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| Explores the story of the Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] and his squad [[Alpha-Nine]] during and after the Human-Covenant War.
| Explores the story of the Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] and his squad [[Alpha-Nine]] during and after the [[Human-Covenant War]].
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|Sees Spartan [[Edward Buck]] reform his old squad [[Alpha-Nine]] to undertake a daring mission following the rise of [[Cortana]]'s [[Created]].
|Sees Spartan [[Edward Buck]] reform his old squad, [[Alpha-Nine]], to undertake a daring mission following the rise of [[Cortana]]'s [[Created]].
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==Additions==
==Additions==
In the [[2016]] physical release of ''Halo: New Blood'', a coda was released at the end. This coda acts as direct set-up for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' explaining how Edward Buck joined [[Fireteam Osiris]] before the events of the game.
In the [[2016]] physical release of ''Halo: New Blood'', a coda was included at the end of the novel. This coda acts as direct set-up for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', explaining how [[Edward Buck]] joined [[Fireteam Osiris]] before the events of the game.


==Continuity==
==Continuity==
This series shares narrative connections with ''Halo 5: Guardians'', with the game happening between both stories, and it effecting the events of the second novel in its series ''Halo: Bad Blood''.
This series shares narrative connections with ''Halo 5: Guardians'', with the game's events taking place between both stories, directly influencing the events of the second novel, ''Halo: Bad Blood''.


This series also shares a narrative connection with the short story [[Lessons Learned]] from ''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', with its events following from Rudolf Schein's attack on the Spartan training station in ''[[Halo: New Blood]]''.
This series also shares a narrative connection with the short story ''[[Lessons Learned]]'' from ''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', with the story's events following [[Rudolf Schein]]'s [[Spartan-IV station terror attack|attack]] on the [[Laconia Station|Spartan training station]] in ''Halo: New Blood''.


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The Alpha-Nine series is the retroactive name given to Halo novels focusing on the fireteam Alpha-Nine, written by Matt Forbeck. It consists of Halo: New Blood (2015), and Halo: Bad Blood (2018).

Novels

Title Cover Author Audio book narrators Publication Summary
Halo: New Blood Halo New Blood cover.jpg Matt Forbeck Scott Brick 2015 Explores the story of the Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck and his squad Alpha-Nine during and after the Human-Covenant War.
Halo: Bad Blood Halo Bad Blood.jpg Matt Forbeck Scott Brick 2018 Sees Spartan Edward Buck reform his old squad, Alpha-Nine, to undertake a daring mission following the rise of Cortana's Created.

Additions

In the 2016 physical release of Halo: New Blood, a coda was included at the end of the novel. This coda acts as direct set-up for Halo 5: Guardians, explaining how Edward Buck joined Fireteam Osiris before the events of the game.

Continuity

This series shares narrative connections with Halo 5: Guardians, with the game's events taking place between both stories, directly influencing the events of the second novel, Halo: Bad Blood.

This series also shares a narrative connection with the short story Lessons Learned from Halo: Fractures, with the story's events following Rudolf Schein's attack on the Spartan training station in Halo: New Blood.