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{{Title|''Halo: Fractures''}}
{{Title|''Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon''}}
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'''''Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon''''' is an upcoming collection of short stories set for release on [[2016|September 20, 2016]], serving as the spiritual sequel to ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''. The stories within the anthology will range from the [[Forerunner]] era, to the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]], to the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. [[Joseph Staten]]'s ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' and [[Frank O'Connor]]'s ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' will also be included in ''Fractures''.<ref name="write stuff"/> A preview for one of the stories in ''Fractures'', ''[[Lessons Learned]]'', was included with the first [[Halo Legendary Crate|''Halo'' Legendary Crate]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-crown-jul '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Crown Jul'']</ref>
'''''Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon''''' is a collection of short stories released on [[2016|September 20, 2016]], serving as the spiritual sequel to ''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''. The stories within the anthology range from the [[Forerunner]] era, to the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]], to the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. [[Joseph Staten]]'s ''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' and [[Frank O'Connor]]'s ''[[Halo: Saint's Testimony]]'' are also included in ''Fractures''.{{Ref/Reuse|write stuff}}


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article Quote|Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.<ref name="write stuff"/>}}
{{Article quote|Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.{{Ref/Reuse|write stuff}}}}


==Content==
==Content==
==Content==
===''Lessons Learned''===
===''Lessons Learned''===
{{Main|Lessons Learned}}
{{Main|Lessons Learned}}
Follows the activities of [[Spartan-III]]s [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] after their service with [[Blue Team]]. Written by [[Matt Forbeck]], the story also contains significant narrative connections to Forbeck's ''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' and the upcoming ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''.
Follows the activities of [[Spartan-III]]s [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] after their service with [[Blue Team]]. Written by [[Matt Forbeck]], the story also contains significant narrative connections to Forbeck's ''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' and ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''. A preview for ''Lessons Learned'' was included with the first [[Halo Legendary Crate|''Halo'' Legendary Crate]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-crown-jul '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Crown Jul'']</ref>


===''What Remains''===
===''What Remains''===
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===''Breaking Strain''===
===''Breaking Strain''===
{{Main|Breaking Strain}}
{{Main|Breaking Strain}}
This story takes place in 2553, during the harrowing final days and aftermath of the Covenant War (Halo 3 era). It was written by [[James Swallow]].
Tells the story of the tensions between the crew of the shipwrecked {{UNSCShip|Dark Was the Night}} and the independence-minded colonists of [[Losing Hand]] in the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]]. It was written by [[James Swallow]].


===''Promises to Keep''===
===''Promises to Keep''===
{{Main|Promises to Keep}}
{{Main|Promises to Keep}}
This story takes place at the close of recorded Forerunner history, during the events that followed the destruction of the Forerunner capital world by the rogue artificial intelligence [[Mendicant Bias]] ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' and the subsequent activation of the Halo Array to end the centuries-long war with the extragalactic parasite known as the [[Flood]] ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''. It was written by [[Christie Golden]].
Chronicling the final days of the [[Forerunner]]s' recorded history following the [[Great Purification|activation]] of the [[Halo Array]], ''Promises to Keep'' contains several revelations as to resurgence of the [[Domain]] as well as the fates of several characters from ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]''. It was written by [[Christie Golden]]. Due to the revelation of [[Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns]] being [[000 Tragic Solitude]], it has narrative connections to ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''.


===''Shadow of Intent''===
===''Shadow of Intent''===
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===''Defender of the Storm''===
===''Defender of the Storm''===
{{Main|Defender of the Storm}}
{{Main|Defender of the Storm}}
This story takes place near the end of the Forerunners’ three-hundred-year war with the Flood, a little more than 100,000 years BCE ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'', ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''. It was written by [[John Jackson Miller]].
Tells the story of [[Adequate-Observer]], a low-ranked [[Forerunner]] [[Warrior-Servant]] stationed aboard a [[Seclusion Spiral|remote gas mining platform]] in the later years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. It was written by [[John Jackson Miller]].
 


===''A Necessary Truth''===
===''A Necessary Truth''===
{{Main|A Necessary Truth}}
{{Main|A Necessary Truth}}
This story takes place three months after the United Nations Space Command’s extraction of the 717th research battalion by the elite Spartan Blue Team from the volatile and besieged colony of [[Gao]] ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''. It was written by [[Troy Denning]].
Follows [[Veta Lopis]] and her [[Ferret|Ferret Team]]—comprised of Spartan-IIIs [[Ash-G099]], [[Olivia-G291]], and [[Mark-G313]]—during a training exercise gone awry three months after the [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|events]] of ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''. It was written by [[Troy Denning]], who also wrote ''Last Light''. The story also contains significant narrative connections to Denning's ''[[Halo: Retribution]]''.


===''Into the Fire''===
===''Into the Fire''===
{{Main|Into the Fire}}
{{Main|Into the Fire}}
This story takes place four years after the end of the Covenant’s brutal and costly rampage across human-occupied space (Halo 3 era) and Kilo-Five’s brief mission on [[Venezia]], culminating in the destruction of the highly-sought-after Covenant battle cruiser [[Pious Inquisitor]] ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''. It was written by [[Kelly Gay]].
Focuses on a salvager named [[Rion Forge|Rion]] and her crew operating off [[Venezia]] in [[2557|January 2557]]. It was written by [[Kelly Gay]] and comprises the first part of her novella ''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' and as such has narrative connections to Kelly Gay's full novel ''[[Halo: Renegades]]''.


