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'''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} The book was formally announced during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo World Championship]] on October 21, 2022, in a panel focusing on the discussion of how ''Halo'' multiplayer maps fit into the series' canon. Appropriately, the novel is named after the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Epitaph]] - a map set on [[Installation 00]] featuring a hologram of [[Offensive Bias]] and presumably a central focus of the novel's story.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=StreamAnnounce|Yz-fW1-B3tw|Halo|HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday}}


''Epitaph'' will feature the continuation of the story of the [[Ur-Didact]], who was last seen in [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc of the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' comic series in [[2013]].{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}
{{Quote|The Didact returns...|[[Alex Wakeford]] announcing the novel.{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}}}
 
'''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} The book was formally announced during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo Championship Series|Halo World Championship]] on [[2022#October|October 21, 2022]], in a panel focusing on the discussion of how ''Halo'' multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Epitaph]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=StreamAnnounce|Yz-fW1-B3tw|Halo|HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday}}
 
''Halo: Epitaph'' will feature the continuation of the story of the [[Ur-Didact]] and is set after ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc from [[2013]] during which he is [[Composer|composed]] following a conflict with [[John-117]] and the rest of [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}{{Ref/Site|Id=AlexTweet1|URL=https://twitter.com/haruspis/status/1583587329419390978|Site=Twitter|Page=Alex Wakeford - ...this is set AFTER Halo 4 and Escalation...|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Esc10|HE|Issue=10}}


==Official summary==
==Official summary==

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Halo: Epitaph
A screenshot of the Ur-Didact used to announce Halo: Epitaph.
The announcement teaser image for Halo: Epitaph.
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Author(s):

Kelly Gay[1]

 

"The Didact returns..."
Alex Wakeford announcing the novel.[2]

Halo: Epitaph is an upcoming Halo novel by long-time series writer, Kelly Gay.[1] The book was formally announced during the Canon Fodder live event at the Halo World Championship on October 21, 2022, in a panel focusing on the discussion of how Halo multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the Halo 3 multiplayer map Epitaph.[2]

Halo: Epitaph will feature the continuation of the story of the Ur-Didact and is set after Halo: Escalation's The Next 72 Hours arc from 2013 during which he is composed following a conflict with John-117 and the rest of Blue Team.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ a b Twitter, Kelly Gay (@KellyHGay): "Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗" (Retrieved on Oct 21, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday
  3. ^ Twitter, Alex Wakeford - ...this is set AFTER Halo 4 and Escalation... (Retrieved on Oct 21, 2022) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 10