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[[File: | [[File:HaloBooksCollage.jpg|thumb|300px|A compilation of cover art for all of the ''Halo'' novels released between 2001 and early 2024.]] | ||
The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. | 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]. | ||
==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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| Therese Plummer | | Therese Plummer | ||
| 2019 | | 2019 | ||
| Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, | | Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor in their return to Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact. | ||
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===A Halo Infinite Story=== | |||
{{Main|A Halo Infinite Story}} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; background: #FFFFFF;" | |||
! style="width:100px;" | Title | |||
! style="width:50px;" | Cover | |||
! style="width:100px;" | Author | |||
! style="width:100px;" | Audio book narrators | |||
! style="width:100px;" | Publication | |||
! Summary | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | |||
| [[File:HTRP FrontCover.jpg|50px]] | |||
| [[Kelly Gay]] | |||
| Scott Brick | |||
| [[2022]] | |||
|Follows members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Battle for Zeta Halo|fight back]] against the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 07]]. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| Scott Brick | | Scott Brick | ||
| 2017 | | 2017 | ||
|Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth | | Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | | ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | ||
|[[File:HOut FrontCover.jpg|50px]] | |[[File:HOut FrontCover.jpg|50px]] | ||
| Troy Denning | | Troy Denning | ||
| | | Scott Brick | ||
| | | 2023 | ||
|Follows [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] as they seek out a rumored ancient artifact capable of liberating their peoples from Cortana and the Created's rule. | | Follows [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] as they seek out a rumored ancient artifact capable of liberating their peoples from Cortana and the Created's rule. | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
|[[File:HaloEpitaph Cover Front.jpg|50px]] | |||
| Kelly Gay | |||
| [[Keith Szarabajka]] | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 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]] | | [[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]] | ||
| 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. | |||
{{Navbox/Media/Novels}} | {{Navbox/Media/Novels}} | ||
[[Category:Novels| ]] | [[Category:Novels| ]] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||