: New Blood
: This is essentially a direct sequel to Halo 3: ODST in short novel form, and
: helps to set in more concrete terms the current state of the Halo
: universe.

: Halo Legends: Origins I & II
: A good recap of everything that was learned during the course of the Halo
: Trilogy before diving into the next chapter for Halo.

: Forerunner Trilogy
: Finishes off all (most?) of the plot threads established during the Halo
: Trilogy and sets up the backstory for Halo 4 (backstory that you'll be
: pretty lost without). The last book in the series, Silentium, is one of
: the best Halo novels released, in my opinion.

: Halo 4 Terminals
: A more streamlined way of getting the necessary story to understand the
: villain of Halo 4 without reading all the ancillary Forerunner stuff.

: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
: Introduces Lasky, shows Cortana’s decaying state, and directly sets up Halo
: 4.

: Halo 4 and Spartan Ops
: New universe is set and moving. Spartan Ops directly continues Halsey's
: character from original Halo books and the Kilo-5 Trilogy.

: Halo: Escalation
: This continues the story in the same vein as Spartan Ops, but as a comic
: series. I can't reasonably recommend this due to the price of purchasing
: all the issues, and how slowly things actually move forward, but this does
: continue a lot of the threads started elsewhere. Since it's ongoing, who
: knows if it will go anywhere that has an impact on the larger universe.

: Hunt the Truth
: You said this is what got you back into Halo, but I'm just putting it on here
: to be safe. The audio logs for this marketing campaign are just fantastic,
: really do a good job of showing what civilian life is like post-Halo 3.

: Halo: Nightfall
: Do not watch this.

This is a huge help, thank you!