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{{Title|''Halo: Outcasts''}}
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|name=''Halo: Outcasts''
|name=''Halo: Outcasts''
|image=
|image=[[File:HOut FrontCover.jpg|300px]]
|author=[[Troy Denning]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}
|author=[[Troy Denning]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}
|cover artist=[[Isaac Hannaford]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFProtocol}}
|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}
|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}
|publication=[[2022|October 18, 2022]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}{{Ref/Site|Id=SCOutcast|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Outcasts/Troy-Denning/Halo/9781668003282|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: Outcasts|D=09|M=2|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Reuse|SCOutcasts}}
|publication=[[2023#August|August 8, 2023]]{{Ref/Site|Id=AmazonOutcasts|URL=https://www.amazon.com/Halo-Outcasts-Troy-Denning-ebook/dp/B09RX4MJPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3X0OC1957DPB&keywords=halo+outcasts&qid=1661632419&s=digital-text&sprefix=Halo+Out%2Cdigital-text%2C73&sr=1-1|Site=Amazon|Page=Halo: Outcasts|D=25|M=03|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=25|M=03|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Site|Id=SCOutcasts|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Outcasts/Troy-Denning/Halo/9781668003282|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: Outcasts|D=25|M=03|Y=2023}}
|media=Print
|media=Print
|length=464 pages{{Ref/Reuse|SCOutcasts}}
|length=464 pages{{Ref/Reuse|SCOutcasts}}
|ISBN=9781668003282
|ISBN=9781668003282
}}
}}
'''''Halo: Outcasts''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Troy Denning]], set to be released on [[2022|October 18, 2022]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Reuse|SCOutcasts}} The novel follows [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Olympia Vale]]'s efforts to recover a rumored artifact on [[Netherop]] that could stop [[Cortana]], unaware that they're being manipulated by someone else. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels ''[[Halo: Silent Storm|Silent Storm]]'' and ''[[Halo: Oblivion|Oblivion]]''.
'''''Halo: Outcasts''''' is a [[Halo novels|print novel]] by [[Troy Denning]] that was released on [[2023#August|August 8, 2023]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=04|M=05|Y=2022}} The novel was originally set to release on [[2022|October 18, 2022]], but was ultimately delayed to [[2023#July|July 25th, 2023]] due to Denning's own personal health complications.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFAuditory|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-auditory-additions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions|D=15|M=12|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Twitter|TDenningauthor|1521962836137811968|Troy Denning|Quote=Some HALO: OUTCASTS news: As some of you may have noticed already, we're delaying my next Halo book. The reason is that a congenital heart defect (a bicuspid aortic valve) has started to act up earlier than expected, and I need to have open-heart surgery.|D=05|M=05|Y=2022}} In [[2023#March|March 2023]], the novel was delayed once more seemingly due to supply chain issues, this time to August 8, 2023.{{Ref/Reuse|CFEchoes}}
 
The novel follows [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Olympia Vale]]'s efforts to recover a rumored artifact on [[Netherop]] that could stop [[Cortana]], unaware that they're being manipulated [[Banished|by someone else]]. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels ''[[Halo: Silent Storm|Silent Storm]]'' and ''[[Halo: Oblivion|Oblivion]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|CFProtocol}} Several of the novel's Sangheili cast of characters follow on from the [[2015]] novel ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' and some of the other characters were ones introduced in ''Silent Storm'' and ''Oblivion''.


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article Quote|[[2559]]. Formerly one of the [[Covenant]]'s greatest and most fearsome warriors, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply entrenched in leading the [[Sangheili]] people to a new era of unification. But his aspirations are under constant threat, whether by the dangerous, warring factions of rival Sangheili keeps, or the relentless shadow of oppression spread by the renegade [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]].
{{Article quote|[[2559]]. Formerly one of the [[Covenant]]'s greatest and most fearsome warriors, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply entrenched in leading the [[Sangheili]] people to a new era of unification. But his aspirations are under constant threat, whether by the dangerous, warring factions of rival Sangheili keeps, or the relentless shadow of oppression spread by the renegade [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]].


