Anyone interested in the Halo games will appreciate them even more with these background stories of the Master Chief and the Halo Universe. I am even more geared up for the 4th novel and Halo 3 after reading these. The two novels by Nylund are expertly written and provide details that you would never know otherwise. The novel by Dietz takes on a very different style and has more battle descriptions than dialogue so it's not as fun a read but it still reinvents the first Halo game with deeper details. Again, anyone interested in the game will fall right into these novels as they connect perfectly with the series and the graphic novel. Great read!!!