SCI FI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/166668.asp

Don't know how much Science Fiction you guys read but I saw this article in the news this morning and I'm freaking pumped. Greg Bear has agreed to write 3 books based on Halo. He is going to focus on the Forerunners. Greg Bear is awesome. "The Forge of God" is one of my favorite books and everything else I've read by this guy has been equally great. I don't think they could have found a better author to continue the Halo story. I've never read any of the Halo books before but this news makes me want to go out and get them just so i can be sure to be ready for Bear's additions. The only person i can see being better for this would be Ian Banks. I'm glad to see that they aren't just getting anyone to write these books they are actually going out and getting some of the best Sci Fi authors around to make sure the Halo stories are done right. I can see the Halo universe being a great foundation for some good stuff. Definitely this generation's "Star Wars".