An opportunity to break Cortana's chains has suddenly presented itself through the rumored existence of an ancient artifact located on the hostile world of [[Netherop]]. [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Olympia Vale]], trained with the skills to live and thrive among the Sangheili, also recognizes this alien prize as an essential means to aid humanity in reaching the same goal of freedom. But behind the scenes, both 'Vadam and Vale are being manipulated by a mysterious figure with their own agenda. And to make matters worse, all involved are unknowingly placing themselves at perilous odds with forces beyond their comprehension.}}
An opportunity to break Cortana's chains has suddenly presented itself through the rumored existence of an ancient artifact located on the hostile world of [[Netherop]]. [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Olympia Vale]], trained with the skills to live and thrive among the Sangheili, also recognizes this alien prize as an essential means to aid humanity in reaching the same goal of freedom. But behind the scenes, both 'Vadam and Vale are being manipulated by a mysterious figure with their own agenda. And to make matters worse, all involved are unknowingly placing themselves at perilous odds with forces beyond their comprehension.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFProtocol|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=7|M=3|Y=2022}}}}


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-6|title-1=Characters|
;Artificial intelligence
;Artificial intelligence
*[[2401 Penitent Tangent]] {{Im}}
*[[343 Guilty Spark]] {{Im}}
*[[Cortana]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cortana]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kathara]] {{1st}}
*[[Sloan]]
;Forerunner
*[[Ur-Didact]] {{Mo}}


;Human
;Human
*[[Abovian]] {{1st}}
*[[Amalea Petrov]]
*[[Arnaldo]] {{1st}}
*[[Arturo Ramus]] {{1st}}
*[[Benjamin Giraud]] {{Im}}
*[[Cadence]] {{Fm}}
*[[Caleb Aagard]] {{Mo}}
*[[Duval]] {{1st}}
*[[Ellie Gracio]] {{1st}}
*[[Grim Bear]] {{1st}}
*[[Jameson Locke]] {{Mo}}
*[[John-117]] {{Mo}}
*[[Jonah Marcus]] {{1st}}
*[[Hoi]] {{1st}}
*[[Kane]] {{1st}}
*[[Keely Iyuska]] {{1st}}
*[[Martinez]] {{1st}}
*[[Nerina Vale]] {{C|First mentioned by name}}
*[[Olympia Vale]]
*[[Olympia Vale]]
*[[P. Barnes]] {{1st}}
*[[Rolph Chudzik]] {{1st}}
*[[Rosa Fuertes]]
*[[Samson]] {{Mo}}
*[[Serin Osman]] {{Mo}}
*[[Slim Sahir]] {{1st}}
*[[Small Bear]] {{Fm}}
*[[S. Legowski]] {{1st}}
*[[Thisbe Marchal]] {{1st}}
;Jiralhanae
*[[Atriox]]
*[[Kallo]] {{1st}}
*[[Tovarus]]
*[[Voridus]] {{Mo}}
;San'Shyuum
*[[Minor Minister of Artifact Survey]] {{Mo}}
*[[Prophet of Truth]] {{Mo}}
*[[Prophet of Mercy]] {{Im}}
*[[Prophet of Regret]] {{Im}}


