The Fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief's return to action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence--all in this volume collecting Halo: Escalation issues #7-#12 by Brian Reed (Amazing Spider-Man), Duffy Boudreau (Blackacre), Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel) and Ricardo Sánchez (Green Arrow).

Brian Reed was born on July 1, 1973 in Anderson, Indiana. He is an American comic book and video game writer. His comic book work includes Spider-Man Unlimited, Ms. Marvel, Red Sonja, Halo: Initiation and Halo: Escalation.