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{{Title|''Halo: Empty Throne''}}
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'''''Halo: Empty Throne''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by longtime franchise writer [[Jeremy Patenaude]]. It was announced at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live event at the Halo World Championship on [[2023#October|October 13, 2023]], and is set to release in [[2024]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)}}
'''''Halo: Empty Throne''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by longtime franchise writer [[Jeremy Patenaude]]. It was announced at the [[Canon Fodder]] Live event at the Halo World Championship on [[2023#October|October 13, 2023]]. Originally announced to be released on July 30, 2024, the book currently has a provisional release date of [[2025#February|February 18, 2025]].{{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}}{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHET}}
 
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|''Infinity'']] prepares to strike against Cortana at [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]], another plan has also been set in motion.
{{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 acess 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 desparate and sudden crescendo, a cunning, ruthless warrior emerges from the shadows of the [[Banished]], who has voewd to fill the new power vaccuum 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|
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[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]]
*[[Banished]]
***[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
*[[Created]]
***[[SPARTAN-II program]]
****[[Gray Team]]


|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
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|title-5=Events|
|title-5=Events|
*[[Cortana Event]]
*[[Created uprising]]
*[[Created uprising]]
**[[Cortana Event]]


|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]]
*[[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]].
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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Halo: Empty Throne
Cover art for the novel.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Jeremy Patenaude[1]

Cover artist(s):

Will Staehle[2]

Publication information

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster[3]

Publication date:

February 18, 2025[1][3]

Media type:

Print

Pages:

320 pages[3]

ISBN:

9781668052129[3]

 

Halo: Empty Throne is an upcoming Halo novel by longtime franchise writer Jeremy Patenaude. It was announced at the Canon Fodder Live event at the Halo World Championship on October 13, 2023. Originally announced to be released on July 30, 2024, the book currently has a provisional release date of February 18, 2025.[1][3]

A preview of the novel was shown during the Canon Fodder live event at the Halo World Championship 2024 on October 4, 2024.[4] 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 the galaxy away from the conflict on Installation 07.[5]

Official summary[edit]

“ 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 the galaxy. But as the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity prepares to strike against Cortana at 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...[1]

”

Plot summary[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer Alex Wakeford.

    A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer Alex Wakeford.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +) (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2023)
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - In-Zane in the Membrane (Retrieved on May 15, 2024) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c d e Simon & Schuster, Halo: Empty Throne (Retrieved on Nov 16, 2023) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Road to HaloWC2024 (Retrieved on Sep 13, 2024) [archive]
  5. ^ YouTube - HALO, Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1 (Retrieved on Oct 4, 2024)

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