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Halo: Battle Born
Attribution information
Author(s):	Cassandra Rose Clarke
Cover artist(s):	Antonio Javier Caparo
Publication information
Publisher:	Scholastic; Simon & Schuster (2024 re-release);
Publication date:	January 1, 2019; March 26, 2024;
Media type:	Print
Pages:	304 pages
ISBN:	978-1338253641; 978-1668037812(2024 re-release);

Latest revision as of 19:33, August 16, 2024

Halo: Battle Born is a print novel by Cassandra Rose Clarke, released on January 1, 2019.^[1] This novel is the first of a novel series called Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series^[4] The book was followed by a sequel, Halo: Meridian Divide, with a third sequel planned but ultimately cancelled by the publisher.^[5] A re-release of the novel was published by Simon & Schuster on March 26, 2024.^[2]

Official summary[edit]

“

Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor aren't exactly friends at their small high school on the middle-of-nowhere colony world of Meridian. Each has their own problems, from absent parents to supporting their family, getting into a good college to making the next hit holo-film. But those problems were nothing next to the threat now facing their world: The alien alliance known as the Covenant is laying siege to Meridian, for reasons that aren't so easily explained.

With their village in flames, the four teens find themselves stuck above ground, locked out of the town shelter where the rest of the survivors are gathered. Together, Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor are thrust into battle with nothing but a few scavenged weapons and an injured Spartan, one of the UNSC's super-soldiers. What's forged from the destruction will determine the fate of Meridian, and tilt the battle for humanity's survival. ^[1]

”

Appearances[edit]

Characters

Human

Alex Linville (First appearance)
Camila Gallardo (First mentioned)
Daniella (First appearance)
Dorian Nguyen (First appearance)
Elwin (First mentioned)
Evelyn Rousseau (First appearance)
Garbett (First mentioned)
Garzon (First mentioned)
Hugo Chastain (First appearance)
Maria Gallardo (First mentioned)
Maximilian Nguyen (First appearance)
Mikal Rousseau (First appearance)
Owen-B096 (First appearance)
Quinn Butain (First mentioned)
Remy (First appearance)
Saskia Nazari (First appearance)
Tomas Reynés (First appearance)
Victor Gallardo (First appearance)
Xavier Dupont (First appearance)

Artificial Intelligence

Salome (First appearance)

Fictional

Hinfelm the Horrible (First appearance)

Species

Forerunner (Mentioned only)
Human
Kig-Yar
Lekgolo
- Mgalekgolo
Sangheili
Sardans cat (First appearance)
Unggoy
Yanme'e

Organizations

Chalybs Defense Solutions
Covenant
Drowning Chromium (First appearance)
Erse (First appearance)
Insurrectionist
- Sundered Legion (Mentioned only)
Unified Earth Government
- United Nations Space Command
  - UNSC Armed Forces
    - UNSC Air Force (Mentioned only)
    - UNSC Navy
      - Office of Naval Intelligence
        SPARTAN-III program
        Beta Company
        
        Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group

Locations

Hestia system
- Hestia V
  - Meridian
    - Aagen (First mentioned)
    - Angoulême (Mentioned only)
    - Avignon (Mentioned only)
    - Brume-sur-Mer (First appearance)
      - Brume Beach (First appearance)
      - Old Brume (First appearance)
    - Port Moyne (First mentioned)
    - Rue Camélia (First mentioned)
    - Rue Violette (First mentioned)
    - University of Meridian (First mentioned)
Sol system (Mentioned only)
- Earth (Mentioned only)

Events

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

Vehicles

Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette
Covenant cruiser
Type-26 Banshee
UNSC Cruiser
- UNSC Sparrow (First appearance)
Prowler
- Sundered Legion Prowler (First appearance)
Shua'ee-pattern Locust
Scud-rider (First appearance)

Weapons

Technology and equipment

Artificial intelligence
- Dumb AI
- Smart AI (Mentioned only)
Cognitive Impression Modeling (Mentioned only)
COM pad
Data pad
Energy shielding
Holography
Kig-Yar combat harness
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
Sangheili combat harness
- Ultra variant

Miscellaneous

SASO (First appearance)
Self-destruct

Re-releases[edit]

In spring 2024, both Battle Born and Meridian Divide were re-released by the publisher Simon & Schuster. For the updated release, Battle Born 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 Battle Born contains only a few minor wording differences from the original, the Adjunct contains two uncredited short stories:

Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion (6 pages)
Glassed (5 pages)

The updated release also saw the novels given new 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[edit]

A user on Reddit came across an early version of the book with a slightly different cover than the final release.
Cover art for the 2024 re-release of Halo: Battle Born.

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Amazon.co.uk - Battle Born(Halo)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Simon & Schuster, Halo: Battle Born (Retrieved on Jan 11, 2024) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore (Retrieved on Mar 26, 2024) [archive]
^ Amazon.com - HALO: Battle Born (Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series #1)
^ 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]

[Amazon-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Amazon.co.uk - Battle Born(Halo)

[S.26SBB-2] Simon & Schuster, Halo: Battle Born (Retrieved on Jan 11, 2024) [archive]

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

[4] Amazon.com - HALO: Battle Born (Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series #1)

[5] 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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-*[[Evie Rousseau]] {{1st}}
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-*[[Hugo (Meridian)|Hugo]] {{1st}}
+*[[Hugo Chastain]] {{1st}}
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-*[[Max]] {{1st}}
+*[[Maximilian Nguyen]] {{1st}}
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 *[[Saskia Nazari]] {{1st}}
-*[[Scintilla]] {{1st}}
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-*[[Xavier]] {{1st}}
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 ****[[Rue Camélia]] {{Fm}}
 ****[[Rue Violette]] {{Fm}}
 ****[[University of Meridian]] {{Fm}}
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+**[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
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 *[[Human-Covenant War]]
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 *[[Covenant cruiser]]
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+*[[UNSC Cruiser]]
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+**[[Sundered Legion Prowler]] {{1st}}
+*{{Pattern|Shua'ee|Locust}}
+*[[Scud-rider]] {{1st}}
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+*[[M363 sticky detonator]]
+*[[Nuclear weapon]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Type-1 energy sword]]
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 **[[Smart AI]] {{Mo}}
 *[[Cognitive Impression Modeling]] {{Mo}}
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+*[[Data pad]]
 *[[Energy shielding]]
 *[[Holography]]
 *[[Kig-Yar combat harness]]
 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
-*[[Sangheili combat harness]]
+*[[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]
 **[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]] variant
+|title-9=Miscellaneous|
+*[[SASO]] {{1st}}
+*[[Self-destruct]]
 }}
-==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, ''Battle Born'' 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 ''Battle Born'' contains only a few minor wording differences from the original, the Adjunct contains two uncredited short stories:
+*'''[[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]''' {{C|6 pages}}
+*'''[[Glassed (short story)|Glassed]]''' {{C|5 pages}}
+The updated release also saw the novels given new 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>
+<gallery>
 File:BattleBorn.jpg
-</GALLERY>
+File:BbEarly.jpg|A user on Reddit came across an early version of the book with a slightly different cover than the final release.
+File:HBatB Gallery Cover Art.jpg|Cover art for the 2024 re-release of Halo: Battle Born.
+</gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Literature}}
+{{Navbox/Media/Novels}}
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