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'''''The Forerunner Saga''''' is a trilogy of ''[[Halo]]'' [[Halo novels|novels]] focusing on [[Forerunner]] life 100,000 years before the [[Human-Covenant War]], written by [[Greg Bear]] and published by [[Tor Books]].<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=921153 HBO Forums: Greg Bear writing Halo novels about Forerunner]</ref> The series reveals a great deal of new information about the Forerunner-[[human]] interactions in ancient history,<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> as well as providing additional background for the events in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and subsequent media.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw&feature=related '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1'']</ref> | '''''The Forerunner Saga''''' is a trilogy of ''[[Halo]]'' [[Halo novels|novels]] focusing on [[Forerunner]] life 100,000 years before the [[Human-Covenant War]], written by [[Greg Bear]] and published by [[Tor Books]].<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=921153 HBO Forums: Greg Bear writing Halo novels about Forerunner]</ref> The series reveals a great deal of new information about the Forerunner-[[human]] interactions in ancient history,<ref name="cryptum">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/excerpt-halo-cryptum-chapter-one-by-greg-bear? '''Tor.com''' — ''Halo: Cryptum'' chapter one excerpt]</ref> as well as providing additional background for the events in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and subsequent media.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw&feature=related '''YouTube''': ''SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1'']</ref> | ||
The first novel in the series, titled ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', was released on [[2011|January 4, 2011]], and the audiobook narrator is Holter Graham.<ref name="pressrelease">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/news/headline/science-fiction-legend-greg-bear-set-to-explore-the-time-of-the-forerunners/5011 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Science fiction legend Greg Bear set to explore the time of the Forerunners'']</ref> The second novel, titled ''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', was released on [[2012|January 3, 2012]],and the audiobook narrator is Tim Dadabo | The first novel in the series, titled ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', was released on [[2011|January 4, 2011]], and the audiobook narrator is Holter Graham.<ref name="pressrelease">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/news/headline/science-fiction-legend-greg-bear-set-to-explore-the-time-of-the-forerunners/5011 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Science fiction legend Greg Bear set to explore the time of the Forerunners'']</ref> The second novel, titled ''[[Halo: Primordium]]'', was released on [[2012|January 3, 2012]], and the audiobook narrator is Tim Dadabo.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/tor-books-reveals-title-cover-art-and-release-date-of-second-halo-novel-by-greg-bear/113219 '''Halo Waypoint''' - Tor Books Reveals Title, Cover Art, and Release Date of Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear]''</ref> The final book, ''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', was released on March 19, 2013, with the audiobook narrator being Euan Morton.<ref name="Greg Bear Forum 532012">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/release-date-for-halo-silentium-updated '''Tor.com''': ''Release Date for Halo: Silentium Updated'']</ref> | ||
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