The Dawn of Angels

This article contains information about the Silver Timeline, and is not a part of the established Halo canon.

Det: "Do you like it?"

Makee: "I love it."

— Makee and Det discussing the book.

The book in Makee's hands.

The Dawn of Angels is a book written by Isaac Lux. It is a romantic novel featuring two characters, a man named Jack and an "untamed" woman, dealing with love, struggle, and hope on a lush and beautiful world.

History

As child laborers on the waste salvaging planet Oban, Makee and her love interest, Det, were captivated by the book they salvaged and would read it huddled together in secret away from the eyes of Oban's brutal and opresssive enforcers. When Det was caught and beaten to death by the enforcers, Makee recovered the book from his hands and fled as the Covenant arrived and scouted the colony for relics. Upon being discovered and inadvertently rescued by Sangheili warriors, Makee took the novel with her as her only possession and precious memento of her friend. Although she was taken in by the Covenant and came to share their hatred of Humanity, Makee would continue to read and treasure the human book for many years.^[1]

In 2552, Makee was silently reading the worn copy of The Dawn of Angels in her room on High Charity when the Prophet of Mercy visited her. The Hierarch alleged that Makee was reading a book of human stories not out of curiousity for her own kind, but rather to better understand them as foes. After prompting Makee to put the book away, Mercy playfully suggested that perhaps at some point she would read its contents to him, so that he could know their enemy as well.^[2]