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{{Title|''Halo: The Flood''}}

{{disambig header|the novel|other uses|Flood (disambiguation)}}

{{Novel infobox

|image=[[File:The Flood - 1st Edition Cover.jpg|300px]]

|author=[[William C. Dietz]]

|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/0345459210|0345459210]], [[Special:BookSources/978-0345459213|978-0345459213]], [[Special:BookSources/978-1982111632|978-1982111632]]

}}

'''Halo: The Flood''' is the novelization of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' written by [[William C. Dietz]] following the events of the book ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. This novel attained the ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestsellers list during May 2003.<ref name=gamingage>[http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2003/5/2-15 '''Gaming Age''': ''Halo novel cracks bestseller'']</ref>

==Official summary (Tor revised edition)==

{{Article quote|Reach has fallen.

==Appearances==

{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|

;Human

*[[John-117]]

*[[Jacob Keyes]]

*[[William Lovell]]

*[[Samuel Marcus]]

*[[Carol Rawley]]

;Sangheili

;San'Shyuum

*[[Prophet of Stewardship]]

;Lekgolo

;Unggoy

;Kig-Yar

|title-2=Species|

**[[Covenant military]]

***[[Security Team 3]] {{1st}}

**[[Special Warfare Group]]

***[[Covenant Special Operations]]

*Ground vehicles

**[[Powered exoskeleton]]

**[[Warthog]]

***[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]

;Covenant

*Ship classifications

***''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''

*Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Craft

**[[Seraph]]

**[[Spirit]]

**[[Banshee]]

***[[Type-26 Banshee]]

*Ground vehicles

**[[Ghost]]

**[[Wraith]]

|title-7=Weapons|

*[[M9 fragmentation grenade]]

*[[M90 shotgun]]

*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]

*[[Point-defense gun]]

**[[M910 point defense network]] {{1st}}

;Covenant

*[[Antimatter charge]]

*[[Assault cannon]]

*[[Energy garrote]] {{1st}}

*[[Energy projector]]

*[[Plasma turret]]

*[[Type-1 energy sword]]

*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]

*[[Type-33 Needler]]

|title-8= Equipment and Technology|

*[[Ancilla]]

*[[Activation index]]

*[[Armored matrix]] {{1st}}

*[[Artificial intelligence]]

**[[Avatar]]

**[[Smart AI]]

*[[Biofoam]]

*[[CH252 helmet]]

*[[Command neural interface]]

*[[Cryo chamber]]

*[[Data crystal chip]]

*[[Energy shielding]]

*[[Energy shield test station]]

*[[Fusion drive]]

*[[Fusion reactor]]

*[[Helmet recorder]]

*[[Holotank]]

*[[M4 field disk]]

*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]

*[[Navigation point]]

*[[ODST armor]]

*[[Riemann matrix]]

*[[Rucksack]]

*[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]

*[[Spartan neural interface]]

*[[Spoofer]]

*[[VZG7 armored boots]]

*[[Weapon attachments]]

**[[Muzzle brake]]

**[[Telescopic sight]]

}}

*A private status report by 343 Guilty Spark after the outbreak of the Flood on Alpha Halo.

*A status report filed by the [[Librarian]] on the progress of her categorization of life on [[Earth]], presented as a [[Terminal]] transcript.

==Production==

*On the original cover, the Banshees flying overhead have their covers up, meaning they have no pilots. The same is true of the cover of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*The original finalized cover is remarkably similar to that of iD Software's ''[[wikipedia:Doom (video game)|Doom]]''. Both depict the main character gunning down hordes of enemies against a reddish background.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doom-boxart.jpg '''Wikipedia''': ''Doom box artwork'']</ref>

*The 2010 reissue cover depicts what is meant to be the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor, although it does not follow any established iteration of the Mark V, instead being a mix of features from the various depictions of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]], Mark V and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]. He is also dual-wielding M7 submachine guns. Neither the M7 nor dual-wielding appear in the game or the novel.

*As the novel was written before many of the Covenant's beliefs were further detailed in ''[[Halo 2]]'', it bears several discrepancies with later material. For example, the Covenant show no particular reverence toward [[343 Guilty Spark]] and the [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinels]], and regard them as enemies;<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 319'' (2003 edition)</ref> ''Halo 2'' later established that the Sentinels are revered by the Covenant as "holy warriors of the sacred rings" while monitors are among the holiest of Forerunner creations as "Oracles".<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign levels ''[[The Arbiter]]'' and ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref> In addition, John-117 or the other Spartans are never referred to by the epithet "Demon" and are discussed with more pragmatic terms by the Covenant, although their battlefield prowess and high kill counts are acknowledged. However, the later-established nomenclature is used in the ''Adjunct'' section of the 2010 edition, such as 'Zamamee's journal entries.

===Cover art artwork===

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File:TF_2010.png|2010 cover art of the novel.

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File:The Flood - All Cover 2010.jpg|2010 edition jacket.

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