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{{Title|''Halo Encyclopedia''}}
{{Title|''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''}}
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{{Center|This article is about the book. For the [[Halo Channel]] feature, see [[Halo Channel#Halo Encyclopedia|here]].}}
{{Center|This article is about the book. For the [[Halo Channel]] feature, see [[Halo Channel#Halo Encyclopedia|here]].}}
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|author=[[Tobias Buckell]]
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|publisher=DK Publishing
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|publication=*Original edition: October 11, 2009 (limited retailers), October 19, 2009
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|length=352 pages (original), 368 pages (updated)
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*[[Special:BookSources/0756688698|0756688698]] (2011 edition)
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The '''''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''''' is an official guidebook of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]], published by [[DK Publishing|Dorling Kindersley]] and created in conjunction with [[343 Industries]].<ref name="Amazon" /> The encyclopedia has a foreword written by [[Frank O'Connor]], head of 343 Industries, with [[Tobias Buckell]] editing.<ref>[http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/dk-to-publish-official-halo-encyclopedia/ Joystiq.com - DK to publish official ''Halo Encyclopedia'']</ref><ref>[http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-307948.aspx N4G.com - ''Halo Encyclopedia'' coming]</ref> The cover of the book was illustrated by [[Craig Mullins]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''Acknowledgments''</ref>


The '''''Halo Encyclopedia''''' is an official guidebook of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]], published by [[Wikipedia:DK Publishing|Dorling Kindersley]] and created in conjunction with [[343 Industries]].<ref name="Amazon.com - ''Halo Encyclopedia'' (Hardcover)">[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Encyclopedia-DK-Publishing/dp/0756655498/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239133384&sr=8-1 Amazon.com - ''Halo Encyclopedia'' (Hardcover)]</ref> The encyclopedia has a foreword written by [[Frank O'Connor]], head of 343 Industries, with [[Tobias Buckell]] editing.<ref>[http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/dk-to-publish-official-halo-encyclopedia/ Joystiq.com - DK to publish official ''Halo Encyclopedia'']</ref><ref>[http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-307948.aspx N4G.com - ''Halo Encyclopedia'' coming]</ref> The cover of the book was illustrated by [[Craig Mullins]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''Acknowledgments''</ref>
The original edition of the ''Encyclopedia'' was released on October 19, 2009. An updated edition of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' with an extra sixteen pages (including information on ''[[Halo: Reach]]'') was released on September 19, 2011.<ref name="Updated" />
 
The original edition of the ''Encyclopedia'' was released on October 19, 2009. An updated edition of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' with an extra sixteen pages (including information on ''[[Halo: Reach]]'') was released on September 19, 2011.<ref name="updated">[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Encyclopedia-DK-Publishing/dp/0756688698 '''Amazon.com''': ''Halo Encyclopedia'']</ref>


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