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{{Novel infobox | {{Novel infobox | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:Halo_Empty_Throne Cover.jpg|300px]] | ||
|author=[[Jeremy Patenaude]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFL}} | |author=[[Jeremy Patenaude]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFL}} | ||
|cover artist= | |cover artist= [[:Category:Images by Will Staehle|Will Staehle]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CFZane|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-in-zane-in-the-membrane|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - In-Zane in the Membrane|D=15|M=05|Y=2024}} | ||
|illustrator= | |illustrator= | ||
|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}} | |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}} | ||
|publication=[[ | |publication=[[2025#February|February 18, 2025]]{{Ref/Site|Id=S&SHET|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Empty-Throne/Jeremy-Patenaude/Halo/9781668052129|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: Empty Throne|D=16|M=11|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFYe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-o-come-all-ye-fiction|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - O Come All Ye Fiction|D=19|M=12|Y=2024}} | ||
|media=Print | |media=Print | ||
|length= | |length=512 pages{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}} | ||
|ISBN=9781668052129{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}} | |ISBN=9781668052129{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Halo: Empty Throne''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by longtime franchise writer [[Jeremy Patenaude]], set to release on [[2025#February|February 18, 2025]].{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFYe}} It was announced at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live event at the Halo World Championship on [[2023#October|October 13, 2023]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|D=13|M=10|Y=2023}} | |||
A preview of the novel was shown during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo Championship Series|Halo World Championship]] 2024 on October 4, 2024.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWC24|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/road-to-halowc-2024|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Road to HaloWC2024|D=13|M=09|Y=2024}} The novel is set in the late months of [[2559]] and early months of [[2560]], around the time of the start of ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. The story will focus on new characters and explore what is happening in the rest of [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] away from the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] on [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/YouTube|jLgH0jgAhB4|HALO|Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1|D=04|M=10|Y=2024}} | |||
==Official summary== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article quote|[[2559]]. It has been a year since the rogue [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]] seized control of the [[Domain]], an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of [[Forerunner]] weapons at her disposal, Cortana set out to enforce an authoritarian peace on the civilizations of [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. But as the [[United Nations Space Command]] flagship [[UNSC Infinity| | {{Article quote|[[2559]]. It has been a year since the rogue [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]] seized control of the [[Domain]], an otherworldly dimension housing a vast information network. With an array of [[Forerunner]] weapons at her disposal, Cortana set out to enforce an authoritarian peace on the civilizations of [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. But as the [[United Nations Space Command]] flagship ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' prepares to strike against Cortana at [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]], another plan has also been set in motion. | ||
An ancient access point hidden on a seemingly insignificant human colony has become the focus of a parallel effort to claim the Domain and its immeasurable capabilities. The UNSC, however, needs a key: a living, forsaken product of an old war. As a new generation of heroes rise to meet this challenge and Cortana's pursuit of control reaches a desperate and sudden crescendo, a cunning, ruthless warrior emerges from the shadows of the [[Banished]], who has vowed to fill the new power vacuum by any means necessary...{{Ref/Reuse|CFL}}}} | An ancient access point hidden on a seemingly insignificant [[Human colonies|human colony]] has become the focus of a parallel effort to claim the Domain and its immeasurable capabilities. The UNSC, however, needs a key: a living, forsaken product of an old war. As a new generation of heroes rise to meet this challenge and Cortana's pursuit of control reaches a desperate and sudden crescendo, a cunning, ruthless warrior emerges from the shadows of the [[Banished]], who has vowed to fill the new power vacuum by any means necessary...{{Ref/Reuse|CFL}}}} | ||
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5 | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5 | ||
|title-1=Characters| | |title-1=Characters| | ||
;Artificial intelligence | |||
*[[Black-Box]] | |||
*[[Cortana]] | *[[Cortana]] | ||
;Human | |||
*[[Adriana-111]] | |||
*[[Jai-006]] | |||
*[[Michael-120]] | |||
*[[Serin Osman]] | |||
*[[Terrence Hood]] | |||
*Unidentified girl | |||
*Unidentified Spartan | |||
;Jiralhanae | |||
*[[Atriox]] | |||
*[[Escharum]] | |||
;Sangheili | |||
*[[Rtas 'Vadum]] | |||
*[[Sali 'Nyon]] | |||
*[[Tul 'Juran]] | |||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
*[[ | *[[Forerunner]] {{C|Technology only}} | ||
*[[Human]] | *[[Human]] | ||
*[[Jiralhanae]] | |||
*[[Sangheili]] | |||
|title-3=Organizations| | |title-3=Organizations| | ||
*[[Covenant remnants]] | |||
**[[Banished]] | |||
**[[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]] | |||
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |||
*[[Created]] | |||
*[[United Nations Space Command]] | *[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
**[[Spartan Operations]] | |||
**[[UNSC Navy]] | **[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
*[[ | ***[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | ||
*[[ | ***[[SPARTAN-II program]] | ||
****[[Gray Team]] | |||
|title-4=Locations| | |title-4=Locations| | ||
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|title-6=Weapons| | |title-6=Weapons| | ||
*[[BR75 battle rifle]] | |||
|title-7=Vehicles| | |title-7=Vehicles| | ||
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|title-8=Technology and equipment| | |title-8=Technology and equipment| | ||
*[[Artificial intelligence]] | |||
*[[Domain]] | *[[Domain]] | ||
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] | |||
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV]] | |||
***[[EOD-class Mjolnir]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HET HaruspisCover.jpg|A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer [[Alex Wakeford]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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