<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Based on the bestselling video game for Xbox."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The thrilling novella from author Kelly Gay in the expansive universe of the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling sci-fi/action video game series!</b> <p/>Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-war galaxy littered with scrap, it's the salvager's motto. And with a fast ship and a lust for adventure, Rion Forge has certainly made her mark on the trade. When the discovery of a wrecked UNSC cruiser brings Rion's past back to haunt her, stirring fresh hope into a decades-old wound, she's hell-bent on finding answers: What really happened to her father and his ship, the <i>Spirit of Fire</i>? <p/> Featuring Gay's signature "richly complex characters" and "fast-paced plot" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>), <i>Smoke and Shadow </i>is an exhilarating page-turner for longtime and new fans of the Halo Universe. This novella also contains the complete text of Kelly Gay's short story, Into the Fire, originally featured in the collection <i>Halo: Fractures. </i> <p/> Copyright (c) 2017 by Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, the 343 Industries logo, Halo, and the Halo logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.