The upcoming remake Halo: Campaign Evolved is being supported through other prequel content, including another novel tied to the series. Many Halo novels feature fan-favorite stories, which tend to provide unique adventures or add new context to legendary campaigns told in the games. Halo: Parasite's Wake is the newest book in the franchise's history, seeking to provide details before the events of Combat Evolved's journey that started it all.
This novel comes after details have already revealed that Halo: Campaign Evolved will include new story missions that take place before Combat Evolved's first mission. These prequel levels are rumored to star beloved character Sergeant Johnson, showing events that take place prior to awakening Master Chief aboard the Pillar of Autumn. Considering that these levels are inspired by another book, Parasite's Eve's content could be more important than fans think.
Before Campaign Evolved returns players into Master Chief's adventure across Installation 04, Parasite's Wake covers events that both the original game and remake only hint at. Arguably the darkest level in the original Combat Evolved was the one where Master Chief encounters the parasitic Flood, a collective of sentient alien spore creatures who can take over the bodies of those...
