Halo: Contact Harvest

Template:Book Info Halo: Contact Harvest is the title of a Halo book by Joseph Staten. Published by Tor, it was released on October 30^th, 2007. It is the fifth official book in the Halo series, and the second of three that will be published by Tor.

The price of the novel in the US is $14.95. The novel is also available as an audio book CD. The price of the audio book CD in the US is $29.95.

As part of Bungie's contract with Tor, there will be at least one more Halo novel released after Contact Harvest.

Though not intended as an exclusive prequel for Halo Wars, the novel serves as a good explanation for the then-current nature of the conflict between the UNSC and the Covenant.

Main Characters

United Nations Space Command

• Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson
• Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni
• Captain Ponder
• Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne
• Petty Officer First Class Healy
• Governor Thune
• Attorney General Rol Pedersen
• Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins
• Forsell
• Loki
• Mack
• Sif

Covenant

• Jiralhanae Chieftain Maccabeus
• Tartarus
• Huragok Lighter Than Some
• Kig-yar Chur'R-Yar
• Kig-yar Zhar
• Unggoy Dadab
• Minister of Fortitude aka (Prophet of Truth)
• Vice Minister of Tranquility aka (Prophet of Regret)
• Philolgist aka (Prophet of Mercy)

Other

• Dr. Catherine Halsey

Trivia

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Fan's depiction of Harvest being invaded by the Rapid Conversion.

• Contact Harvest was the first Halo series book made by Joseph Staten.

• Joseph Staten voiced some of the grunts in Halo 2 as seen in the end-credits.

• In 2524, the BR-55 was a prototype ONI weapon. Before the book was released many people were confused as to why a Battle Rifle was being wielded by Avery Johnson. Joseph Staten in Bungie Podcast III hinted as to why the BR-55 was in Contact Harvest, and it was confirmed that it was a prototype weapon in 2525.

• In an excerpt found in OXM, it is revealed that the Hornet appears in Contact Harvest in the sense that they have been in service since 2524.

• Lighter Than Some, the Engineer featured in the story was the creator of the Brute Chopper which was originally intended as a peace offering and modeled after Human farming plows.

• The Unggoy Dadab could refer to Tim Dadabo, the voice actor of 343 Guilty Spark.

• One of the Unggoy of Rapid Conversion makes reference to a cousin, Yayap, who is a soldier under the Elites. This is most likely the same Yayap featured in Halo: The Flood that is Zuka 'Zamamee's assistant.

• The Brutes were described wearing some type of energy shielded Power Armor, similar to what they wore in Halo 3.

• Catherine Halsey makes a very brief "appearance" in the post-epilogue conversation between Mack and Sif under the pseudonym "Charlie Hotel".

• On page 189, Dadab describes how the Prophets knew how Mendicant Bias betrayed the Forerunners for the Flood.

• The Oracle in the Dreadnought is most likely Mendicant Bias, as on page 276, the Oracle says "I will reject my bias and will make amends."

• Apparently, the Jiralhanae have been in the Covenant since before Halo: Combat Evolved, but are not featured due to the fact that the Sangheili don't trust them.

• The Seropian Center for Active Retirement is possibly named for Bungie Co-Founder Alexander Seropian.

• This is currently the only Halo book not to feature SPARTAN-IIs.

• With the addition of the Yanme'e into the story, it shows they were already incorporated into the Covenant before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved.

• Halo: Contact Harvest, is the first book or piece of information to mention a female Kig-yar.