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[[File:EricNylund.jpg|thumb|A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.]] | [[File:EricNylund.jpg|right|thumb|A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.]] | ||
[[File:Nylund-Bradbury.jpg|thumb|Nylund with fellow sci-fi writer [[Wikipedia:Ray Bradbury|Ray Bradbury]].]] | [[File:Nylund-Bradbury.jpg|thumb|Nylund with fellow sci-fi writer [[Wikipedia:Ray Bradbury|Ray Bradbury]].]] | ||
'''Eric S. Nylund''' (born November 12, 1964) is an American novelist and professional technical writer who has contributed extensively to the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. He is noted in particular for his three [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novels]], beginning with ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the first book in the series. Nylund started his writing career in 1995 and worked at [[Microsoft]] for 14 years, until his resignation in [[2013|July 2013]].<ref name="adios">[http://ericnylund.net/?p=1174 '''Eric Nylund:''' ''Adios Microsoft'']</ref> He worked as Director of Narrative Design for {{Plain|[http://games.amazon.com/ Amazon Game Studios]}} until resigning in [[2015]].<ref name="resignation">[http://ericnylund.com/?p=1210 '''Eric Nylund''': ''Last Day at Amazon'']</ref> | '''Eric S. Nylund''' (born November 12, 1964) is an American novelist and professional technical writer who has contributed extensively to the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. He is noted in particular for his three [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novels]], beginning with ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the first book in the series. Nylund started his writing career in 1995 and worked at [[Microsoft]] for 14 years, until his resignation in [[2013|July 2013]].<ref name="adios">[http://ericnylund.net/?p=1174 '''Eric Nylund:''' ''Adios Microsoft'']</ref> He worked as Director of Narrative Design for {{Plain|[http://games.amazon.com/ Amazon Game Studios]}} until resigning in [[2015]].<ref name="resignation">[http://ericnylund.com/?p=1210 '''Eric Nylund''': ''Last Day at Amazon'']</ref> | ||
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== Involvement in the ''Halo'' franchise == | == Involvement in the ''Halo'' franchise == | ||
Eric Nylund is the author of three books ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', and ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', the co-author of the graphic novel ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'',<ref name = | Eric Nylund is the author of three books ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', and ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', the co-author of the graphic novel ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'',<ref name = NostalGeek">2008-07-11, [http://nostalgeek.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/halo-wars-dated-and-collectors-edition-details/ Halo Wars Dated and Collector’s Edition Details]. ''NostalGeek''. Accessed on 2008-08-11</ref> author of the short story ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' in the book ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' and helped write [[Catherine Halsey]]'s [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|journal]] and classified documents included in the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Limited]] and [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]] editions of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_042310#Limited_Edition Bungie Weekly Update 04.23.10]</ref> | ||
As of June 2016, Nylund has no plans of writing another ''Halo'' novel.<ref>[http://ericnylund.com/?page_id=170 '''Eric Nylund''': ''FAQ | As of June 2016, Nylund has no plans of writing another ''Halo'' novel.<ref>[http://ericnylund.com/?page_id=170 '''Eric Nylund''': ''FAQ'']</ref> | ||
== ''Halo'' bibliography== | == ''Halo'' bibliography== | ||
