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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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Rich Lore • Immersive Worldbuilding • Outstanding Narration • Captivating Backstory • Detailed Universe
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At first, I thought this was the next book in the canonical order of Halo books. I believe I was mistaken. For me, I struggled to get a hold of the story and put this audio book down for a time. Perhaps I'll be more interested in the second book.

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I was worried that the epic power that Bear brings into imaginations could be lost when writing for a franchise. It was not. Fantastic, mentally stimulating, and a great addition to the Halo universe.

Greg Bear delivers the goods

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the biggining is a slow start but once it gets going it becomes very satisfying.

I enjoy it

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This has added so much to Halo lore. Finally lifting the cloak around Forerunners.

The narration is one of the best I’ve ever heard.

Overall fantastic!

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This is a great book, I enjoyed listening to the story, and learning more about the lore of the Forerunners, and it's very entertaining

Great book

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it's nice to know when you've played a game for so long. that there is more to the worlds than what you play.

are they really do work together as different species.

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I like the fact that shakas(hope I spelled that right too) asked if he could marry the ancilla (I really hope I spelled that right) but the fact that the ancilla was unable to hack other ancilla (still hoping I'm spelling that right)

the forerunner armor (hope I spelled it right)

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The beginning or first half I struggled with, there were no answers and continuously produced mysteries that made no sense. Suddenly a chapter began and I couldn’t get enough, answers poured in and deep lore was like rapid fire. In the end I very much enjoyed the novel and recommend it to any Halo fan who wants to know more about the Forerunners, Promethians, Flood, or in general some backstory to the 4th game.

Hold on, it gets better.

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The overall experience was great as a listener. 10/10 would highly recommend to Halo fans.

Great

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is it that hard for narrators to look up pronunciations of names before they read the book? oh well. otherwise excellent read

Well crafted and compelling

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