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{{Quote|The Didact returns...|[[Alex Wakeford]] announcing the novel.{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}}}
{{Quote|The Didact returns...|[[Alex Wakeford]] announcing the novel.{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}}}


'''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is an upcoming [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]],{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} which was originally set to release in late [[2023]] before being pushed back to February 27, 2024, after being originally pushed to [[2024#January|January 2, 2024]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFAuditory}}{{Ref/Reuse|S&SEpitaph}} The book was formally announced during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo Championship Series|Halo World Championship]] on [[2022#October|October 21, 2022]], in a panel focusing on the discussion of how ''Halo'' multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Epitaph]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=StreamAnnounce|Yz-fW1-B3tw|Halo|HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday}}
'''''Halo: Epitaph''''' is a [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] by long-time series writer, [[Kelly Gay]],{{Ref/Twitter|Id=KellyAnnounce|KellyHGay|1583574969048440832|Kelly Gay|Quote=Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}} released on [[2024#February|February 27, 2024]]. The book was formally announced during the [[Canon Fodder]] live event at the [[Halo Championship Series|Halo World Championship]] on [[2022#October|October 21, 2022]], in a panel focusing on the discussion of how ''Halo'' multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Epitaph]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=StreamAnnounce|Yz-fW1-B3tw|Halo|HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday}}


''Halo: Epitaph'' will feature the continuation of the story of the [[Ur-Didact]] and is set after ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc from [[2013]] during which he is [[Composer|composed]] following a conflict with [[John-117]] and the rest of [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=AlexTweet1|haruspis|1583587329419390978|Alex Wakeford|Quote=To be totally clear, this is set AFTER Halo 4 and Escalation. As I said on the panel: the Didact’s story continues!|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Esc10|HE|Issue=10}}
The novel was originally set to release in late [[2023]] before being pushed back to [[2024#January|January 2, 2024]], before a second delay to the final release date.{{Ref/Reuse|CFAuditory}}{{Ref/Reuse|S&SEpitaph}}  


The Didact's ''Halo 4'' voice actor, Keith Szarabajka, will narrate the audiobook for ''Epitaph''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Time=27482|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|Detail=7:38:02|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}}
''Halo: Epitaph'' features the continuation of the story of the [[Ur-Didact]] and is set after ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc from [[2013]] during which he is [[Composer|composed]] following a conflict with [[John-117]] and the rest of [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|StreamAnnounce}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=AlexTweet1|haruspis|1583587329419390978|Alex Wakeford|Quote=To be totally clear, this is set AFTER Halo 4 and Escalation. As I said on the panel: the Didact’s story continues!|D=21|M=10|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=Esc10|HE|Issue=10}}
 
The Didact's ''Halo 4'' voice actor, [[Wikipedia:Keith Szarabajka|Keith Szarabajka]], narrated the audiobook for ''Epitaph''.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=CFL|6NLZw-BL8hg|Time=27482|Halo|HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +)|Detail=7:38:02|D=14|M=10|Y=2023}}


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
{{Article quote|Stripped of armor, might, and memory, the [[Forerunner]] warrior known as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was torn from the physical world following his [[Mission to Installation 03|destructive confrontation]] with the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and sent reeling into the mysterious depths of a seemingly endless desert wasteland. This once powerful and terrifying figure is now a shadow of his former self—gaunt, broken, desiccated, and alone. But this wasteland is not as barren as it seems. A blue light glints from a [[Epitaph|thin spire]] in the far distance…
{{Article quote|Stripped of [[Forerunner personal armor|armor]], might, and memory, the [[Forerunner]] warrior known as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was torn from the physical world following his [[Mission to Installation 03|destructive confrontation]] with the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and sent reeling into the mysterious depths of a [[Domain|seemingly endless desert wasteland]]. This once powerful and terrifying figure is now a shadow of his former self—gaunt, broken, desiccated, and alone. But this wasteland is not as barren as it seems. A blue light glints from a [[Epitaph|thin spire]] in the far distance…


Thus begins the Didact’s great journey—the final fate of one of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]’s most enigmatic and pivotal figures.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDomain|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didacts-domain|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain|D=03|M=02|Y=2023}}}}
Thus begins the Didact’s great journey—the final fate of one of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]]’s most enigmatic and pivotal figures.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDomain|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-didacts-domain|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain|D=03|M=02|Y=2023}}}}
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|title-1=Characters|
|title-1=Characters|
;AI
*[[031 Exuberant Witness]]
*[[117649 Despondent Pyre]]
*[[Abaddon]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cortana]]
*[[Mendicant Bias]] {{Mo}}
*[[Offensive Bias]]
*[[The Weapon]] {{Im}}
*[[Warden Eternal]]
;Flood
*[[Gravemind]]
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;Forerunner
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*[[Catalog]]
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*[[Faber-of-Will-and-Might]]
*[[Falchion]] {{Mo}}
*[[Grammarian]] {{1st}}
*[[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] {{Mo}}
*[[IsoDidact]] {{Mo}}
*[[Librarian]]
*[[Silence-in-the-End]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified Haruspis]] {{1st}}
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*[[Ur-Didact]]
*[[Verdant Horizon]]


