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''Halo: The Flood'' is a military science fiction novel by William C. Dietz, based on the ''Halo'' series of video games and based specifically on the 2001 video game ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the first game in the series. The book was released in April 2003 and is the second ''Halo'' novel. Closely depicting the events of the game, ''The Flood'' begins with the escape of a human ship ''Pillar of Autumn'' from enemy aliens known as the Covenant. When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' unexpectedly discovers a massive artifact known as "Halo", the humans must square off against the Covenant and a second terrifying force in a desperate attempt to uncover Halo's secrets and stay alive. Though the book roughly follows the same events of the Xbox game, featuring identical dialogue, Dietz also describes events not seen by the game's protagonist, the super-soldier Master Chief. After the success of the first ''Halo'' novel, ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', publisher Del Rey and ''Halo'' publisher Microsoft signed a deal for new books based on Xbox games, including another entry in the ''Halo'' series. Del Ray approached author Dietz to write the next book. Dietz incorporated his first-hand experience in the military for the additional scenes of ''The Flood'' not found in the game. Upon release, ''Halo: The Flood'' cracked the ''Publishers Weekly'' Top Ten Bestsellers List for Paperbacks, but critical reception to the novel was less positive than Eric Nylund's ''Fall of Reach'' or other ''Halo'' novels. The repetitive fight scenes and dramatically different characterization of the protagonist compared to Nylund's work were seen as major flaws, and Dietz's style of writing was alternatively praised and lambasted. The next ''Halo'' novel, ''Halo: First Strike'', would serve to bridge the gap between ''Combat Evolved'' and its sequel, ''Halo 2''. The book was re-released on October 12, 2010 with new content and editorial corrections. ==Background== The first ''Halo'' book, ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', sold more than 1,000,000 copies and prompted an extended agreement between Del Rey Books and Microsoft to produce more ''Halo'' novels. William C. Dietz, a Seattle-based science fiction author, was approached to write the next ''Halo'' novel. Though he had never played the game, he immediately bought an Xbox console and a copy of ''Halo''. When he learned that the game was selling rapidly at his local retailer, he agreed to pen the book. Dietz, a former United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, incorporated elements of what he fondly called "The Green Machine" into his work; despite being in the 26th century, the marines of ''The Flood'' are very similar to their modern counterparts.〔 To assist Dietz in writing, Bungie provided what Dietz referred to as "a tremendous" amount of background information on the ''Halo'' universe. Once Dietz had finished his draft, Bungie checked it over to make sure it complied with the plot established in the games and novels, as Bungie considers all ''Halo'' novels canon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Halo: The Flood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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