Halo: Evolutions: Difference between revisions

''Pariah'' tells the story of [[Soren-066]], a Spartan who was one of a dozen unfortunate candidates who washed out of the program due to complications arising from the [[SPARTAN-II Augmentation Procedures|biological enhancements]], and the struggles he faced afterwards. It was written by B.K. Evenson.

''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' tells the story of an [[ODST]] who is put under for a surgery to remove a tumor before participating in his next mission. When the ODST awakens, he finds that he is the only human left alive on the the {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} after a Covenant [[Special Operations]] team has boarded and taken the ship. Living on borrowed time, the ODST has to stop the Covenant from capturing the shipboard AI and learning the location of Earth. It was written by [[Frank O'Connor]].

''Dirt'' follows a [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Militia|militiaman]], named Gage, from his time before the [[Human-Covenant War]] as he joins first the [[CMA]], and then the [[UNSC]] with his two friends Eric and Felicia. After joining the ODSTs, the Covenant destroy Harvest, leaving him no home to go back to. After nearly thirty years of war, he is reunited with a few of his old friends from his CMA days, but is presented with a moral crisis that eventually leads to his heroic death. It was written by [[Tobias Buckell]], author of ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''.

''Blunt Instruments'' follows SPARTAN-II [[Black Team]] which is given the task to disable a Covenant energy supply station. During the course of the operation, Black Team made an uneasy alliance with the [[Yanme'e]], who tricked them into organizing their escape. It was written by [[Fred Van Lente]].

''The Mona Lisa'' follows the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Red Horse}} as they are sent to investigate the fate of the {{UNSCShip|Mona Lisa}}, which has mysteriously come to rest near the destroyed [[Installation 04]]. After boarding the ship, a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] discovers that the ship has been overrun by the [[Flood]], making unexpected and uneasy alliances, and beginning a desperate struggle for survival against the parasite. It was written by Tessa Kum and Jeff VanderMeer.

''Icon'' describes the lives of [[John-117]], the [[SPARTAN-II]]s and [[SPARTAN-III]]s, and the legacy they left. Cover art was done by [[Gabriel Garza|Gabriel "Robogabo" Garza]], and was written by Jonathan Goff.

''Palace Hotel'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level "[[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]" to right before he boards the [[Scarab]]. It also discusses Master Chief's discovery of a [[Parisa|childhood friend]]. The story was written by [[Robert McLees]].

''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' is a series of email transcripts from [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]], and details in length the life and times of UNSC military leader [[Preston Cole]], including his possible death or survival during his famed [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|last stand]]. It was written by [[Eric Nylund]].

''Soma the Painter'' is a story exclusive to the re-released Volume I edition. The story show [[Soma]], a [[Forerunner]] inhabitant of [[G617 g1]], witnessing the [[Flood]]'s return to the [[Milky Way]] since the [[Human-Flood War]]. It then cuts to the [[Auditor]] and the [[Prelate]] discussing the matter. They then send word to the [[Didact]] that the test has begun.

''Wages of Sin'' is a story exclusive to the re-released Volume II edition. The story is the first-person narrative of the [[Minister of Discovery]] in his last moments in ''[[High Charity]]'' as it is overrun by the [[Flood]].