Halo: Battle Born
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Antonio Javier Caparo |
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Print[1] |
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304 pages[1] |
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Halo: Battle Born is a print novel by Cassandra Rose Clarke, released on January 1, 2019.[1] This novel is the first of a novel series called Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series[4] The book was followed by a sequel, Halo: Meridian Divide, with a third sequel planned but ultimately cancelled by the publisher.[5] A re-release of the novel was published by Simon & Schuster on March 26, 2024.[2]
Official summary
“ | Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor aren't exactly friends at their small high school on the middle-of-nowhere colony world of Meridian. Each has their own problems, from absent parents to supporting their family, getting into a good college to making the next hit holo-film. But those problems were nothing next to the threat now facing their world: The alien alliance known as the Covenant is laying siege to Meridian, for reasons that aren't so easily explained.
With their village in flames, the four teens find themselves stuck above ground, locked out of the town shelter where the rest of the survivors are gathered. Together, Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor are thrust into battle with nothing but a few scavenged weapons and an injured Spartan, one of the UNSC's super-soldiers. What's forged from the destruction will determine the fate of Meridian, and tilt the battle for humanity's survival. [1] |
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Appearances
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
- Human
- Alex Linville (First appearance)
- Camila Gallardo (First mentioned)
- Daniella (First appearance)
- Dorian Nguyen (First appearance)
- Elwin (First mentioned)
- Evelyn Rousseau (First appearance)
- Garbett (First mentioned)
- Garzon (First mentioned)
- Hugo Chastain (First appearance)
- Maria Gallardo (First mentioned)
- Maximilian Nguyen (First appearance)
- Mikal Rousseau (First appearance)
- Owen-B096 (First appearance)
- Quinn Butain (First mentioned)
- Remy (First appearance)
- Saskia Nazari (First appearance)
- Tomas Reynés (First appearance)
- Victor Gallardo (First appearance)
- Xavier Dupont (First appearance)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Salome (First appearance)
- Fictional
- Hinfelm the Horrible (First appearance)
|title-2=Species|
- Forerunner (Mentioned only)
- Human
- Kig-Yar (Jackals)
- Lekgolo (Worms)
- Sangheili (Elite)
- Sardans cat (First appearance)
- [[Unggoy] (Grunts)]
- Yanme'e (Drone)
|title-3=Organizations|
- Chalybs Defense Solutions
- Covenant
- Drowning Chromium (First appearance)
- Erse (First appearance)
- Insurrectionist
- Sundered Legion (Mentioned only)
- Unified Earth Government
|title-4=Locations|
- Hestia system
- Hestia V
- Meridian
- Aagen (First mentioned)
- Angoulême (Mentioned only)
- Avignon (Mentioned only)
- Brume-sur-Mer (First appearance)
- Brume Beach (First appearance)
- Old Brume (First appearance)
- Port Moyne (First mentioned)
- Rue Camélia (First mentioned)
- Rue Violette (First mentioned)
- University of Meridian (First mentioned)
- Meridian
- Hestia V
- Sol system (Mentioned only)
- Earth (Mentioned only)
|title-5=Events|
- Insurrection (Mentioned only)
- Human-Covenant War
|title-6=Vehicles|
- Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette
- Covenant cruiser
- Type-26 Banshee
- UNSC Cruiser
- UNSC Sparrow (First appearance)
- Prowler
- Sundered Legion Prowler (First appearance)
- Shua'ee-pattern Locust
- Scud-rider (First appearance)
|title-7=Weapons|
- ARC-920 railgun
- Grenade launcher (Mentioned only)
- M363 sticky detonator
- Nuclear weapon (Mentioned only)
- Type-1 energy sword
- Anskum-pattern plasma grenade
- Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle
- Type-33 needler
- Unnamed plasma rifle prototype
|title-8=Technology and equipment|
- Artificial intelligence
- Cognitive Impression Modeling (Mentioned only)
- COM pad
- Data pad
- Energy shielding
- Holography
- Kig-Yar combat harness
- MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- Sangheili combat harness
- Ultra variant
|title-9=Miscellaneous|
- SASO (First appearance)
- Self-destruct
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Re-releases
In spring 2024, both Battle Born and Meridian Divide were re-released by the publisher Simon & Schuster. For the updated release, Battle Born was given an Adjunct section similar to those found in The Original Series of novels written by Eric Nylund and reissued in 2010. While the re-released Battle Born contains only a few minor wording differences from the original, the Adjunct contains two uncredited short stories:
- Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion (6 pages)
- Glassed (5 pages)
The updated release also saw the novels given new audiobook releases, with unique voice actors for each of the point-of-view characters:[3]
Gallery
Sources
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Amazon.co.uk - Battle Born(Halo)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Simon & Schuster, Halo: Battle Born (Retrieved on Jan 11, 2024) [archive]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - If They Want Lore, We'll Give 'Em Lore (Retrieved on Mar 26, 2024) [archive]
- ^ Amazon.com - HALO: Battle Born (Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series #1)
- ^ Cassandra Rose Clarke, Halo: Battle Born Officially Announced: "The publisher decided not to publish the third one (it was a huge disappointment to me as well!) I'm hoping if people let them know they want a sequel, they'll change their mind." (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
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