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{{Title|''Halo: Fractures''}}

{{Era|RW}}

|author=[[Tobias Buckell]], [[Troy Denning]], [[Matt Forbeck]], [[Kelly Gay]], [[Christie Golden]], [[Kevin Grace]], [[Morgan Lockhart]], [[John Jackson Miller]], [[Frank O'Connor]], [[Brian Reed]], [[James Swallow]], [[Joseph Staten]]<ref name="write stuff">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-the-write-stuff '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 5/13/2016: The Write Stuff'']</ref>

|publisher=[[Gallery Books]]<ref name="write stuff"/>

|publication=[[2016|September 20, 2016]]<ref name="write stuff"/>

|length=416<ref name="s&s"/>

|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/9781501140679|9781501140679]]<ref name="s&s"/>

'''''Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon''''' is an upcoming collection of short stories set for release on [[2016|September 20, 2016]], serving as the spiritual sequel to ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''. The stories within the anthology will range from the [[Forerunner]] era, to the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]], to the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. [[Joseph Staten]]'s ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' and [[Frank O'Connor]]'s ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' will also be included in ''Fractures''.<ref name="write stuff"/> A preview for one of the stories in ''Fractures'', ''[[Lessons Learned]]'', was included with the first [[Halo Legendary Crate|''Halo'' Legendary Crate]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-crown-jul '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Crown Jul'']</ref>

{{Article Quote|Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.<ref name="write stuff"/>}}

Follows the activities of [[Spartan-III]]s [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] after their service with [[Blue Team]]. Written by [[Matt Forbeck]], the story also contains significant narrative connections to Forbeck's ''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' and the upcoming ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''.

This story takes place in 2553, during the harrowing final days and aftermath of the Covenant War (Halo 3 era). It was written by [[James Swallow]].

This story takes place at the close of recorded Forerunner history, during the events that followed the destruction of the Forerunner capital world by the rogue artificial intelligence [[Mendicant Bias]] ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' and the subsequent activation of the Halo Array to end the centuries-long war with the extragalactic parasite known as the [[Flood]] ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''. It was written by [[Christie Golden]].

This story takes place near the end of the Forerunners’ three-hundred-year war with the Flood, a little more than 100,000 years BCE ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''. It was written by [[John Jackson Miller]].

 

This story takes place three months after the United Nations Space Command’s extraction of the 717th research battalion by the elite Spartan Blue Team from the volatile and besieged colony of [[Gao]] ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''. It was written by [[Troy Denning]].

This story takes place four years after the end of the Covenant’s brutal and costly rampage across human-occupied space (Halo 3 era) and Kilo-Five’s brief mission on [[Venezia]], culminating in the destruction of the highly-sought-after Covenant battle cruiser [[Pious Inquisitor]] ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''. It was written by [[Kelly Gay]].

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This story takes place in October 2558, during the resurrection of ominous and powerful Forerunner Guardian constructs across several populated worlds [[Halo 5: Guardians]]. It was written by [[Brian Reed]].

This story takes place in July 2558, five years after the Covenant War came to a sudden conclusion (Halo 3 era) and a year after the shocking and deadly attack on Earth by the Forerunner commander known as the [[Didact]] [[Halo 4]]. It was written by [[Tobias Bucknell]].

This story takes place in March 2556, three years after the end of the Covenant War (Halo 3 era) and one year after [[FAR STORM]], a joint military operation between humans and their former Sangheili enemies in order to secure the remote and mysterious Forerunner installation known as the [[Ark]] ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''. It was written by [[Kevin Grace]].

===''What Remains''===

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Follows [[Evelyn Collins]] and a group of survivors on [[Meridian]] after the [[Guardian]]'s activation during the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. It was written by [[Morgan Lockhart]].

===''Breaking Strain''===

 

 

===''Shadow of Intent''===

Focuses on a conflict between [[Tem'Bhetek]], a vengeful [[San'Shyuum]] [[Prelate]], and [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] several months after the Covenant War. It was written by [[Joseph Staten]] and was previously released as a standalone work.

 

===''The Ballad of Hamish Beamish''===

A poem detailing the tragic life of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Academy]] janitor [[Hamish Beamish]]. It was written by [[Frank O'Connor]], who portrayed Beamish in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and his other appearances.

 

 

 

 

Explores the world of [[smart AI]]s through the eyes of [[Iona]] as she attempts to prevent her own decommissioning. Previously published as an individual novella, it was written by Frank O'Connor.

 

 

 

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