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[[File:HaloWaypointChronicles Cover Compilation.jpg|300px|thumb|The cover art pieces done for the first | [[File:HaloWaypointChronicles Cover Compilation.jpg|300px|thumb|The cover art pieces done for the first twelve Waypoint Chronicles.]] | ||
'''''Halo Waypoint Chronicles''''' are a series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]] on the eponymous [[Halo Waypoint]] website, beginning in late [[2022]]. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length [[Halo novels|novel]] or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other ''Halo'' media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by [[Alex Wakeford]] and other members of the | '''''Halo Waypoint Chronicles''''' are a series of short stories published by [[343 Industries]]/[[Halo Studios]] on the eponymous [[Halo Waypoint]] website, beginning in late [[2022]]. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the ''[[Halo]]'' universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length [[Halo novels|novel]] or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other ''Halo'' media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by [[Alex Wakeford]], [[Jeff Easterling]], and other members of the Halo Studios franchise writing team, and are released for free on Halo Waypoint alongside an audiobook usually narrated by Wakeford on YouTube.{{Ref/YouTube|jLgH0jgAhB4|Halo|Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1|Time=4552|D=17|M=11|Y=2024}} | ||
All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the ''Halo'' universe; the alternate-universe [[Fracture]] events within ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' have their own [[Story Shard]]s which are similar in premise. | All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the ''Halo'' universe; the alternate-universe [[Fracture]] events within ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' have their own [[Story Shard]]s which are similar in premise. | ||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9Pj2YhpyQ Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | Audiobook] | ||
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| [[File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|center| | | [[File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|center|x150px]] || ''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' || [[2023#November|November 27, 2023]] || Released to theme with the multiplayer map [[Prism]] and the [[Combined Arms]] event, set on the [[Sanghelios]] moon of [[Suban]]. The story depicts a part of the [[Banished]] attack against the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] on the moon, and a joint operation between the Swords and some UNSC [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]]. || | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo Waypoint - Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-battle-for-the-blood-moon Halo Waypoint - Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon] | ||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] ({{file link|Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy}}). | *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2023_1120-waypointchronicles_battleforthebloodmoon-r03-a3e3cc23be4c413598af74154d3b85da.pdf Official ''Battle for the Blood-Moon'' PDF] ({{file link|Battle for the Blood-Moon.pdf|Archived copy}}). | ||
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| [[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Fireside]]'' || [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] || Released on the seventh birthday of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during its [[Second Ark Conflict|endless war]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. || | | [[File:Fireside Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Fireside]]'' || [[2024#February|February 21, 2024]] || Released on the seventh birthday of ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during its [[Second Ark Conflict|endless war]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. || | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo Waypoint - Halo: Fireside] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-fireside Halo Waypoint - Halo: Fireside] | ||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official '' | *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/waypoint_chronicle_fireside-988f46fd42e14430a31505e872a6360f.pdf Official ''Fireside'' PDF] ({{file link|Fireside.pdf|Archived copy}}). | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWm9Vf7c0X4 Halo: Fireside | Audiobook] | ||
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| [[File:TheThirdLife Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' || [[2024#May|May 8, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Banished Honor]] update, and focuses on [[Ilsa Zane]]'s story in the aftermath of her last appearance in ''[[Episode 06: Transcendence]]'' of ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 2]]''. || | | [[File:TheThirdLife Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Third Life]]'' || [[2024#May|May 8, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Banished Honor]] update, and focuses on [[Ilsa Zane]]'s story in the aftermath of her last appearance in ''[[Episode 06: Transcendence]]'' of ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 2]]''. || | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Third Life] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-third-life Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Third Life] | ||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/thethirdlife_pdf-40c2e964e5c1420084175c0636ee79f2.pdf Official '' | *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/thethirdlife_pdf-40c2e964e5c1420084175c0636ee79f2.pdf Official ''The Third Life'' PDF] ({{file link|The Third Life.pdf|Archived copy}}). | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWCofw7t4Y Halo: The Third Life | Audiobook] | ||
