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Halo: Meridian Divide
Attribution information
Author(s):	Cassandra Rose Clarke
Cover artist(s):	Antonio Javier Caparo
Publication information
Publisher:	Scholastic; Simon & Schuster (2024 re-release);
Publication date:	October 1, 2019; April 30, 2024;
Media type:	Print
Pages:	304 pages
ISBN:	978-1338566352; 978-1668037850(2024 re-release);

Revision as of 07:33, July 4, 2024

Halo: Meridian Divide is a print novel by Cassandra Rose Clarke, released on October 1, 2019 as part of Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series.^[1] Meridian Divide serves as a follow-on of the previous Halo: Battle Born, with a third planned sequel ultimately cancelled by the publisher.^[4] A re-release of the novel is set to be published by Simon & Schuster on April 30, 2024.^[2]

Official summary

“

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.^[1]

”

Appearances

Characters

Alex Linville (Mentioned only)
Alvarez (Mentioned only)
Caird (First appearance)
Chapman (First appearance)
Daniella Dellatorre
Dorian Nguyen
Dubois (First appearance)
Evelyn Rousseau
Faraday (First appearance)
Farhi (First appearance)
Hugo Chastain (Mentioned only)
Marechal (First appearance)
Max Nguyen (Mentioned only)
Mousseau (First appearance)
Orvo (First appearance)
Owen-B096
Pereira (First appearance)
Remy (Mentioned only)
Salome
Salo (First appearance)
Saskia Nazari
Victor Gallardo
Xavier Dupont (Mentioned only)

Species

Organizations

Chalybs Defense Solutions (Mentioned only)
Covenant
Meridian government
- Meridian military
  - Meridian Air Force
  - Meridian Army (First mentioned)
  - Meridian Special Forces (First appearance)
Unified Earth Government
- United Nations Space Command
  - UNSC Armed Forces
    - Spartan Operations (Indirect mention)
      - SPARTAN-IV program (Indirect mention)
        Project ORCHID (Indirect mention)
    - UNSC Marine Corps
      - Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (Mentioned only)
    - UNSC Navy
      - Office of Naval Intelligence
        SPARTAN-III program
        Beta Company
        
        Project CHRYSANTHEMUM (Indirect mention)

Locations

Hestia system
- Hestia V
  - Meridian
    - Annecy (First appearance)
    - Brume-sur-Mer
    - Caernaruan (First appearance)
    - Calais (First mentioned)
  - Tuomi Base (First appearance)

Events

Human-Covenant War
- Battle of Meridian
Insurrection (Mentioned only)

Vehicles

Covenant starship
- Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer
Phantom
Drop pod
Spirit
Sundered Legion Prowler (Mentioned only)
Type-26 Banshee
Shua'ee-pattern Locust
Protos-pattern Scarab
UNSC starship
- UNSC Cruiser
  - UNSC Sparrow (Mentioned only)
Warthog
- M12 Warthog
  - M12 Chaingun Warthog

Weapons

Technology and equipment

Artificial intelligence
Data pad
Disinfectant stick (First appearance)
Holography
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- MJOLNIR [GEN1]
  - Mark IV
Night vision device
Sangheili harness
- Ultra variant
Skinner (First appearance)
Slipspace drive (Mentioned only)
Sterilization mop (First appearance)

Re-releases

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.

Meridian Homecoming

The updated release also saw the novels given audiobook releases, with unique voice actors for each of the point-of-view characters:^[3]

Ryan Do^[3]
Caitlin Kelly^[3]
Lee Osorio^[3]
Angel Pean^[3]

Gallery

Cover art of the 2024 release of Halo: Meridian Divide.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kobo - Halo: Battle Born, Book 2
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simon & Schuster, Halo: Meridian Divide (Retrieved on Jan 11, 2024) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore (Retrieved on Mar 26, 2024) [archive]
^ Cassandra Rose Clarke, Halo: Battle Born Officially Announced: "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." (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

[Kobo-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kobo - Halo: Battle Born, Book 2

[S.26SMD-2] Simon & Schuster, Halo: Meridian Divide (Retrieved on Jan 11, 2024) [archive]

[CFLore-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore (Retrieved on Mar 26, 2024) [archive]

[4] Cassandra Rose Clarke, Halo: Battle Born Officially Announced: "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." (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

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+*[[Chapman]] {{1st}}
 *[[Daniella Dellatorre]]
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+*[[Dubois]] {{1st}}
+*[[Evelyn Rousseau]]
+*[[Faraday]] {{1st}}
+*[[Farhi]] {{1st}}
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+*[[Mousseau]] {{1st}}
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 *[[Owen-B096]]
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 *[[Remy]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Saskia Nazari]]
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+*[[Saskia Nazari]]
 *[[Victor Gallardo]]
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+*[[Yanme'e]]
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+***[[Tuomi Base]] {{1st}}
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+*[[Covenant starship]]
-*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]
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-*[[Type-30 Locust]]
+*[[Phantom]]
-*[[UNSC Cruiser]]
+*[[Drop pod]]
-**{{UNSCShip|Sparrow}} {{Mo}}
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+*[[Sundered Legion Prowler]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Type-26 Banshee]]
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+*{{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}
+*[[UNSC starship]]
+**[[UNSC Cruiser]]
+***{{UNSCShip|Sparrow}} {{Mo}}
+*[[Warthog]]
+**[[M12 Warthog]]
+***[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
 |title-7=Weapons|
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-*[[Type-25 plasma rifle]]
+*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
+*[[Type-25 Brute Shot]]
+*[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
+*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
 *[[Type-33 needler]]
 |title-8=Technology and equipment|
 *[[Artificial intelligence]]
+*[[Data pad]]
+*[[Disinfectant stick]] {{1st}}
+*[[Holography]]
 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
 **MJOLNIR [GEN1]
 ***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]]
+*[[Night vision device]]
 *[[Sangheili harness]]
 **[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]] variant
+*[[Skinner]] {{1st}}
 *[[Slipspace drive]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Sterilization mop]] {{1st}}
 }}
-==Trivia==
+==Re-releases==
-The novel's cover is illustrated by artist Antonio Javier Caparo.
+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.
+*'''[[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==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Literature}}
+{{Navbox/Media/Novels}}
 [[Category:Novels|Meridian Divide]]
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