assault Armor or The MJOLNIR . When this suit is used it increases strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and enhances his ability to withstand more damage. This suit weighs 1,000 pounds and can only be worn by genetic and cybernetic enhanced soldiers. He performs dangerous and risky missions to defend the human race. The reason this is necessary is they are at war.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) interfaces with the Spartan’s abilities and is extremely helpful. It is used to analyze the enemy and learn more efficient ways to defeat them. It can connect to any type of computer system. Cortana, the human-like personality of AI, is in every way like a human wanting to learn and understand. She has become so intelligent that she understands the level of technology that the enemy possesses.
The enemy, known as the Covenant, wants to eliminate all human life in the galaxy. They include about seven different species including some of my favorites the Prophets, the Jackals, the Grunts, and the Elites. They control a large portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, but not including Earth’s portion. The covenant’s religion is based around the Halo rings, which were constructed by an ancient race called the Forerunners. These rings are suspected to be massive weapons and the humans, including Master Chief, are trying to find the control room before the Covenant seizes control of it.
Halo – The Flood is an action packed science fiction book that is based on the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. The Master Chief has encountered many tough situations involving the Covenant in which his combat intelligence has allowed him to win. He has killed thousands of Covenant warriors. While the Covenant know that the Master Chief is dangerous, they realize they need a way to stop him.
Review:
William C. Dietz uses an extraordinary way of showing descriptions within the book that allows the reader to get a feeling like you just can’t get enough. He tells the story of a specific alien and his struggle to kill the Master Chief. Because the book goes into more detail than the video game, the reader finds himself pulled into the story in order to find the outcome.
Science fiction is one of the most interesting forms of reading because it sparks the imagination and presents some scientific facts that are intriguing to those who enjoy science. In Halo – The Flood, the fact that it takes place 543 years into the future and the fact you are facing aliens from other world helps the reader’s imagination expand. If you enjoy reading science fiction books, you would fall in love with this one.
I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading different story lines in one book and all Halo fans around the world. If you have played the video game then read the book and most of your questions about the Halo game, will be answered. The end of the Halo video games are known to have a surprise ending, so I suspect that the same will happen in the second half of the book which I will finish next quarter. So stay tuned!