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| [[File:AnvilAccord Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' || [[2024#July|July 22, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Anvil (Operation)|Anvil operation]] for ''Halo Infinite''. Focuses on daily life aboard [[ANVIL Station]]. || | | [[File:AnvilAccord Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' || [[2024#July|July 22, 2024]] || Released to coincide with the [[Anvil (Operation)|Anvil operation]] for ''Halo Infinite''. Focuses on daily life aboard [[ANVIL Station]]. || | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo Waypoint - Halo: Anvil Accord] | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-anvil-accord Halo Waypoint - Halo: Anvil Accord] | ||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0715-waypointchronicles-anvilaccord-r04-f169517f3f014adfa64b299d587496e3.pdf Official '' | *[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/2024_0715-waypointchronicles-anvilaccord-r04-f169517f3f014adfa64b299d587496e3.pdf Official ''Anvil Accord'' PDF] ({{file link|Anvil Accord.pdf|Archived copy}}). | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvG6vTlTaQ Halo: Anvil Accord | Audiobook] | ||
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| | | [[File:TheMachineBreaks Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]'' || [[2024#September|September 5, 2024]] || Set in [[2558]] and focused on a malfunctioning [[Promethean Knight]] in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] rediscovering the last vestiges of its humanity. || | ||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-the-machine-breaks Halo Waypoint - Halo: The Machine Breaks] | |||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/themachinebreaks_pdf-9d1129e19cef48689cad1dc53cc26cdb.pdf Official ''Halo: The Machine Breaks'' PDF] ({{file link|The Machine Breaks.pdf|Archived copy}}). | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRf5MJzcwqs Halo: The Machine Breaks | Audiobook] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRf5MJzcwqs Halo: The Machine Breaks | Audiobook] | ||
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| [[File:VenezianSonata Cover.jpg|center|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' || [[2024#September|September 23, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDecennial|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-decennial-delights|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights|D=17|M=09|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', focused on an [[Operation: SONATA|operation]] made by ONI Captain [[Veronica Dare]] on [[Venezia]] before the events of ''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''.|| | |||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-venezian-sonata Halo Waypoint - Halo: Venezian Sonata] | |||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/wc_veneziansonata_pdf-b33b239eca8c42e487da54e21a51cf5a.pdf Official ''Halo: Venezian Sonata'' PDF] ({{file link|Venezian Sonata.pdf|Archived copy}}). | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZm3xkTcp4 Halo: Venezian Sonata | Audiobook] | |||
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| [[File:AgeOfRetribution Cover.jpg|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]'' || [[2024#November|November 8, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Name|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/great-journey-operation-launch|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Great Journey Operation Launch|D=05|M=11|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of ''[[Halo 2]]'', focused on a group of [[Sangheili]] during the [[Great Schism]].|| | |||
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-age-of-retribution Halo: Age of Retribution] | |||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/ageofretribution_pdf-4711a6cece8540c385c364c399930a22.pdf Official ''Halo: Age of Retribution'' PDF] ({{file link|Age of Retribution.pdf|Archived copy}}). | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiwBAoPVTIQ Halo: Age of Retribution | Audiobook] | |||
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| [[File:Whispers from the Pyre Cover.jpg|x75px]] || ''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]'' || [[2024#December|December 18, 2024]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Halodays|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/happy-halodays-2024|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Happy Halodays 2024|D=11|M=12|Y=2024}} || Released in celebration of the third anniversary of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign, it follows [[Ciar 'Yaham]]'s and [[Dahk'rah]]'s investigation on the mysterious [[Totem Ring]]s ||<!-- | |||
*[ Halo: Whispers from the Pyre] | |||
*[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/community/ageofretribution_pdf-4711a6cece8540c385c364c399930a22.pdf Official ''Halo: Whispers from the Pyre'' PDF] ({{file link|Whispers from the Pyre.pdf|Archived copy}}). | |||
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpFJ7vOxwdM Halo: Whispers from the Pyre | Audiobook] | |||
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