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*[[Chakas]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forthencho]]
*[[Fred-104]] {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[Kelly-087]] {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[John-117]]
*[[Linda-058]] {{C|Not mentioned by name}}
*[[Riser]] {{Mo}}
 
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;Precursor
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**[[Theoretical]] {{Mo}}
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**[[Warrior-Servant]]
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**[[Weaver]] {{Fm}}
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******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
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*******[[Blue Team]]


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*[[Ephsu system]]
**[[Ephsu I]]
***[[Installation 07]]
****[[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]]
****[[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]]
*[[Epoloch system]]
**[[Requiem]] {{Mo}}
*[[Far Nomdagro]]
*[[Far Nomdagro]]
**[[Nomdagro]] {{Mo}}
**[[Nomdagro]] {{Mo}}
***[[River Dweha]] {{Fm}}
***[[River Dweha]] {{Fm}}
***[[River Dwoho]] {{Fm}}
*[[Intergalactic space]]
**[[Greater Ark]] {{Mo}}
**[[Installation 00]] {{Mo}}
***[[Epitaph]] {{Mo}}
**[[Omega Halo]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sol system]]
**[[Earth]] {{Mo}}
*[[Khaphrae system]]
**[[Installation 03]] {{Mo}}
*[[Kradal]] {{Mo}}
*[[Maethrillian]] {{Mo}}
*[[Nomos system]]
**[[Genesis]]
***[[Gateway]] {{Mo}}
*[[Nov Thasta system]]
**[[Charum Hakkor]] {{Mo}}
***[[Charum Hakkor arena]] {{Mo}}
*[[Qom Yaekesh system]]
**[[Janjur Qom]] {{Mo}}


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*[[Reintroduction]] {{Mo}}
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*[[War]]
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**[[Human-Forerunner wars]]
***[[Battle of Charum Hakkor]] {{Mo}}
**[[Forerunner-Flood war]]
***[[Fate of Maethrillian]] {{Mo}}
***[[Great Purification]] {{Mo}}
***[[Mission to Maethrillian]] {{Mo}}
**San'Shyuum rebellion
***[[Battle of Janjur Qom]] {{Mo}}
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
***[[Battle of Requiem]] {{Mo}}
***[[Mission to Installation 03]] {{Mo}}
***[[Mission to Installation 03]] {{Mo}}
***[[New Phoenix Incident]] {{Mo}}
***[[Created uprising]]
****[[Battle for the Domain]] {{1st}}
****[[Cortana Event]]
*****[[Battle of Genesis]]
*****[[The Reclamation]]


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*[[Lightblade]]
*[[Riftblade]] {{1st}}
*[[Z-040 pulse grenade]] {{Mo}}
*[[Z-130 Suppressor]]


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*''[[Mantle's Approach]]''
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**[[Rampancy]]
**[[Smart AI]]
*[[Composer]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cryptum]]
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*[[Form]]
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*[[Guardian Custode]]
*[[Halo Array]]
*[[Hard light]]
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*[[Janus Key]] {{Mo}}
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***[[CENTURION-class Mjolnir]]
***[[HERMES-class Mjolnir]]
***[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI Mjolnir]]
*[[Mind transfer]]
*[[Neural transmission]] {{1st}}
*[[Seed world]]
*[[Shield world]]
*[[Slipspace portal]] {{Mo}}


|title-9=Miscellaneous|
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
*[[Living Time]]
*[[Mantle]]
*[[Mantle]]
 
*[[Synchron]]
*[[Twelve Laws of Making and Moving]] {{Mo}}
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<gallery>
File:HaloEpitaph_AnnounceImage.png|The announcement teaser image for ''Halo: Epitaph''.
File:HaloEpitaph_AnnounceImage.png|The announcement teaser image for ''Halo: Epitaph''.
File:EpitaphOldCoverExploration.jpg|An earlier revision of the ''Epitaph'' cover art, depicting the Didact stood inside the tower.
File:Epitaph AlexCover.jpg|An early exploration of a potential cover for ''Epitaph''.
File:EpitaphOldCoverExploration.jpg|An earlier revision of the ''Epitaph'' cover art, depicting the Didact standing inside the tower.
File:HaloEpitaph Cover Full.jpg|The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background.
File:HaloEpitaph Cover Full.jpg|The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background.
File:H3 Epitaph Tower.jpg|The tower of Epitaph, as seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:H3 Epitaph Tower.jpg|The tower of Epitaph, as seen in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdwbyb3TE8o Halo: Epitaph | Audiobook Preview - The Didact Returns] - an excerpt of the audiobook narrated by Keith Szarabajka.


