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[[File:Forerunner Saga compilation.png|right|250px|All three books in the trilogy.]]

'''''The Forerunner Saga''''' is a trilogy of ''[[Halo]]'' [[Halo novels|novels]] focusing on [[Forerunner]] life 100,000 years before the [[Human-Covenant War]], written by [[Greg Bear]] and published by [[Tor Books]].<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=921153 HBO Forums: Greg Bear writing Halo novels about Forerunner]</ref> The series reveals a great deal of new information about the Forerunner-human interactions in ancient history,<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> as well as providing additional background for the events in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and subsequent media.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw&feature=related '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1'']</ref>

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==Synopsis==

Set ~~during~~ the ~~golden age~~ of the ~~Forerunners~~, the series touches on the origins of humanity and the contacts with Forerunners and humans, as well as explaining the connection between the two and humanity's status as "[[Reclaimer]]s". Forerunner technologies are explored in detail, and many new elements about the Forerunners are introduced, such as their political system and social structure. The characters of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the [[Librarian]], introduced in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s in ''[[Halo 3]]'', are featured as central characters in the series.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_001.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #1''']</ref><ref name="cryptum"/>

Set before the Forerunners' end at the hands of the [[Flood]], the series touches on the origins of humanity and the contacts with Forerunners and humans, as well as explaining the connection between the two and humanity's status as "[[Reclaimer]]s". Forerunner technologies are explored in detail, and many new elements about the Forerunners are introduced, such as their political system and social structure. The characters of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the [[Librarian]], introduced in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s in ''[[Halo 3]]'', are featured as central characters in the series.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_001.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #1''']</ref><ref name="cryptum"/>

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 '''''The Forerunner Saga''''' is a trilogy of ''[[Halo]]'' [[Halo novels|novels]] focusing on [[Forerunner]] life 100,000 years before the [[Human-Covenant War]], written by [[Greg Bear]] and published by [[Tor Books]].<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=921153 HBO Forums: Greg Bear writing Halo novels about Forerunner]</ref> The series reveals a great deal of new information about the Forerunner-human interactions in ancient history,<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> as well as providing additional background for the events in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and subsequent media.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw&feature=related '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1'']</ref>
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 ==Synopsis==
-Set during the golden age of the Forerunners, the series touches on the origins of humanity and the contacts with Forerunners and humans, as well as explaining the connection between the two and humanity's status as "[[Reclaimer]]s". Forerunner technologies are explored in detail, and many new elements about the Forerunners are introduced, such as their political system and social structure. The characters of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the [[Librarian]], introduced in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s in ''[[Halo 3]]'', are featured as central characters in the series.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_001.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #1''']</ref><ref name="cryptum"/>
+Set before the Forerunners' end at the hands of the [[Flood]], the series touches on the origins of humanity and the contacts with Forerunners and humans, as well as explaining the connection between the two and humanity's status as "[[Reclaimer]]s". Forerunner technologies are explored in detail, and many new elements about the Forerunners are introduced, such as their political system and social structure. The characters of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the [[Librarian]], introduced in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal]]s in ''[[Halo 3]]'', are featured as central characters in the series.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_001.mp3 '''343 Sparkast #1''']</ref><ref name="cryptum"/>
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