===''Saint's Testimony''===
===''Saint's Testimony''===
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===''Rossbach's World''===
===''Rossbach's World''===
{{Main|Rossbach's World}}
{{Main|Rossbach's World (story)}}
This story takes place in October 2558, during the resurrection of ominous and powerful Forerunner Guardian constructs across several populated worlds [[Halo 5: Guardians]]. It was written by [[Brian Reed]].
Follows the activities of [[Serin Osman]], [[Black-Box]] and [[Terrence Hood]] during and after the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. It was written by ''Halo 5'' lead writer [[Brian Reed]].


===''Oasis''===
===''Oasis''===
{{Main|Oasis}}
{{Main|Oasis}}
This story takes place in July 2558, five years after the Covenant War came to a sudden conclusion (Halo 3 era) and a year after the shocking and deadly attack on Earth by the Forerunner commander known as the [[Didact]] [[Halo 4]]. It was written by [[Tobias Bucknell]].
Taking place in a [[Joint Occupation Zone]] in [[2558#July|July 2558]], the story follows a young woman named [[Dahlia]] as she attempts to retrieve medical supplies for her ill parents from a nearby [[Sangheili]] settlement. Written by [[Tobias Buckell]], it contains connections to Buckell's novel ''[[Halo: Envoy]]''.


===''Anarosa''===
===''Anarosa''===
{{Main|Anarosa}}
{{Main|Anarosa}}
This story takes place in March 2556, three years after the end of the Covenant War (Halo 3 era) and one year after [[FAR STORM]], a joint military operation between humans and their former Sangheili enemies in order to secure the remote and mysterious Forerunner installation known as the [[Ark]] ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''. It was written by [[Kevin Grace]].
Takes place in [[2556|March 2556]] and follows ONI agent [[Prauss]] and his AI companion [[Leo]] as they attempt to convince [[Michael Carmelo|the brother]] of the recently deceased [[Anarosa Carmelo]] to donate her brain for [[smart AI]] [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|creation]]. It was written by ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' writer [[Kevin Grace]].


===''What Remains''===
===Untitled story===
{{Main|What Remains}}
{{Main|Untitled story (Halo: Fractures)}}
Follows [[Evelyn Collins]] and a group of survivors on [[Meridian]] after the [[Guardian]]'s activation during the events of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. It was written by [[Morgan Lockhart]].
An untitled short story at the end of the collection reveals the ultimate fates of the [[IsoDidact]] and [[Chant-to-Green]]. It was written by [[Jeremy Patenaude]].


===''Breaking Strain''===
==Trivia==
{{Main|Breaking Strain}}
The cover art of the novel depicts a scene from ''Fractures''<nowiki>'</nowiki> last, untitled story, in which the [[IsoDidact]] remembers seeing [[Installation 07]] through the cracked viewport of his ship.
 
===''Promises to Keep''===
{{Main|Promises to Keep}}
 
===''Shadow of Intent''===
{{Main|Halo: Shadow of Intent}}
Focuses on a conflict between [[Tem'Bhetek]], a vengeful [[San'Shyuum]] [[Prelate]], and [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] several months after the Covenant War. It was written by [[Joseph Staten]] and was previously released as a standalone work.
 
===''The Ballad of Hamish Beamish''===
{{Main|The Ballad of Hamish Beamish}}
A poem detailing the tragic life of [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Academy]] janitor [[Hamish Beamish]]. It was written by [[Frank O'Connor]], who portrayed Beamish in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' and his other appearances.
 
===''Defender of the Storm''===
{{Main|Defender of the Storm}}
 
===''A Necessary Truth''===
{{Main|A Necessary Truth}}
 
===''Into the Fire''===
{{Main|Into the Fire}}
 
===''Saint's Testimony''===
{{Main|Halo: Saint's Testimony}}
Explores the world of [[smart AI]]s through the eyes of [[Iona]] as she attempts to prevent her own decommissioning. Previously published as an individual novella, it was written by Frank O'Connor.
 
===''Rossbach's World''===
{{Main|Rossbach's World}}
 
===''Oasis''===
{{Main|Oasis}}
 
===''Anarosa''===
{{Main|Anarosa}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Cover art artwork===
<gallery>
Halo Fractures cover art.png|Cover art.
</gallery>
===Other===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Halo Fractures cover art.png|Cover art.
HF Back 2016.jpg|Back cover.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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This article is about the short story anthology. For the non-canon spinoff universes known as "Fractures", see Fractures.
Halo: Fractures
Halo Fractures.jpg
Attribution information

Author(s):

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[1]

Publication information

Publisher:

Gallery Books[1]

Publication date:

September 20, 2016[1]

Media type:

Print[2]

Pages:

416[2]

ISBN:

9781501140679[2]

