Halo: Renegades
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Halo: Renegades is a novel set in the Halo universe by Kelly Gay, and released on February 19, 2019.[1][2] The novel continues the story of Gay's 2016 novella Halo: Smoke and Shadow, picking up on Rion Forge and the crew of the Ace of Spades, as well as the 26th-century framing narrative of Halo: Primordium. The sequel, Halo: Point of Light, was released on March 2, 2021.
Official summary
| “ | Find. Claim. Profit. In a post-Covenant War galaxy littered with scrap, it's the salvager's motto—and Rion Forge certainly made her mark on the trade. All she wanted was to grow her business and continue the search for her long-lost father, but her recent discovery of a Forerunner debris field at the edge of human-occupied space has now put her squarely in the crosshairs of the Office of Naval Intelligence and the violent remains of the Covenant. Each faction has a desire to lay claim to the spoils of ancient technology, whatever the cost, sending Rion and the crew of the Ace of Spades on a perilous venture—one that unexpectedly leads them straight into danger far greater than anything they’ve ever encountered...[1] | ” |
Plot synopsis
Prologue: A Last Burial
The prologue opens with an Artificial Intelligence dragging corpses across an alien landscape. Five bodies lie in the sand, casualties from a devastating ship explosion that claimed numerous other lives. The AI, having taken a physical body with humanoid features through blue hardlight technology and alloy plates, uses a makeshift staff from ship wreckage to maintain mobility despite damage to one leg. It calculates it bears approximately 62.35% responsibility for the ship's destruction, though other factors contributed. While methodically burying the dead, the AI contemplates its existence, noting that its new physical form triggers ancient, darker memories it's not ready to confront, reflecting on its capacity for human-like emotions, particularly guilt and regret over the crew's deaths. Having fashioned an antenna from the wreckage, it establishes a distress beacon and maintains patience, knowing rescue will eventually arrive. The AI ponders about complex evolution beyond its original programming, reminiscent of theories by Forerunner theorist Humble-Through-Study about the advancement of consciousness.
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The cover art was illustrated by Stephan Martiniere and designed by Alan Dingman.
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Cover art of the novel.
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The author's manuscript for the novel.
2023 Chinese edition published by Sichuan Science and Technology Press. Cover art by 陈彦霏 Chen Yanfei.
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