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"WE'VE GOT A NEW CONTACT, UNKNOWN CLASSIFICATION!"
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Halo: Epitaph
Cover art for the book.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Kelly Gay[1]

Cover artist(s):

Chris McGrath[2][3]

Publication information

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Publication date:

February 27, 2024[4][5]

Media type:

Print

Pages:

352 pages[5]

ISBN:

9781668017531

 

"The Didact returns..."
— Alex Wakeford announcing the novel.[6]

Halo: Epitaph is a Halo novel by long-time series writer, Kelly Gay,[1] released on February 27, 2024. The book was formally announced during the Canon Fodder live event at the Halo World Championship on October 21, 2022, in a panel focusing on the discussion of how Halo multiplayer maps fit into canon. Appropriately, the novel's name is a reference to the Halo 3 multiplayer map Epitaph.[6]

The novel was originally set to release in late 2023 before being pushed back to January 2, 2024, before a second delay to the final release date.[4][5]

Halo: Epitaph features the continuation of the story of the Ur-Didact and is set after Halo: Escalation's The Next 72 Hours arc from 2013 during which he is composed following a conflict with John-117 and the rest of Blue Team.[6][7][8]

The Didact's Halo 4 voice actor, Keith Szarabajka, narrated the audiobook for Epitaph.[9]

Official summary[edit]

“ Stripped of armor, might, and memory, the Forerunner warrior known as the Didact was torn from the physical world following his destructive confrontation with the Master Chief and sent reeling into the mysterious depths of a seemingly endless desert wasteland. This once powerful and terrifying figure is now a shadow of his former self—gaunt, broken, desiccated, and alone. But this wasteland is not as barren as it seems. A blue light glints from a thin spire in the far distance…

Thus begins the Didact’s great journey—the final fate of one of the galaxy’s most enigmatic and pivotal figures.[10]

”

Plot summary[edit]

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Appearances[edit]

Characters

AI
Flood
Forerunner
Human
Jiralhanae
  • Atriox (Not mentioned by name)
Precursor

Species

Organizations

Locations

Events

Weapons

Vehicles

Technology and equipment

Miscellaneous


Gallery[edit]

  • The announcement teaser image for Halo: Epitaph.

    The announcement teaser image for Halo: Epitaph.

  • An early exploration of a potential cover for Epitaph.

    An early exploration of a potential cover for Epitaph.

  • An earlier revision of the Epitaph cover art, depicting the Didact standing inside the tower.

    An earlier revision of the Epitaph cover art, depicting the Didact standing inside the tower.

  • The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background.

    The full cover art for the book, featuring the tower from the Epitaph multiplayer map in the background.

  • The tower of Epitaph, as seen in Halo 3.

    The tower of Epitaph, as seen in Halo 3.

  • The Halo 5: Guardians concept art upon which the Didact's appearance on the cover is based.

    The Halo 5: Guardians concept art upon which the Didact's appearance on the cover is based.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Twitter, Kelly Gay (@KellyHGay): "Yep it’s official! Writing a Didact novel: HALO: EPITAPH. #halo #HaloWC 🤗" (Retrieved on Oct 21, 2022) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: Epitaph - Cover Reveal (Retrieved on May 15, 2023) [archive]
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Covering Fire: Interview with Chris McGrath about the cover for Epitaph (Retrieved on Jan 31, 2024) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Auditory Additions (Retrieved on Dec 15, 2022) [archive]
  5. ^ a b c Simon & Schuster, Halo: Epitaph (Retrieved on Apr 22, 2023) [archive]
  6. ^ a b c YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2022 Community Stage - Friday
  7. ^ Twitter, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "To be totally clear, this is set AFTER Halo 4 and Escalation. As I said on the panel: the Didact’s story continues!" (Retrieved on Oct 21, 2022) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 10
  9. ^ YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 1 (Forge, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Lore, Digsite +): 7:38:02 (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2023)
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Didact's Domain (Retrieved on Feb 3, 2023) [archive]

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