Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual

By: Kenneth Peters, Kiel Phegley

Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey, Elle Newlands, Pete Simonelli

Now Halo fans of all ages can join the ranks of the most powerful super-soldiers in the galaxy with this in-world military handbook based on the bestselling video game series!

Spartans. Humanity’s first—and last—line of defense in a hostile 26th-century galaxy. You have been selected to join their ranks.

The Official Spartan Field Manual is a guide to every element of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) SPARTAN-IV program, disseminated to all newly augmented Spartans. Inside these pages is the guidance you’ll need to put your enhanced strength, speed, and skills to use in both War Games training simulations and, ultimately, joint combat operations. This manual is essential for getting to know the weapons and vehicles you will be using on the battlefield, as well as the allies and enemies you can expect to encounter.

Great recap and lore of Halo Universe

Awesome for any Halo fan, especially if you’ve not played the games in a while! Loved it!

Fun Facts

This is a fun manual of what a new spartan 4 would receive upon boarding the UNSC infinity. It is not a story but goes through fun facts about equipment, alien races, and more. Certain sections might seems a bit dull, but it is, again, a manual not a story. Enjoy.

Infotainment

Think of this like a field manual or an encyclopedia or the visual guide. It gives a good summary of the history and some details on weapons, vehicles and ships.

attention to detail.

definitely not for new halo audiobook readers in my opinion. I enjoy all the nerdy little details, but once the armory section started the rest of the book felt like a chore haha. however this book will now be a great reference for certain straightforward information.

Inprocessing

The Spartan team leaders and team casualties deserved their names and deeds mentioned more frequently. Kirk, Mark, Kevin, and Grace. The Head Hunters. Noble Team, Castle Team. and Black Team, etc. For a Special Operations Manual it seemed too brief.