Alpha-Nine series

The Alpha-Nine series is the retroactive name given to Halo novels focusing on the fireteam Alpha-Nine, written by Matt Forbeck. It consists of Halo: New Blood (2015), and Halo: Bad Blood (2018).

Novels

Alpha-Nine series v • d • e
Novel	Author	Audio book narrator	Publication date	Summary	Notes
Halo: New Blood	Matt Forbeck	Scott Brick	March 2, 2015	Explores the story of the Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck and his squad Alpha-Nine during and after the Human-Covenant War.	The Gallery Books release on March 15, 2016 features a coda at the end connecting the novel to Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo: Bad Blood	Matt Forbeck	Scott Brick	June 26, 2018	Sees Spartan Edward Buck reform his old squad Alpha-Nine to undertake a daring mission following the rise of Cortana's Created.	N/A

Additions

In the 2016 physical release of Halo: New Blood, a coda was included at the end of the novel. This coda acts as direct set-up for Halo 5: Guardians, explaining how Edward Buck joined Fireteam Osiris before the events of the game.

Continuity

This series shares narrative connections with Halo 5: Guardians, with the game's events taking place between both stories, directly influencing the events of the second novel, Halo: Bad Blood.

This series also shares a narrative connection with the short story Lessons Learned from Halo: Fractures, with the story's events following Rudolf Schein's attack on the Spartan training station in Halo: New Blood.