;Sangheili
;Sangheili
*[[Avu Med 'Telcam]] {{Mo}}
*[[Balyasi]] {{1st}}
*[[Charut 'Quvadamii]] {{1st}}
*[[Crei 'Ayomuu]] {{1st}}
*[[Democ]] {{1st}}
*[[Eto 'Saljhoo]] {{1st}}
*[[Ghe 'Talot]] {{1st}}
*[[Hul 'Xiaqt]] {{1st}}
*[[Klemas 'Teodoree]] {{1st}}
*[[Kleon]] {{1st}}
*[[Kola 'Baoth]]
*[[Meduz 'Ra'ashai]] {{1st}}
*[[N'tho 'Sraom]]
*[[N'thil 'Susl]] {{1st}}
*[[Nizat 'Kvarosee]]
*[[Olabisi Varo'dai]] {{1st}}
*[[Rtas 'Vadum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Tam 'Lakosee]]
*[[Thel 'Vadam]]
*[[Thel 'Vadam]]
*[[Ther 'Vadam]] {{Mo}}
*[[Usze 'Taham]]
;Others
*[[Chynndokahli]] {{1st}}
|title-2=Species|
|title-2=Species|
;Sapient
*[[Forerunner]] {{Mo}}
*[[Flood]] {{Mo}}
**[[Gravemind]] {{Mo}}
*[[Human]]
*[[Human]]
**[[Lurker]] {{1st}}
*[[Jiralhanae]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
*[[List of unidentified species#Netherop|Netherop original inhabitants]]
*[[Precursor]]
*[[San'Shyuum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
;Non-sapient
*[[Apocritii]] {{Mo}}
*[[Blood mot]] {{1st}}
*[[Colo]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dengkra]] {{Mo}}
*[[Fleg]] {{Mo}}
*[[Gatt]] {{Fm}}
*[[Namth]] {{Fm}}
*[[Nightgyr]] {{1st}}
*[[Nuktl]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pilgot]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pitho]] {{Fm}}
*[[Slood]] {{Fm}}
*[[Teop]] {{Fm}}
*[[Terok]] {{Fm}}
*[[Terret]] {{Fm}}
*[[Tetht]] {{Fm}}
*[[Theza]] {{Fm}}
*[[Thumb bird]] {{Fm}}
;Flora
*[[Abbu]] {{Fm}}
*[[Banaq]] {{Fm}}
*[[Pek]] {{Fm}}
*[[Rishe]] {{Fm}}
*[[Wuff]] {{Fm}}
*[[Wukelnut]] {{Fm}}
|title-3=Organizations|
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Castoffs]]
*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}}
**[[Covenant fleet]]
***[[Fleet of Particular Justice]] {{Mo}}
***[[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] {{Mo}}
**[[Special Warfare Group|Covenant Special Warfare Group]]
***[[Covenant Special Operations]]
****[[Silent Shadow]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Banished]]
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] {{Im}}
**[[Defenders of the Sanctum]]
***[[Flotilla of Unsung Piety]] {{Mo}}
**[[San'Shyuum flotilla]] {{Mo}}
**[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] {{Mo}}
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
*[[Created]]
*[[Created]]
*[[Concert of Worlds]] {{Fm}}
*[[Gao Republic]]
**[[Gao Ministry of Justice]] {{Fm}}
**[[Gao Ministry of Protection]] {{Mo}}
*[[Insurrectionist]] {{Mo}}
**[[Committee to Preserve Gao Independence]] {{Mo}}
*[[Iruiru Armory]] {{Mo}}
*[[Khabnathwa]] {{Fm}}
*[[Kolaar Manufactorum]] {{Mo}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
**[[UNSC Armed Forces]]
***[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[Spartan Operations]]
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
*****[[Fireteam Osiris]] {{Mo}}
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
