this novel was very disappointing. i sometimes even had to ignore parts of it just to maintain interest. there is a line between good science fiction and just a bunch of random off the wall stuff that happens in the future, and this book crosses it.some parts were pretty good, and it was interesting to see what happened directly after the credits roll on the game. but every once in a while i noticed i was skipping paragraphs and falling asleep WAY before i normally would.this book reminds me of attack of the clones. i had to go see that stupid movie to get continuity out of the series, but it was nothing compared to the other parts of the whole saga.i am sorry to say that this book is almost as good as the flood at best. (fall of reach being my favorite of course)sorry guys, but i gotta disagree. if only the drain hole in my toilet was big enough, i would put this book where it belongs.