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|image= | |name = '''''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''''' | ||
| | |image = Halo Evolutions cover.jpg | ||
| | |Author = [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Wikipedia:Karen Traviss|Karen Traviss]], [[Robert McLees]], [[Wikipedia:Brian Evenson|B.K. Evenson]], Jonathan Goff, Kevin Grace, [[Frank O'Connor]], Eric Raab, [[Fred Van Lente]], [[Wikipedia:Jeff VanderMeer|Jeff VanderMeer]] and Tessa Kum | ||
| | |Publisher = [[Tor Books]] | ||
| | |Date Released = November 24th, 2009 | ||
| | |Length = 528 pages | ||
|ISBN = 978-0765315731 | |||
|US Price = $14.99 | |||
|Can Price = $18.99 | |||
|UK Price = £9.10 | |||
|Availability = Hardback, paperback, Audio CD | |||
|Amazon = http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Evolutions-Essential-Tales-Universe/dp/0765315734/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259448391&sr=8-1 | |||
|Product Dimensions= 8 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches | |||
|Product Dimensions Metric=20.3 x 13.7 x 4.1 cm | |||
|Shipping Weight= 1 pound | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''''' is a story collection set from [[Tor Books]].<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]">[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]</ref> <ref>http://kotaku.com/5336004/halo-evolutions-+-essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe</ref> Like the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', ''Evolutions'' features stories by a variety of writers, including [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Wikipedia:Karen Traviss|Karen Traviss]], [[Robert McLees]], and many other critically acclaimed authors.<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]"/> It was released on November 24th, 2009. Halo: Evolutions' short stories act like stepping stones to the [[Forerunner Trilogy]], to be written by Greg Bear in 2010. The book also explores foggy corners and faces of the Halo Universe. | |||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
===Beyond=== | ===Beyond=== | ||
{{Main|Beyond}} | {{Main|Beyond}} | ||
''Beyond'' | ''Beyond'' describes an individual's opinion on the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]] and the implications of their existence. Cover art by Sparth and written by Jonathan Goff. | ||
===Pariah=== | ===Pariah=== | ||
{{Main|Pariah}} | {{Main|Pariah}} | ||
''Pariah'' tells the story of [[Soren-066]], a Spartan who was one of a dozen unfortunate candidates who washed out of the program due to complications arising from the [[SPARTAN-II | ''Pariah'' tells the story of [[Soren-066]], a Spartan who was one of a dozen unfortunate candidates who washed out of the program due to complications arising from the [[SPARTAN-II Augmentation Procedures|biological enhancements]], and the struggles he faced afterwords. It was written by B.K. Evenson. | ||
===Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss=== | ===Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss=== | ||
{{main|Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss}} | {{main|Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss}} | ||
''Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss'' tells the story of an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] agent named [[Connor Brien]], who | ''Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss'' tells the story of an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] agent named [[Connor Brien]], who was sent to investigate [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] on a remote colony world. Brien eventually gets captured by Hammadus while watching the Brutes from a tree and is thrown together with the rest of the human survivors. The human prisoners are used as amusement and food. The ONI agent conspires with a spiritual guru, Dasc, to escape. While the pack's unity slowly breaks down, the prisoners make a distraction, which gave Brien and Dasc a chance to escape. The ONI agent and the spiritual guru eventually escaped from the Brutes, but Dasc then killed Brien before the help could arrive. It was written by Eric Raab. | ||
===Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian=== | ===Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian=== | ||
{{Main|Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian}} | {{Main|Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian}} | ||
''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' tells the story of an [[ | ''Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian'' tells the story of an [[ODST]] who is put under for a surgery to remove a tumor before participating in his next mission. When the ODST awakens, he finds that he is the only human left alive on the the {{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} after a Covenant [[Special Operations]] team has boarded and taken the ship. Living on borrowed time, the ODST has to stop the Covenant from capturing the shipboard AI and learning the location of Earth. It was written by [[Frank O'Connor]]. | ||
===Dirt=== | ===Dirt=== | ||
''Dirt'' follows a [[Harvest]] [[Harvest Militia|militiaman]] from his time before the [[Human-Covenant War]] as he joins first the [[CMA]], and then the [[UNSC]]. After joining the ODSTs, the Covenant destroy Harvest, leaving him no home to go back to. After nearly thirty years of war, he is reunited with a few of his old friends from his CMA days, but is presented with a moral crisis that eventually leads to his heroic death. It was written by Tobias S. Buckell, author of [[The Cole Protocol]]. | |||
''Dirt'' follows a [[Harvest]] | |||
