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{{Article Quote|[[2559|October 2559]]. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence [[Cortana]] issued a [[Milky Way|galaxy]]-[[The Reclamation|wide ultimatum]], [[Created conflict|subjecting many worlds to martial law]] under the indomitable grip of her [[Forerunner]] weapons. Outside her view, the members of [[Blue Team]]—[[John-117|John-117, the Master Chief]]; [[Frederic-104]]; [[Kelly-087]]; and [[Linda-058]]—are assigned from the [[UNSC Infinity]] to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet [[Reach]]. | {{Article Quote|[[2559|October 2559]]. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence [[Cortana]] issued a [[Milky Way|galaxy]]-[[The Reclamation|wide ultimatum]], [[Created conflict|subjecting many worlds to martial law]] under the indomitable grip of her [[Forerunner]] weapons. Outside her view, the members of [[Blue Team]]—[[John-117|John-117, the Master Chief]]; [[Frederic-104]]; [[Kelly-087]]; and [[Linda-058]]—are assigned from the [[UNSC Infinity]] to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet [[Reach]]. | ||
Their former home and training ground—and the site of [[Fall of Reach|humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]]—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of [[CASTLE Base]] and recover top-secret assets locked away in [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey’s]] abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. | Their former home and training ground—and the site of [[Fall of Reach|humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]]—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s [[Operation: WOLFE|mission]] is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of [[CASTLE Base]] and recover top-secret assets locked away in [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey’s]] abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. | ||
But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthless [[Banished|alien faction]], who have their own reasons for being there. Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on the devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team’s simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is not an option….}} | But Reach has been invaded by a powerful and ruthless [[Banished|alien faction]], who have their own reasons for being there. Establishing themselves as a vicious occupying force on the devastated planet, this enemy will soon transform Blue Team’s simple retrieval operation into a full-blown crisis. And with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, mission failure is not an option….}} | ||
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Halo: Shadows of Reach - A Master Chief Story is a Halo novel written by Troy Denning, originally set to be released on September 22, 2020[2] but later delayed to October 20, 2020.[1] It is the fourth installment of the A Master Chief Story project. Limited-edition copies exclusive to Wal-Mart contains an additional short story, Sacrifice.[3]
On October 15, 2020, a short excerpt of the story was released on YouTube, narrated by Steve Downes - the voice actor for John-117 in the Halo games.[4]
Official summary
Plot synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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Appearances
Production notes
- Troy Denning began work on Halo: Shadows of Reach in 2019,[6] and, before its delay, ended up having 130,000 words.[7] In the first draft of the novel in the first chapter, Troy Denning had Kelly-087 listening to the song Killer Queen,[8] however it was removed before he sent in the draft due to copyright infringement fears.[9] Still, an allusion to this was included in the fourteenth chapter where John-117 notices that Kelly-087 is listening to an old song about "a killer queen."[10]
- The cover art was illustrated by Chris McGrath,[2][11] who also illustrated the earlier cover of Halo: Silent Storm.[12] The composition of the artwork echoes the original release cover art of Halo: The Fall of Reach.
Gallery
Cover art artwork
The full cover art for the book.
Edition covers
Original 2020 edition.
Other
The original cover art for Halo: The Fall of Reach, for comparison.
Sources
- ^ a b Amazon, Halo: Shadows of Reach: A Master Chief Story
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Shadows of the Former
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Despite Distance
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n YouTube, Halo Shadows of Reach - Special Excerpt Voiced by Steve Downes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra
- ^ Twitter, Troy Denning: "About a year ago"
- ^ Twitter, Troy Denning: "We all know there are more important things to worry about right now. But yes, I am hearing that Shadows of Reach is delayed until October 20. To tell the truth, I'm glad to have to the extra time. SoR is 130K words of action, so a little more time to polish is a good thing!"
- ^ Twitter, Troy Denning: "Oh, all right. It's not a spoiler, so it's probably okay. In the first scene, Kelly is listening to music. In my first draft, it was . . . Killer Queen."
- ^ Twitter, Troy Denning: "I'm afraid I did cut it before sending in the draft. I was worried about copyright infringement --- but we'll all know what song she was listening to!"
- ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 14
- ^ Artstation, Halo: Shadows of Reach
- ^ Artstation, Halo: Silent Storm
