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  • HALO: Cryptum

  • HALO, Book 7
  • By: Greg Bear
  • Narrated by: Holter Graham
  • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,589 ratings)

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HALO: Cryptum

By: Greg Bear
Narrated by: Holter Graham
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Publisher's summary

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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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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Greg Bear delivers the goods

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.

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I enjoy it

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

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Overall fantastic!

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.

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Great book

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

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are they really do work together as different species.

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.

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Hold on, it gets better.

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.

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Great

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

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Well crafted and compelling

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

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very very good

always great reads from Greg bear. this book really got me good. not sure what words to put.

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