Halo: Contact Harvest Contributor(s): Staten, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1982111690 ISBN-13: 9781982111694 Publisher: Gallery Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Science Fiction - Military - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure |
Dewey: 813.6 |
Series: Halo |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 416 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 125626 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The New York Times bestseller--part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo 2524. Harvest is a peaceful, prosperous farming colony on the very edge of human-controlled space. But humanity has unknowingly trespassed on holy ground--straying into the path of the aggressive, theocratic empire known as the Covenant. What begins as a chance encounter between an alien privateer and a human freighter soon catapults all of mankind into a struggle for its very existence. But humanity is also currently locked in a bitter civil war of its own: the Insurrection. With resources strained to the breaking point, the ultimate survival of Harvest's citizens falls to a squad of battle-weary UNSC Marines and their inexperienced colonial militia trainees. In this unlikely group of heroes, one will stand above the rest--a young Marine staff sergeant named Avery Johnson.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Staten, Joseph: - Joseph Staten is the senior creative director at Microsoft and was the writer and creative lead for Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3, as well as Halo: ODST and Halo: Reach. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Halo: Contact Harvest and the novella Halo: Shadow of Intent. He lives with his family in Washington. |