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. The novel was reportedly finished in seven weeks, eventually becoming a Publisher's Weekly bestseller with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the United States and United Kingdom. The novel was reissued in early August 2010 by Tor Books, with the new reissued version including some content updates and additional content. 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 Boot Camp on September 14, 2010..

Elimination Echo Squad is the best E-squad there is. The Awaken have betrayed the human race in a way that can never be forgiven. E-Echo will show them no mercy, and will make them suffer for their treachary. To do so, however, they must block out all human emotions, become monsters on the field, and do unspeakable things to save the human race when the human race doesn't even know they excist.

Six men, six marines, cut off from all support, try their best to survive in an occupied city, waging a guerrilla war against the Covenant aggressors.

After the end of the conflict on earth with the covenant. The covenant divided into the second formed Heretics. The Arbiter leads his covenant, meanwhile the Master Chief handles the flood along with the Rookie.

Dog Tags is back in action! Follow along as an ODST finds his courage in the form of a six year old girl, whom he reluctantly takes under his protection in the face of the Covenant onslaught!

What happened to master chief? War started on earth with the covenant and UNSC. An ODST is sent to find others to fight the covenant. While in space, captain Keys finds something that could save the rest. Hopefully Cortana is able to track it and find Master Chief. What is the UNSC hiding....