Halo: New Blood

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Halo: New Blood
Attribution information
Author(s):	Matt Forbeck
Publication information
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	March 2, 2015
Media type:	Digital
Pages:	200
ISBN:	9781476796703

Halo: New Blood is a Halo short novel written by Matt Forbeck. It was released digitally on March 2, 2015. The book will explore Edward Buck's actions after the end of the Human-Covenant War.

Plot synopsis

The year is 2554. Edward Buck, formerly an ODST Gunnery Sargent, has joined the Spartan IV program, alongside his squad Alpha Nine. An operation to retrieve Virgil, an Engineer, and Sadie, his human handler, goes wrong when Alpha Nine is captured by the reformed Rebels on Draco III. It is revealed that Buck haled from Draco III, where he joined the UNSC in 2528. His family was killed by a Covenant Invasion sometime after, which spurred his enlistment in the UNSC. 

Appearances

Characters Avery Johnson (Mentioned only) Baruti Komen (First mentioned) Catherine Halsey (Mentioned only) Daniel Endesha (Mentioned only) Edward Buck Gretchen Ketola (Mentioned only) Gomez (First appearance) Hideo Wakahisa (First mentioned) Ingridson (First mentioned) John-117 (Mentioned only) Jun-A266 Kojo Agu Kovsky (First appearance) Lou (First mentioned) Lucy (First mentioned) Michael Crespo Musa-096‎ (Mentioned only) O'Day (First appearance) Pham (First mentioned) Prophet of Regret (Mentioned only) Prophet of Truth (Mentioned only) Quick to Adjust‎ The Rookie Rudolf Schein (First appearance) Sadie Endesha Samrat (First appearance) Sarah Palmer Schein (First appearance) Svensdottir (First appearance) SPARTAN-B312 (Mentioned only) Superintendent (Mentioned only) Taylor Miles Terrence Hood (Mentioned only) Thel 'Vadam (Mentioned only) Vergil Veronica Dare Species Cephradon (First appearance) Flood (Mentioned only) Forerunner (Mentioned only) Human Huragok Jiralhanae Kig-Yar Lekgolo (Mentioned only) Mgalekgolo (Mentioned only) Naeori (First mentioned) Navorca (First appearance) Sangheili San'Shyuum (Mentioned only) Unggoy Yanme'e (Mentioned only) Organizations Covenant Covenant fleet (Mentioned only) Fleet of Sacred Consecration (Mentioned only) Covenant remnants (Mentioned only) Swords of Sanghelios (Mentioned only) Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC High Command (Mentioned only) Spartan SPARTAN-IV program UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Trooper 11th Shock Troops Battalion (Mentioned only) Alpha-Nine Gamma-Six (First appearance) UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare ORION Project‎ (Mentioned only) SPARTAN-II program (Mentioned only) Office of Naval Intelligence SPARTAN-III program Alpha Company Beta Company (Mentioned only) Lethbridge Industrial (Mentioned only) New Mombasa Police Department (Mentioned only) United Rebel Front Locations Acidalia (First mentioned) Charion VI (First mentioned) Concord (Mentioned only) Desdoron V (First appearance) Draco III (First appearance) Lombard (First appearance) Gold Sea (First mentioned) Karnak (First appearance) Leeward's (First appearance) New Albany (First appearance) Gaenir Beta (First mentioned) Hardscrabble (First mentioned) Installation 00 (Mentioned only) New Caracas (First mentioned) Newsaka (First mentioned) Persia IX (First mentioned) Reach (Mentioned only) New Alexandria (Mentioned only) Sargasso (Mentioned only) Belisk (First mentioned) Sol system (Mentioned only) Earth (Mentioned only) Kenya (Mentioned only) New Mombasa (Mentioned only) Alpha Site (Mentioned only) Kikowani Station (Mentioned only) NMPD Headquarters (Mentioned only) New Mombasa Data Center (Mentioned only) Tayari Plaza (Mentioned only) Uplift Nature Reserve (Mentioned only) Portal at Voi (Mentioned only) Sparta (Mentioned only) ONI orbital facility (Mentioned only) Luna (Mentioned only) Naniwa (Mentioned only) Crisium City (Mentioned only) Mars (Mentioned only) Saturn (First appearance) Castellaneta (First appearance) Sundown (First appearance) Talitsa

Events Great Schism (Mentioned only) Human-Covenant War Battle of Draco III (Mentioned only) Battle of Earth (Mentioned only) Battle of Mombasa (Mentioned only) Battle of Sargasso Fall of Reach (Mentioned only) Siege of New Alexandria (Mentioned only) Insurrection Draco III rebellion (First appearance) Mission to Talitsa (First appearance) Sangheili civil war (Mentioned only) Weapons Battle rifle Combat knife M390 series M7S SMG‎ M9 fragmentation grenade MA5 series Type-2 gravity hammer (Mentioned only) Type-25 plasma pistol Type-25 Spiker Template:Indirect mention Type-33 fuel rod gun Vehicles CAS-class assault carrier (Mentioned only) Solemn Penance (Mentioned only) CCS-class battlecruiser (Mentioned only) Covenant destroyer (Mentioned only) D77C-NMPD Pelican (Mentioned only) D96-TCE Albatross M12 Warthog (Mentioned only) M808 Scorpion (Mentioned only) MagLev train (Mentioned only) Marathon-class heavy cruiser (Mentioned only) UNSC Say My Name (Mentioned only) Olifant (Mentioned only) Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle‎ (Mentioned only) Type-26 Banshee Type-47 Scarab (Mentioned only) Type-52 Phantom (Mentioned only) Equipment and technology Active camouflage Artificial intelligence (Mentioned only) Biofoam Energy shielding Flash cloning (Mentioned only) Halo Array (Mentioned only) Heads-up display MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2]‎ ODST armor War Games (Mentioned only)

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Trivia

New Blood is the first official work to feature at least one member from every generation of the SPARTAN programs.

External links

• Halo: New Blood preview on Kobo