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{{Title|''Halo: Meridian Divide''}}
{{Title|''Halo: Meridian Divide''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Newcontent}}
{{Novel infobox
{{Novel infobox
|name=''Halo: Meridian Divide''
|name=''Halo: Meridian Divide''
|image=[[File:Halo Meridian Divide cover.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:Halo Meridian Divide cover.jpg|300px]]
|author=[[Cassandra Rose Clarke]]<ref name="Kobo">[https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/halo-battle-born-book-2 '''Kobo''' ''- Halo: Battle Born, Book 2'']</ref>
|author=[[Cassandra Rose Clarke]]<ref name="Kobo">[https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/halo-battle-born-book-2 ''Kobo''' ''- Halo: Battle Born, Book 2'']</ref>
|cover artist=Antonio Javier Caparo
|publisher=[[Scholastic]]<ref name="Kobo"/>
|publisher=*[[Scholastic]]{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}}
|publication=October 1, [[2019]]<ref name="Kobo"/>
*[[Simon & Schuster]] {{C|2024 re-release}}{{Ref/Site|Id=S&SMD|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Meridian-Divide/Cassandra-Rose-Clarke/Halo/9781668037850|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: Meridian Divide|D=11|M=1|Y=2024}}
|media=Print<ref name="Kobo"/>
|publication=*October 1, [[2019]]{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}}
*April 30, [[2024]]{{Ref/Reuse|S&SMD}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-give-em-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore|D=26|M=03|Y=2024}}
|media=Print{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}}
|length=304 pages
|length=304 pages
|ISBN=*[[Special:BookSources/9781338566352|978-1338566352]]{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}}
|ISBN=[[Special:BookSources/9781338566352|9781338566352]]<ref name="Kobo"/>
*[[Special:BookSources/978-1668037850|978-1668037850]]{{Ref/Reuse|S&SMD}}{{C|2024 re-release}}
}}
}}


'''''Halo: Meridian Divide''''' is a [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Cassandra Rose Clarke]], released on October 1, [[2019]] as part of ''[[Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}} ''Meridian Divide'' serves as a follow-on of the previous ''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', with a third planned sequel ultimately cancelled by the publisher.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.cassandraroseclarke.com/news/halo-battle-born-officially-announced|Site=Cassandra Rose Clarke|Page=Halo: Battle Born Officially Announced|Quote=The publisher decided not to publish the third one (it was a huge disappointment to me as well!) I'm hoping if people let them know they want a sequel, they'll change their mind.}} A re-release of the novel was published by [[Simon & Schuster]] on April 30, [[2024]].{{Ref/Reuse|S&SMD}}
'''''Halo: Meridian Divide''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Cassandra Rose Clarke]], set to be released on October 1, [[2019]].<ref name="Kobo"/>


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article quote|It's been three months since the colony world of Meridian was invaded by the alien alliance known as the Covenant. Under the close watch of the military, Evie, Dorian, Saskia, and Victor have been put into an accelerated training program with ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. And to the teens' surprise, ONI has a mission for them: Return to their hometown on Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact of untold power.
{{Article Quote|It's been three months since the colony world of Meridian was invaded by the alien alliance known as the Covenant. Under the close watch of the military, Evie, Dorian, Saskia, and Victor have been put into an accelerated training program with ONI, the Office of Naval Intelligence. And to the teens' surprise, ONI has a mission for them: Return to their hometown on Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact of untold power.


But what seems like a simple job quickly spirals out of their control. With the artifact at risk of falling into Covenant hands, the stakes are raised, and ONI tasks the teens and their team of militia fighters with extracting the artifact for study. After a series of missteps with command costs the militia more than half their fighting forces, the teens take matters into their own hands. Their journey will take them far behind enemy lines, into the heart of the war zones on Meridian.{{Ref/Reuse|Kobo}}}}
But what seems like a simple job quickly spirals out of their control. With the artifact at risk of falling into Covenant hands, the stakes are raised, and ONI tasks the teens and their team of militia fighters with extracting the artifact for study. After a series of missteps with command costs the militia more than half their fighting forces, the teens take matters into their own hands. Their journey will take them far behind enemy lines, into the heart of the war zones on Meridian.<ref name="Kobo"/>}}


