The Flood

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Thanks go to Steve Saffel for charting the course, to Doug Zartman for coordinating the pieces, to Eric S. Trautmann for polishing ’til it sparkled, to Eric Nylund who led the way in The Fall of Reach, to Nancy Figatner and the Franchise Development Group for their support, and to Jason Jones, who, along with the rest of the outstanding Bungie team, created one helluva pulse-pounding game.

0103 Hours, September 19, 2552 (Military Calendar)

UNSC Cruiser Pillar of Autumn, location unknown

Tech Officer (3rd Class) Sam Marcus swore as the intercom roused him from fitful sleep. He rubbed his blurry eyes and glanced at the Mission Clock bolted to the wall above his bunk. He’d been asleep for three hours – his first sleep cycle in thirty-six hours, damn it. Worse, this was the first time since the ship had jumped that he’d been able to fall asleepat all.

“Jesus,” he muttered, “this better be good.”

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