===Acheron-VII=== | ===Acheron-VII=== | ||
{{Main|Acheron-VII}} | {{Main|Acheron-VII}} | ||
Cover art was done by Sparth and it was written by Jonathan Goff. | |||
===Headhunters=== | ===Headhunters=== | ||
{{Main|Headhunters ( | {{Main|Headhunters (Short Story)}} | ||
''Headhunters'' follows the story of a [[Headhunters|two-man SPARTAN-III team]], sent deep into Covenant territory to deal serious damage behind enemy lines. It was written by Jonathan Goff. | ''Headhunters'' follows the story of a [[Headhunters (Team)|two-man SPARTAN-III team]], sent deep into Covenant territory to deal serious damage behind enemy lines. It was written by Jonathan Goff. | ||
===Blunt Instruments=== | ===Blunt Instruments=== | ||
{{Main|Blunt Instruments}} | {{Main|Blunt Instruments}} | ||
''Blunt Instruments'' follows SPARTAN-II [[ | ''Blunt Instruments'' follows SPARTAN-II [[Black Team]] which is given the task to disable a Covenant energy supply station. During the course of the operation, Black Team made an uneasy alliance with the [[Yanme'e]], who tricked them into organizing their escape. It was written by Fred Van Lente. | ||
===The Mona Lisa=== | ===The Mona Lisa=== | ||
The Mona Lisa follows the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Red Horse}} as they are sent to investigate the fate of the {{UNSCShip|Mona Lisa}}, which has mysteriously come to rest near the destroyed [[Installation 04]]. After boarding the ship, a team of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] discovers that the ship has been overrun by the [[Flood]], and begin a desperate struggle for survival against the parasite. It was written by Tessa Kum and Jeff VanderMeer. | |||
===Icon=== | ===Icon=== | ||
{{Main|Icon}} | {{Main | ||
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''Icon'' describes the lives of John-117, the SPARTAN-IIs and Spartan-IIIs, and the legacy they left. Cover art was done by Robogabo and it was written by Jonathan Goff. | |||
===Palace Hotel=== | ===Palace Hotel=== | ||
{{Main|Palace Hotel | {{Main|Palace Hotel}} | ||
''Palace Hotel'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level "[[Metropolis]]" to right before he boards the [[ | ''Palace Hotel'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level "[[Metropolis (Level)|Metropolis]]" to right before he boards the [[Scarab]]. It also discusses Master Chief's discovery of a [[Parisa|childhood friend]]. The story was written by Robert McLees. | ||
===Human Weakness=== | ===Human Weakness=== | ||
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===Connectivity=== | ===Connectivity=== | ||
{{Main|Connectivity}} | {{Main|Connectivity}} | ||
''Connectivity'' | ''Connectivity'' describes the connection between Cortana and John-117. Cover art was done by Robogabo and it was written by Jonathan Goff. | ||
===The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole=== | ===The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole=== | ||
{{Main|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}} | {{Main|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}} | ||
''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' is a series of email transcripts from [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]], and details in length the life and times of UNSC military leader [[ | ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' is a series of email transcripts from [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]], and details in length the life and times of UNSC military leader [[Preston Cole]], including his possible death or survival during his famed [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|last stand]]. It was written by Eric Nylund. | ||
===The Return=== | ===The Return=== | ||
{{main|The Return}} | {{main|The Return}} | ||
''The Return'' follows a Sangheili | ''The Return'' follows a Sangheili Ship Master as he travels back to the human colony world [[Kholo]], which he had led the destruction of years earlier, to reflect on his actions and look for guidance in the wake of the [[Great Schism]]. It is set after the events of [[Halo 3]]. It was written by Kevin Grace. | ||
===From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal=== | ===From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal=== | ||
{{Main|From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal}} | {{Main|From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal}} | ||
''From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal'' is an email transcript from Dr. [[William Arthur Iqbal]] to his colleagues, and details the progress of their research on the [[The | ''From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal'' is an email transcript from Dr. [[William Arthur Iqbal]] to his colleagues, and details the progress of their research on the [[The Artifact|Forerunner structure]] in [[Kenya]]. | ||
== | ==Audiobook== | ||
An audiobook version of Evolutions is scheduled to be released in the near future. However, the release date has been pushed back several times (currently February 2nd, 2010)<ref>Amazon.com (as of Jan 21, 2010)</ref> and no narrator has been given. | |||
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*[[Halo Graphic Novel]] | |||
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===External=== | ===External=== | ||
*[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe] | *[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe] | ||
*[http://mentatjack.com/2009/10/28/new-collection-halo-evolutions/New Collection: Halo Evolutions] | *[http://mentatjack.com/2009/10/28/new-collection-halo-evolutions/New Collection: Halo Evolutions] | ||
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