****[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*****[[Tango Team]] {{1st}}
******[[Tango Team#First Squad|First Squad]] {{1st}}
******[[Tango Team#Second Squad|Second Squad]] {{1st}}
*****[[21st Space Assault Battalion]] {{Mo}}
***[[UNSC Navy]]
****[[Naval Special Warfare Command]]
*****[[Naval Special Weapons]]
******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
*******[[Blue Team]] {{Mo}}
****[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] {{Mo}}
|title-4=Locations|
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Intergalactic space]]
**[[Installation 00]] {{Mo}}
*[[Milky Way]]
*[[Milky Way]]
**[[Ephyra system]]
**[[Orion Arm]]
***[[Netherop]]
***[[Buta system]]
****[[Zhoist]]
*****[[Ring of Mighty Abundance]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Ten Cities of Edification]] {{Mo}}
***[[Outer Colonies]]
****[[Vevina sector]] {{Mo}}
****[[Cordoba system]]
*****[[Gao]]
******[[Hospital de Neiva]] {{Fm}}
******[[Paraiso]] {{1st}}
****[[Polona sector]]
*****[[Igdras system]]
******[[Igdras system]] {{1st}}
*****[[Ephyra system]]
******[[Netherop]]
*******[[Cave Cities]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Forgotten Highway]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Sanctum of the Ancients]] {{1st}}
********[[Inner Sanctum]]
***[[Out Sectors]] {{1st}}
***[[Emauzs system]]
****[[Om'a'Varo]] {{Fm}}
***[[Heian]] {{Mo}}
***[[Luyten 726-8 system]]
****[[Luyten]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Hoodoo Gorges]] {{Fm}}
***[[Oth Sonin system]]
****[[Doisac]] {{Mo}}
***[[Salia system]]
****[[Saepon'kal]] {{Mo}}
***[[Soell system]]
****[[Installation 04]] {{Im}}
***[[Sol system]]
****[[Earth]]
*****[[Africa]]
******[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Australia]]
******[[Sydney]] {{Mo}}
*******[[Sydney University]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Britain]]
******[[Scotland]]
*******[[Edinburgh]]
********[[University of Edinburgh]] {{Mo}}
******[[University of Oxford]] {{Mo}}
*****[[South America]]
******[[Amazon]] {{Fm}}
****[[Luna]]
*****[[Academy at Mare Nubium]] {{Mo}}
****[[Mars]] {{Mo}}
***[[Urs system]]
****[[Sanghelios]]
*****[[Csurdon Sea]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Yermo]]
******[[Vadam]]
*******[[Dalkesu Sea]] {{1st}}
*******[[Kolaar Mountain]]
*******[[Vadam Keep]]
*******[[Vadam Harbor]]
*******[[New Harbor]] {{1st}}
********[[Vadam Dockyards]] {{1st}}
*******[[Vadam Valley]]
********[[Council House]] {{1st}}
********[[Old Borough]] {{1st}}
********[[Villa of Long Views]] {{1st}}
********[[Young Borough]] {{1st}}
***[[Zethro'Kal system]]
****[[Feldokra]] {{Mo}}
***[[Khael'mothka]] {{Mo}}
***[[Baotoi]] {{Fm}}
****[[Xhulama System Stellar Observatory]] {{Fm}}
***''[[High Charity]]'' {{Mo}}
***[[University of Calippus]] {{Mo}}
***[[Wedob]] {{Fm}}
**[[Ephsu system]]
***[[Installation 07]] {{Mo}}
 
