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 {{Title|''Halo'' novels}}
-{{Era|RW}}
+{{Status|RealWorld}}
-[[File:BookSleeve.jpeg|thumb|The [[Halo Box Set]], containing the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
+[[File:HaloBooksCollage.jpg|thumb|300px|A compilation of cover art for all of the ''Halo'' novels released between 2001 and early 2024.]]
-The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].
+The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. This page documents the various novels, their series', and their orders. [[343 Industries]] also maintains an official, regularly-updated guide to the novels of the ''Halo'' series, which can be accessed [https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide here].
 ==Development==
+[[File:HaloBookSleeve.png|thumb|250px|A box set of the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
 The Halo novel project was initiated with the intent of establishing an "expanded universe" for future content. Contrary to popular belief, the project was overseen by [[Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group]] and not by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] (though they were given a significant degree of creative control).<ref name="MGSFDG">[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' portal page]]: [[User:Subtank/Archive|''MGS Development Group Expands'']] (archived page)</ref><ref name="creativecontrol">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/10/19/beyond-the-ring-bungies-renegade-development-of-halos-fiction?page=3 '''IGN''': ''Beyond the Ring: Bungie's Renegade Development of Halo's Fiction''] (Staten said, emphasizing Bungie's role in outside projects: ''"Bungie was maintaining creative oversight over all these initiatives -- we really did have a lot of control over what stories got told. Historically, over the decade of Halo storytelling, Bungie would maintain creative ownership and direction of these various projects."'')</ref> The relationship between Bungie and Microsoft was somewhat rocky at this time,<ref>[https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history '''Vice.com''': ''The Complete, Untold History of Halo'']</ref> with the former resenting Microsoft's creative interference in the ''Halo'' story and nearly having the first novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', canceled.<ref name="trautmann">[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz '''The Sci Fi Show''': ''Episode 005: DC Reboot/Eric Trautmann'']</ref>
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 ==List of novels==
-===Original quadrilogy===
+===The Original Series===
+{{Main|The Original Series}}
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 ===Gray Team series===
+{{Main|Gray Team series}}
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-===''The Forerunner Saga''===
+===The Forerunner Saga===
 {{Main|The Forerunner Saga}}
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-=== ''Kilo-Five Trilogy'' ===
+===Kilo-Five Trilogy===
 {{Main|Kilo-Five Trilogy}}
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 ===Alpha-Nine series===
+{{Main|Alpha-Nine series}}
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-===Ferrets series===
+===The Ferrets series===
+{{Main|The Ferrets series}}
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 | Troy Denning
-|
+| Aida Reluzco
 | 2021
-|Sequel to ''Halo: Shadows of Reach''.
+| Sequel to ''Halo: Shadows of Reach''. Follows Veta Lopis and the Ferrets in their attempts to stop the Keepers of the One Freedom from firing the Halo Array.
 |}
-===Rion series===
+===Rion Forge & Ace Of Spades series===
+{{Main|Rion Forge & Ace Of Spades series}}
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 | Scott Brick, Tim Dadabo
 | 2021
-|Sequel of ''Halo: Renegades'', and follows Rion Forge, Spark and the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' being pursued by ONI.
+|Sequel of ''Halo: Renegades'', and follows Rion Forge, Spark and the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' crew being pursued by ONI, while they try to complete the Librarian's plan.
 |}
-===''A Master Chief Story''===
+===A Master Chief Story===
 {{Main|A Master Chief Story}}
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-===''Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series''===
+===Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series===
 {{Main|Battle Born: A Halo Young Adult Novel Series}}
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 | Therese Plummer
 | 2019
-| Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, Eve, and Victor in their return to Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact.
+| Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor in their return to Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact.
+|-
+|}
+===A Halo Infinite Story===
+{{Main|A Halo Infinite Story}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border:1px solid #999999; background: #FFFFFF;"
+! style="width:100px;" | Title
+! style="width:50px;" | Cover
+! style="width:100px;" | Author
+! style="width:100px;" | Audio book narrators
+! style="width:100px;" | Publication
+! Summary
+|-
+| ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
+| [[File:HTRP FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
+| [[Kelly Gay]]
+| Scott Brick
+| [[2022]]
+|Follows members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Battle for Zeta Halo|fight back]] against the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 07]].
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 |}
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 | Scott Brick
 | 2017
-|Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].
+| Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].
 |-
-| ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
+| ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
-|[[File:HTRP FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
+|[[File:HOut FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
+| Troy Denning
+| Scott Brick
+| 2023
+| Follows [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] as they seek out a rumored ancient artifact capable of liberating their peoples from Cortana and the Created's rule.
+|-
+| ''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''
+|[[File:HaloEpitaph Cover Front.jpg|50px]]
 | Kelly Gay
+| [[Keith Szarabajka]]
+| 2024
+| Follows the [[Ur-Didact]] after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc.
+|-
+| ''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
+|
+| [[Jeremy Patenaude]]
+|
+| 2024
 |
-| [[2022]]
-|Follows members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Installation 07 conflict|fight back]] against the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 07]].
 |}
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 ==Sources==
 {{Ref/Sources}}
+==External links==
+*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide ''Halo Waypoint'' - Official Halo Book Guide] - an officially-published list of ''Halo'' novels.
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 [[Category:Novels| ]]
 [[Category:Lists]]