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
*[[Alex Linville]] {{Mo}}
*[[Alex Linville]] {{Mo}}
*[[Alvarez]] {{Mo}}
*[[Caird]] {{1st}}
*[[Chapman]] {{1st}}
*[[Daniella Dellatorre]]
*[[Daniella Dellatorre]]
*[[Dorian Nguyen]]
*[[Dorian Nguyen]]
*[[Dubois]] {{1st}}
*[[Evie Rousseau]]
*[[Evelyn Rousseau]]
*[[Faraday]] {{1st}}
*[[Farhi]] {{1st}}
*[[Hugo Chastain]] {{Mo}}
*[[Hugo Chastain]] {{Mo}}
*[[Marechal]] {{1st}}
*[[Marechal]] {{1st}}
*[[Max Nguyen]] {{Mo}}
*[[Max]] {{Mo}}
*[[Mousseau]] {{1st}}
*[[Orvo]] {{1st}}
*[[Orvo]] {{1st}}
*[[Owen-B096]]
*[[Owen-B096]]
*[[Pereira]] {{1st}}
*[[Pereira]] {{1st}}
*[[Remy]] {{Mo}}
*[[Remy]] {{Mo}}
*[[Salome]]
*[[Saskia Nazari]]  
*[[Salo]] {{1st}}
*[[Saskia Nazari]]
*[[Victor Gallardo]]
*[[Victor Gallardo]]
*[[Xavier Dupont]] {{Mo}}
*[[Xavier Dupont]] {{Mo}}
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*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Human]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Huragok]]
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[San'Shyuum]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Yanme'e]]


|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] {{Mo}}
*[[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] {{Mo}}
*[[Covenant]]
*[[Covenant]]
*[[Meridian government]]
**[[Meridian military]]
***[[Meridian Air Force]]
***[[Meridian Army]] {{Fm}}
***[[Meridian Special Forces]] {{1st}}
*[[Unified Earth Government]]
*[[Unified Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
***[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
***[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
****[[Spartan Operations]] {{Im}}
*****[[SPARTAN-IV program]] {{Im}}
******[[Project ORCHID]] {{Im}}
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] {{Mo}}
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******[[SPARTAN-III program]]
******[[SPARTAN-III program]]
*******[[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]
*******[[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]
*******[[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM]] {{Im}}


|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
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***[[Meridian]]
***[[Meridian]]
****[[Annecy]] {{1st}}
****[[Annecy]] {{1st}}
****[[Brume-sur-Mer]]
****[[Brume-sur-Mer]] {{Mo}}
****[[Caernaruan]] {{1st}}
*[[Tuomi Base]] {{1st}}
****[[Calais]] {{Fm}}
***[[Tuomi Base]] {{1st}}


|title-5=Events|
|title-5=Events|
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle of Meridian]]
**[[Battle of Meridian]]
*[[Insurrection]] {{Mo}}


|title-6=Vehicles|
|title-6=Vehicles|
*[[Covenant starship]]
*{{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}
**{{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}
*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]
*[[Phantom]]
*[[Type-30 Locust]]
*[[Drop pod]]
*[[UNSC Cruiser]]
*[[Spirit]]
**{{UNSCShip|Sparrow}} {{Mo}}
*[[Sundered Legion Prowler]] {{Mo}}
*[[Type-26 Banshee]]
*{{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}
*{{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}
*[[UNSC starship]]
**[[UNSC Cruiser]]
***{{UNSCShip|Sparrow}} {{Mo}}
*[[Warthog]]
**[[M12 Warthog]]
***[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]


|title-7=Weapons|
|title-7=Weapons|
*[[MA5 series]]
*[[MA5 series]]
*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
*[[Type-25 plasma rifle]]
*[[Type-25 Brute Shot]]
*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Type-33 needler]]
*[[Type-33 needler]]


|title-8=Technology and equipment|
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[Data pad]]
*[[Disinfectant stick]] {{1st}}
*[[Holography]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
**MJOLNIR [GEN1]
**MJOLNIR [GEN1]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]]
*[[Night vision device]]
*[[Sangheili harness]]
*[[Sangheili harness]]
**[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]] variant
**[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]] variant
*[[Skinner]] {{1st}} 
*[[Slipspace drive]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sterilization mop]] {{1st}}
}}
}}


==Re-releases==
==Trivia==
In spring 2024, both ''Battle Born'' and ''Meridian Divide'' were re-released by the publisher [[Simon & Schuster]]. For the updated release, ''Meridian Divide'' was given an Adjunct section similar to those found in [[The Original Series]] of novels written by [[Eric Nylund]] and reissued in [[2010]]. While the re-released ''Meridian Divide'' contains only a few minor wording differences from the original, the Adjunct contains a single uncredited short story.
The novel's cover is illustrated by artist Antonio Javier Caparo.  
*'''[[Meridian Homecoming]]'''
 
The updated release also saw the novels given audiobook releases, with unique voice actors for each of the point-of-view characters:{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
*Ryan Do{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
*Caitlin Kelly{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
*Lee Osorio{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
*Angel Pean{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HMerDi Gallery Cover Art.jpg|Cover art of the 2024 release of Halo: Meridian Divide.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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