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{{Title|''Halo'' novels}}
{{Title|''Halo'' novels}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
[[File:HaloBooksCollage.jpg|thumb|300px|A compilation of cover art for all of the ''Halo'' novels released between 2001 and early 2024.]]
[[File:HaloBookSleeve.png|thumb|250px|A box set of the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. This page documents the various novels, their series', and their orders. [[343 Industries]] also maintains an official, regularly-updated guide to the novels of the ''Halo'' series, which can be accessed [https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide here].
The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].


==Development==
==Development==
[[File:HaloBookSleeve.png|thumb|250px|A box set of the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
The Halo novel project was initiated with the intent of establishing an "expanded universe" for future content. Contrary to popular belief, the project was overseen by [[Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group]] and not by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] (though they were given a significant degree of creative control).<ref name="MGSFDG">[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' portal page]]: [[User:Subtank/Archive|''MGS Development Group Expands'']] (archived page)</ref><ref name="creativecontrol">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/10/19/beyond-the-ring-bungies-renegade-development-of-halos-fiction?page=3 '''IGN''': ''Beyond the Ring: Bungie's Renegade Development of Halo's Fiction''] (Staten said, emphasizing Bungie's role in outside projects: ''"Bungie was maintaining creative oversight over all these initiatives -- we really did have a lot of control over what stories got told. Historically, over the decade of Halo storytelling, Bungie would maintain creative ownership and direction of these various projects."'')</ref> The relationship between Bungie and Microsoft was somewhat rocky at this time,<ref>[https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history '''Vice.com''': ''The Complete, Untold History of Halo'']</ref> with the former resenting Microsoft's creative interference in the ''Halo'' story and nearly having the first novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', canceled.<ref name="trautmann">[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz '''The Sci Fi Show''': ''Episode 005: DC Reboot/Eric Trautmann'']</ref>
The Halo novel project was initiated with the intent of establishing an "expanded universe" for future content. Contrary to popular belief, the project was overseen by [[Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group]] and not by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] (though they were given a significant degree of creative control).<ref name="MGSFDG">[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' portal page]]: [[User:Subtank/Archive|''MGS Development Group Expands'']] (archived page)</ref><ref name="creativecontrol">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/10/19/beyond-the-ring-bungies-renegade-development-of-halos-fiction?page=3 '''IGN''': ''Beyond the Ring: Bungie's Renegade Development of Halo's Fiction''] (Staten said, emphasizing Bungie's role in outside projects: ''"Bungie was maintaining creative oversight over all these initiatives -- we really did have a lot of control over what stories got told. Historically, over the decade of Halo storytelling, Bungie would maintain creative ownership and direction of these various projects."'')</ref> The relationship between Bungie and Microsoft was somewhat rocky at this time,<ref>[https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history '''Vice.com''': ''The Complete, Untold History of Halo'']</ref> with the former resenting Microsoft's creative interference in the ''Halo'' story and nearly having the first novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', canceled.<ref name="trautmann">[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz '''The Sci Fi Show''': ''Episode 005: DC Reboot/Eric Trautmann'']</ref>


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| 2024
| 2024
| Follows the [[Ur-Didact]] after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc.
| Follows the [[Ur-Didact]] after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc.
|-
| ''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
| [[File:Halo Empty Throne Cover.jpg|50px]]
| [[Jeremy Patenaude]]
| Scott Brick
| 2025
| Follows the UNSC's attempts to steal the Domain from Cortana through an ancient access point on a seemingly insignificant human colony.
|}
|}


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| ''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
| ''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
| [[File:Halo Fractures.jpg|50px]]
| [[File:Halo Fractures.jpg|50px]]
| [[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]], [[Jeremy Patenaude]]
| [[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]]
| Scott Brick
| Scott Brick
| 2016
| 2016
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
==External links==
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide ''Halo Waypoint'' - Official Halo Book Guide] - an officially-published list of ''Halo'' novels.


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[[Category:Novels| ]]
[[Category:Novels| ]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

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