|title-5=Events|
|title-5=Events|
*[[War]]
*[[War]]
**[[Great Schism]] {{Mo}}
**[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
***[[Netherop conflict]]
***[[Battle for Earth]] {{Mo}}
***[[Battle of Installation 04]] {{Im}}
***[[Battle of Netherop]] {{Mo}}
***[[Operation: SILENT STORM]] {{Mo}}
****[[Battle of Zhoist]] {{Mo}}
***[[Raid on the Threshold gas mine]] {{Im}}
***[[Skirmish over Netherop]] {{Mo}}
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
***[[Blooding Years]] {{Mo}}
****[[Siege at Kolaar]] {{Mo}}
****[[Sanghelios global war]] {{Mo}}
*****[[Battle of Sunaion]] {{Mo}}
***[[Created conflict]]
***[[Created conflict]]
****[[High Gathering]] {{Fm}}
****[[Battle of Netherop (2559)|Battle of Netherop]] {{1st}}
****[[Razing of Oth Sonin]] {{Mo}}
****[[Subjugation of Sanghelios]]
***[[Operation: FAR STORM]] {{Mo}}
***[[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]] {{Mo}}
**[[Second Ark Conflict]] {{Mo}}
***[[Outbreak on Installation 00]] {{Mo}}
|title-6=Vehicles|
|title-6=Vehicles|
;Banished
*[[Drekar]] {{1st}}
**''[[Hammer of Fate]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]
*[[Karve]]
*[[Yawl]] {{1st}}
;Covenant
*[[Covenant corvette]]
*[[Covenant destroyer]]
**''[[Raider's Creche]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Covenant frigate]]
**{{Pattern|A'uzr|sword frigate}} {{1st}}
***''[[Sword of Harmony]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Radiant Arrow]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Crav]] {{1st}}
*{{Pattern|Kerel|assault carrier}}
**''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Phantom]] {{Mo}}
**{{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}
*[[Seraph]]
*[[Worik]] {{1st}}
;Forerunner
*[[Aethra]] {{1st}}
*{{Class|Fortress|vessel}}
**''[[Long Reverence]]'' {{Fm}}
*{{Class|Harrier|vessel}}
**{{Class|Acolyte|harrier}} {{1st}}
*[[Phaeton]]
;Human
*[[D102 Owl]]
*[[D81-LRT Condor]]
*{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}}
*[[Mongoose]]
*[[Pelican]]
*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
**{{UNSCShip|Hidden Point}}
*[[UNSC corvette]]
**{{UNSCShip|Alpina}} {{Fm}}
*[[VTOL]]
**[[Pipistrelle]] {{1st}}
;Others
*[[Mountain runner]]s
|title-7=Weapons|
|title-7=Weapons|
;Covenant
*[[Covenant carbine]]
*[[Orbital mine shell]]
*{{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}}
*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity hammer]]
*[[Plasma torpedo|''Jaet''-pattern plasma torpedo]]
*{{Pattern|Nakata'vho|plasma repeater}}
*[[Plasma cannon]] {{Mo}}
*{{Pattern|Tufasumo|plasma caster}} {{Mo}}
*[[Plasma Pistol]]
**{{Pattern|Zo'klada|plasma pistol}}
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Energy sword (fiction)|Energy sword]]
**[[Bloodblade]]
**[[Prophets' Bane]]
;Forerunner
*[[Z-130 Suppressor]] {{Mo}}
*[[Z-250 lightrifle]]
*[[Z-520 splinter turret]]
;Human
*[[BR55 battle rifle]]
*[[C-12 shaped charge]]
*[[HiMeX]] {{1st}}
*[[M20 PDW]]
*[[M305 grenade launcher]] {{1st}}
*[[MA40 assault rifle]]
*[[M6H magnum]]
*[[M7 SMG]]
*[[MA3A assault rifle]]
*[[MA5B assault rifle]]
*[[NOVA bomb]] {{Mo}}
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
*[[Artificial intelligence]] {{Mo}}
*[[Arbiter body armor]]
*[[Armiger]]
**[[Armiger Soldier]]
**[[Armiger Officer]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
**[[Smart AI]]
**[[Smart AI]]
*[[Cryptum]] {{Mo}}
*[[Data disc]]
*[[Data pad]]
*[[Divine Hand]] {{1st}}
*[[Domain]] {{Mo}}
*[[Expectation Effect]] {{1st}}
*[[Eye]]s {{Mo}}
*[[Gigoog]] {{Fm}}
*[[Guardian Custode]]
*[[Luminal Beacon]] {{Mo}}
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]]
***[[COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir]]
*[[Nanolaminate]]
*[[ODST armor]]
*[[Rampancy]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sanctum's Hide]] {{1st}}
*[[Tambo]] {{Fm}}
*[[Technological Achievement Tiers]]
*[[Tenement island]] {{1st}}
*[[Tracking tetht]] {{1st}}
*[[Translation disk]]
*[[Trysting pod]] {{1st}}
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
*[[Covenant World Registry]] {{Fm}}
*[[Sangheili (language)]]
*[[Mantle]] {{mo}}
*[[Missing in action]]
*[[Military Survey of Uninhabited Planets]] {{Mo}}
*[[Project BOOKWORM]] {{Im}}
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Streets]]. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real Halo Novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
*The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' multiplayer map [[Streets]]. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real ''Halo'' novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
*Rosa Fuertes' internal thoughts in chapter 16 were inspired by Denning's own dream-like experience during his recovery from a surgery he had undergone when he was penning ''Halo: Outcasts''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-spartan-chatter|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Outcasts <nowiki>|</nowiki> Spartan Chatter|D=12|M=8|Y=2023}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HOut CoverArt.jpg|Full cover art without logos.
File:HOut HaruspisCover.jpg|A parody of the novel's cover art created by community writer [[Alex Wakeford]].
File:HOut - TroyOutcastsGuide.jpg|Another parody of the novel's cover art, with several Troy Dennings pointing relevant elements.
File:Outcasts - State of Vadam.jpg|An official illustration of the state of [[Vadam]], done for the novel.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
==External links==
;Text previews
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-1 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 1]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-2 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 2]
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-outcasts-preview-3 ''Halo Waypoint'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview 3]
;Audiobook previews
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEsbOIQ7_3g ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview #1 - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUGDG6H84M ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts – Preview #2: Arbiter Thel 'Vadam - Audio Excerpt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01y_pGMT8c ''YouTube'', Halo: Outcasts - Preview #3: Spartan Olympia Vale - Audio Excerpt]


