i don't know if anyone has read this and i have no idea about anything book wise other than the first book fall of reach, but if the spartans were on earth, then why did john aka master chief not know they were there in halo 2, in the first 3 levels? cuz, mc really wasn't gone all that long, specialy if you think about it, covies are still fighting in space against humans on earth when mc returns.just a intresting thought. again, i haven't read anything past chapter 1 cuz i don't have time to look through all the pages, but great stuff anyway