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HALO: Cryptum

HALO, Book 7

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HALO: Cryptum

By: Greg Bear
Narrated by: Holter Graham
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The first novel in the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science-fiction legend Greg Bear - set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times best-selling video game series!

One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings. But one species - eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge - achieved dominance.

They ruled in peace but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness. They were the Forerunners - the keepers of the Mantle of Responsibility, the next stage of life in the Universe’s Living Time.

And then they vanished.

This is their story.

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A nice start chronologically speaking

Well read and voice acted but story jumps at times into odd areas which add nothing to the lore or story. Overall if you like Halo you will enjoy this.

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Fantastic!

As someone who knows next to nothing about the Halo universe, I can say with full confidence that this is a great starter book for newcomers to the franchise. It introduces you to a lot of the important plot elements and gives you a good understanding of a lot of the lore. Fantastic book, definitely recommend it to anyone who's into Halo or even sci-fi in general for that matter. Great narrator too.

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Fantastic insight to Forerunner

Great insight into the forerunner and the Halo universe, help map the origins of Halo how it all began

Brilliant told with a great performance keep me wanting more

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Almost 5 stars

As a life long halo fan this book has been brilliant at expanding the lore, only issue I have is the pacing can be difficult to follow and the time lapses not done with the upmost precision- but I certainly couldn’t do any better- it’s a great book you just need to concentrate post chapter 28

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forerunner brilliance

A fantastic brilliant book which has opened so many doors, answered some questions and left me with more, cannot wait to listen to the reat of the forerunner trilogy

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fantastic book,

I really enjoyed these books. I need more forerunner stories with deep dives into the lore.

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Great setup

Very well written by Greg bear, the setup for the rest of the trilogy is great, he has a brilliant job of explaining the characters and giving them personalities and made following the extensive lore behind the forerunners far more understandable and enjoyable than I thought. Going to get in to the next instalment right away

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brilliant book!

amazing story! couldn't stop listening! cant wait to hear more! set in the greatest universe of all time!

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Writer who knows the lore

Great story overall, wasn’t the biggest fan of some of the voice characters but not the worst I’ve heard before. I really like the ending we’re Bear explains how he got with original creators of 343 to flesh out a good story, that goes a long way and something clearing lacking in all modern shows films and books

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Amazing dive into the Forerunners

An amazing dive into the mysterious beings that are Forerunner, which have always been shrouded in mystery in my favourite games and sci-fi universe. Very well done and very respectful to what has been layed down before!

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