 

Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon is a collection of short stories released on September 20, 2016, serving as the spiritual sequel to Halo: Evolutions. The stories within the anthology range from the Forerunner era, to the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, to the events of Halo 5: Guardians. Joseph Staten's Halo: Shadow of Intent and Frank O'Connor's Halo: Saint's Testimony are also included in Fractures.[1]

Official summary[edit]

“ Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest challenges. These scattered stories span untold millennia, from the age of the ancient custodial race known as the Forerunners…to the aftermath of the Covenant’s bloody war against humanity…and even the shocking events surrounding the resurrection of the mysterious Guardians. Halo: Fractures explores mythic tales of bravery and sacrifice that blaze brightly at the very heart of the Halo universe.[1] ”

Content[edit]

Lessons Learned[edit]

Main article: Lessons Learned

Follows the activities of Spartan-IIIs Lucy-B091 and Tom-B292 after their service with Blue Team. Written by Matt Forbeck, the story also contains significant narrative connections to Forbeck's Halo: New Blood and Halo: Legacy of Onyx. A preview for Lessons Learned was included with the first Halo Legendary Crate.[3]

What Remains[edit]

Main article: What Remains

Follows Evelyn Collins and a group of survivors on Meridian after the Guardian's activation during the events of Halo 5: Guardians. It was written by Morgan Lockhart.

Breaking Strain[edit]

Main article: Breaking Strain

Tells the story of the tensions between the crew of the shipwrecked UNSC Dark Was the Night and the independence-minded colonists of Losing Hand in the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War in 2553. It was written by James Swallow.

Promises to Keep[edit]

Main article: Promises to Keep

Chronicling the final days of the Forerunners' recorded history following the activation of the Halo Array, Promises to Keep contains several revelations as to resurgence of the Domain as well as the fates of several characters from The Forerunner Saga. It was written by Christie Golden. Due to the revelation of Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns being 000 Tragic Solitude, it has narrative connections to Halo: Hunters in the Dark.

Shadow of Intent[edit]

Main article: Halo: Shadow of Intent

Focuses on a conflict between Tem'Bhetek, a vengeful San'Shyuum Prelate, and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum several months after the Covenant War. It was written by Joseph Staten and was previously released as a standalone work.

The Ballad of Hamish Beamish[edit]

Main article: The Ballad of Hamish Beamish

A poem detailing the tragic life of Corbulo Academy janitor Hamish Beamish. It was written by Frank O'Connor, who portrayed Beamish in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and his other appearances.

Defender of the Storm[edit]

Main article: Defender of the Storm

Tells the story of Adequate-Observer, a low-ranked Forerunner Warrior-Servant stationed aboard a remote gas mining platform in the later years of the Forerunner-Flood war. It was written by John Jackson Miller.

A Necessary Truth[edit]

Main article: A Necessary Truth

Follows Veta Lopis and her Ferret Team—comprised of Spartan-IIIs Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313—during a training exercise gone awry three months after the events of Halo: Last Light. It was written by Troy Denning, who also wrote Last Light. The story also contains significant narrative connections to Denning's Halo: Retribution.

Into the Fire[edit]

Main article: Into the Fire

Focuses on a salvager named Rion and her crew operating off Venezia in January 2557. It was written by Kelly Gay and comprises the first part of her novella Halo: Smoke and Shadow and as such has narrative connections to Kelly Gay's full novel Halo: Renegades.

Saint's Testimony[edit]

Main article: Halo: Saint's Testimony

Explores the world of smart AIs through the eyes of Iona as she attempts to prevent her own decommissioning. Previously published as an individual novella, it was written by Frank O'Connor.

Rossbach's World[edit]

Main article: Rossbach's World (story)

Follows the activities of Serin Osman, Black-Box and Terrence Hood during and after the events of Halo 5: Guardians. It was written by Halo 5 lead writer Brian Reed.

Oasis[edit]

Main article: Oasis

Taking place in a Joint Occupation Zone in July 2558, the story follows a young woman named Dahlia as she attempts to retrieve medical supplies for her ill parents from a nearby Sangheili settlement. Written by Tobias Buckell, it contains connections to Buckell's novel Halo: Envoy.

Anarosa[edit]

Main article: Anarosa

Takes place in March 2556 and follows ONI agent Prauss and his AI companion Leo as they attempt to convince the brother of the recently deceased Anarosa Carmelo to donate her brain for smart AI creation. It was written by Halo Wars 2 writer Kevin Grace.

Untitled story[edit]

Main article: Untitled story (Halo: Fractures)

An untitled short story at the end of the collection reveals the ultimate fates of the IsoDidact and Chant-to-Green. It was written by Jeremy Patenaude.

Trivia[edit]

The cover art of the novel depicts a scene from Fractures' last, untitled story, in which the IsoDidact remembers seeing Installation 07 through the cracked viewport of his ship.

Gallery[edit]

Cover art artwork[edit]

  • Cover art.

    Cover art.

Other[edit]

  • Back cover.

    Back cover.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder 5/13/2016: The Write Stuff
  2. ^ a b c Simon & Schuster: Fractures
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Crown Jul

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