LADYDRAGON.COM - "Halo: The Flood" Cracks Publishers Weekly Bestseller Chart

Friday May 02, 2003

"Halo: The Flood" Cracks Publishers Weekly Bestseller Chart

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that "Halo: The Flood," a Del Rey novel written by veteran sci-fi writer William C. Dietz based on the critically acclaimed best-selling 'Halo" videogame for Xbox, appears on Publishers Weekly's Bestseller list in the Mass Market Paper category for the week of April 28, 2003. The Publishers Weekly list is compiled using data received from independent and chain bookstores, and can be found at:http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=bestsellersList&iMarketID=6&listDate=04/28/2003&publication=publishersweekly

"Halo: The Flood" is the follow-up to last year's blockbuster bestseller "Halo: The Fall of Reach" and tells the story of the last remaining human cruiser that escaped the fortress world of Reach just as it was destroyed. Having to make a crash landing on Halo, Captain Keyes, a crew of a few hundred marines, and the Master Chief, the last remaining SPARTAN super-soldier, attempt to uncover the secrets of this mysterious ringworld. The book covers the events from the smash-hit Xbox game "Halo," but also fills in many of the details about events that were happening off-screen while players, as the Master Chief, were busy taking care of other matters.

"Halo: The Flood" marks the fourth book in the Del Rey line of books based on hit Xbox games, which also includes "Halo: The Fall of Reach," "Brute Force Betrayals" and "Crimson Skies." William C. Dietz is the author of more than twenty science fiction novels. He grew up in the Seattle area, spent time with the Navy and Marine Corps as a medic, graduated from the University of Washington, lived in Africa for half a year, and has traveled to six continents.

Dietz has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, news writer, and television producer, and currently serves as Director of Pubic Relations and Marketing for an international telephone company. His novels include "Legion of the Damned", "Deathday," and his most recent hardcover, "Earthrise." He and his wife live in the Seattle area, where they enjoy traveling, boating, snorkeling, and, not too surprisingly, reading books.