I enjoyed the update. Always good to hear that things are still moving forward. I can not wait for those other 5 maps to come out, though i know they are still a while away... and the anticipation for the continuation of the halo story is making me crazy. One thing i really wanted to know, and i'm sure there is a good majority of the fans who want to know the same, what is the deal with the halo books? I think it was mentioned before, but i was hoping you could shed some light on what is in the works... is the next book going to start from First strike and lead through halo 2? then hopefully we could get a fifth book to link 2 and 3 before three comes out. But damn thats a lot of work for Nyland...