This story starts at the conclusion of the blockbuster video game, Halo 2. This must-read novel reveals how the Master Chief, while onboard a hostile ship headed towards Earth, battles against Covenant forces! Interwined with Master Chief's interstellar one man war is the saga of a great American city's rebellion and downfall, two disparate lives' collision and shared fate, and the Covenant's hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value. With hope dwindling and the fate of humanity hanging by a thread, is there any chance for a future? Written by one of the hottest authors around responsible for Secret Invasion, Secret Wars and Powers this collects Halo: Uprising #1-4, and Marvel Spotlight: Halo.