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Halo: Outcasts
Front cover of Halo: Outcasts.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Troy Denning[1]

Cover artist(s):

Isaac Hannaford[2]

Publication information

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster[1]

Publication date:

August 8, 2023[3][4][5]

Media type:

Print

Pages:

464 pages[5]

ISBN:

9781668003282

 

Halo: Outcasts is a print novel by Troy Denning that was released on August 8, 2023.[4][6] The novel was originally set to release on October 18, 2022, but was ultimately delayed to July 25th, 2023 due to Denning's own personal health complications.[1][7][8] In March 2023, the novel was delayed once more seemingly due to supply chain issues, this time to August 8, 2023.[4]

The novel follows Thel 'Vadam and Olympia Vale's efforts to recover a rumored artifact on Netherop that could stop Cortana, unaware that they're being manipulated by someone else. The novel's focus on Netherop follows on from the planet's establishment and heavy feature in previous Denning novels Silent Storm and Oblivion.[2] Several of the novel's Sangheili cast of characters follow on from the 2015 novel Halo: Hunters in the Dark and some of the other characters were ones introduced in Silent Storm and Oblivion.

Official summary[edit]

“ 2559. Formerly one of the Covenant's greatest and most fearsome warriors, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply entrenched in leading the Sangheili people to a new era of unification. But his aspirations are under constant threat, whether by the dangerous, warring factions of rival Sangheili keeps, or the relentless shadow of oppression spread by the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana.

An opportunity to break Cortana's chains has suddenly presented itself through the rumored existence of an ancient artifact located on the hostile world of Netherop. Spartan Olympia Vale, trained with the skills to live and thrive among the Sangheili, also recognizes this alien prize as an essential means to aid humanity in reaching the same goal of freedom. But behind the scenes, both 'Vadam and Vale are being manipulated by a mysterious figure with their own agenda. And to make matters worse, all involved are unknowingly placing themselves at perilous odds with forces beyond their comprehension.[2]

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Plot summary[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

Characters

Artificial intelligence
Forerunner
Human
Jiralhanae
San'Shyuum
Sangheili
Others

Species

Sapient
Non-sapient
Flora

Organizations

Locations

Events

Vehicles

Banished
Covenant
Forerunner
Human
Others

Weapons

Covenant
Forerunner
Human

Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous


Trivia[edit]

  • The novel's existence was first hinted at in an Easter Egg on the Halo Infinite multiplayer map Streets. Various books placed near the map's arcade room reference real Halo novels, with one particular title bearing the word "Outcast".
  • Rosa Fuertes' internal thoughts in chapter 16 were inspired by Denning's own dream-like experience during his recovery from a surgery he had undergone when he was penning Halo: Outcasts.[9]

Gallery[edit]

  • Full cover art without logos.

    Full cover art without logos.

  • 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.

  • Another parody of the novel's cover art, with several Troy Dennings pointing relevant elements.

    Another parody of the novel's cover art, with several Troy Dennings pointing relevant elements.

  • An official illustration of the state of Vadam, done for the novel.

    An official illustration of the state of Vadam, done for the novel.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out (Retrieved on Feb 2, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (Retrieved on Mar 7, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ Amazon, Halo: Outcasts (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  4. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  5. ^ a b Simon & Schuster, Halo: Outcasts (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2023) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle (Retrieved on May 4, 2022) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions (Retrieved on Dec 15, 2022) [archive]
  8. ^ Twitter, Troy Denning (@TDenningauthor): "Some HALO: OUTCASTS news: As some of you may have noticed already, we're delaying my next Halo book. The reason is that a congenital heart defect (a bicuspid aortic valve) has started to act up earlier than expected, and I need to have open-heart surgery." (Retrieved on May 5, 2022) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: Outcasts | Spartan Chatter (Retrieved on Aug 12, 2023) [archive]

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