Contact Harvest
This book get right into the background of the Halo universe. It tells you how the war between the Covenant and the humans began. It was nice to see the history of Capt. Avery Johnson, he has made and appearnce in all three Halo titles and makes an appearance in ODST's firefight mode. I liked how they really go into the culture of the Covenant.
For the most part the store focuses on Captain Avery Johnson and some other marines on Harvest and a Covenant grunt that goes by the name of Dadab and a Covenant engineer called Lighter Than Some. One of the ship's systems discovers many "Forerunner" relics on a planet just outside of their area of control. They proceed to investigate and run into a ship where they find is loaded with fruits and harvesting machinery. They get into a fight with the pilot and he is killed.
Much later they come back and ask for the planet which is where everything goes wrong. Avery and his squad along with another marine must try their best to evacuate the civilians during the attack. The story is complex and engaging. I'd reccomend it if you are a fan of the series.
