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 <i>Halo: Escalation</i> issues #7-#12 by Brian Reed (<i>Amazing Spider-Man</i>), Duffy Boudreau (<i>Blackacre</i>), Sergio Ariño (<i>Ms. Marvel</i>) and Ricardo Sánchez (<i>Green Arrow</i>).