Halo: Cryptum

By: Greg Bear

Narrated by: Holter Graham

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 bestselling 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.

Cryptum's review

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.

I enjoy it

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

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.

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.

the forerunner armor (hope I spelled it right)

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)