Halo: Point of Light

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Halo: Point of Light
Author(s):	Kelly Gay
Cover artist(s):	William "Pixelflare" Cameron
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	March 2, 2021
Media type:	Print
Pages:	304
ISBN:	9781982147860

Halo: Point of Light is a novel set in the Halo universe by Kelly Gay, and was released on March 2, 2021. The novel continues the story of Gay's 2019 novel Halo: Renegades.

Official summary

“

August 2558. Rion Forge was once defined by her relentless quest for hope amidst the refuse and wreckage of a post-Covenant War galaxy—years spent searching for family as much as fortune. But that was before Rion and the crew of her salvager ship Ace of Spades encountered a powerful yet tragic being who forever altered their lives. This remnant from eons past, when the Forerunners once thrived, brought with it a revelation of ancient machinations and a shocking, brutal history. Unfortunately, the Ace crew also made dire enemies of the Office of Naval Intelligence in the process, with the constant threat of capture and incarceration a very real possibility. Now with tensions mounting and ONI forces closing in, Rion and her companions commit to this being’s very personal mission, unlocking untold secrets and even deadlier threats that have been hidden away for centuries from an unsuspecting universe....

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Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Characters Artificial Intelligence 117649 Despondent Pyre (First mentioned by name) Adjutant Veridity (First appearance) Cortana (Mentioned only) Little Bit Mendicant Bias (Mentioned only) Spark The Precept (First appearance) Forerunner Birth-to-Light (Mentioned only) Catalog (Mentioned only) Clearance-of-Old-Forests (Mentioned only) Dawn-over-Fields (Mentioned only) Faber-of-Will-and-Might (Mentioned only) Harmony-in-Gifted-Symmetry (First mentioned) Genemender-Folder-of-Fortune (Mentioned only) Glow-of-Old-Suns (Mentioned only) IsoDidact (Mentioned only) Keeper-of-Tools Librarian Ur-Didact (Mentioned only) Gigantopithecus Mara (Mentioned only) Human Aran Barnes (First appearance) Bella Disztl (Mentioned only) Bex (First appearance) Cade McDonough (Mentioned only) Cayce (First appearance) Chakas Daniel Clayton (Indirect mention) Derry Peg (First appearance) Forge family Rion Forge John Forge (Mentioned only) John Forge's father (Mentioned only) Laine Forge (First appearance) Forthencho (Mentioned only) Freya (First mentioned) Gamelpar (Mentioned only) Jack Hannibal (First mentioned) Lessa Lowell (First appearance) Mallory (First appearance) Niko Quarrie family McKinnon Quarrie (First appearance) Maise Quarrie (First appearance) Ram Chalva Riser (Mentioned only) Southwell (First appearance) Vinnevra (Mentioned only) Yurman (First appearance) Kig-Yar Nor Fel (Mentioned only) Precursor Primordial (Mentioned only) Sangheili Gek 'Lhar (Mentioned only) Urs (Mentioned only) Fied (Mentioned only) Species Animals Crocodile (Mentioned only) Deer-like animal Eiyaa-Mahtuhaa (First identified by name) Elephant (Mentioned only) Flood (Mentioned only) Forerunner Gigantopithecus (Mentioned only) Human Florian (Mentioned only) Jiralhanae (Mentioned only) Kig-Yar (Mentioned only) T'vaoan (Mentioned only) Lekgolo Mgalekgolo (Mentioned only) Precursor Sangheili (Mentioned only) Tullioc (First appearance) Plants Agani (First appearance) Apple (Mentioned only) Florus (First appearance) Garro (First appearance) Jarda (First appearance) Lemon (Mentioned only) Lime (Mentioned only) Tosac peppers (First appearance) Organizations Created (Mentioned only) Covenant remnants Jul 'Mdama's Covenant (Mentioned only) Ecumene Builder (Mentioned only) Ecumene Council (Mentioned only) Lifeworker Theoretical (Mentioned only) Hannibal Weapon Systems United Nations Space Command UNSC Armed Forces UNSC Marine Corps (Mentioned only) UNSC Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Florus Corp (First mentioned) Cross Cut (First mentioned) Holson Relay (First mentioned) Locations Greater Ark (Mentioned only) Installation 00 (Mentioned only) Hall of Eternity (First mentioned) Large Magellanic Cloud Tarantula Nebula Milky Way Charum Hakkor system Charum Hakkor (Mentioned only) Citadel Charum (Indirect mention) Faun Hakkor (Mentioned only) Cygnus Arm Korinth Prior system Etran Harborage (Mentioned only) Jeren X (First mentioned) Nomos system Genesis (Mentioned only) Orion Arm Alpha Imura system (First mentioned) Emerald Cove Lapis Bay Resort (First appearance) Binterall Port Joy (Mentioned only) Elduros system Aleria (Mentioned only) Epsilon Eridani system Tantalus (Mentioned only) Erebus system Erebus VII Helice-12 system (First appearance) Sonata (First appearance) Lanchessa (First appearance) ONI Axon Relay D-2713 (First appearance) Ibycus system Geranos-a (Mentioned only) New Carthage Latsa Pori The Grieves Torba Kotka Pilvros Hannibal HQ (First appearance) Delos Oban (Mentioned only) Orion complex Bastion (First appearance) Ghibalb (Mentioned only) Procyon system Laconia (Mentioned only) Soell system Installation 04 (Mentioned only) Sol system Earth Africa (Mentioned only) Djamonkin Crater (Mentioned only) Kenya New Mombasa (Mentioned only) Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro (Mentioned only) Marontik (Mentioned only) Sahti (First mentioned) Britain Edinburgh Edinburgh University (Mentioned only) United Republic of North America Chicago (Mentioned only) Shaps system Myer's Moon Sverdlovsk system Komoya (Mentioned only) Via Casilina Trade Route (Mentioned only) Sagittarius Arm Ephsu system (First identified by name) Ephsu I (First appearance) Installation 07 Installation 07's Cartographer The Monument (First appearance) Keth Sidon (Mentioned only) Triniel (Mentioned only) Wolf-faced planet (Mentioned only) Escada University (First mentioned) Baker-Verding University (First mentioned)

Events War Forerunner-Precursor war (Mentioned only) Human-Forerunner wars (Mentioned only) Forerunner-Flood war (Mentioned only) Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only) Battle of the Etran Harborage (Mentioned only) Post-Covenant War conflicts Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro (Mentioned only) Created conflict (Mentioned only) Vehicles Covenant Covenant starship Covenant destroyer (Mentioned only) Forerunner Forerunner starship Audacity (Mentioned only) Eden (First appearance) War sphinx (Mentioned only) Human AC-220 Vulture (Mentioned only) Arrow-XR3 (First appearance) AV-22 Sparrowhawk (Mentioned only) Goblin VS (First appearance) Mariner-class transport ship Ace of Spades Erstwhile (Mentioned only) Mongoose M274 Mongoose (Mislabeled as an M247) Orbital defense platform UNSC starship Halberd-class destroyer Phoenix-class colony ship UNSC Spirit of Fire (Mentioned only) Prowler UNSC Taurokado (Mentioned only) Weapons Covenant Type-25 plasma rifle Forerunner Z-250 lightrifle Human Combat knife M6 series M6H2 M9 fragmentation grenade MA series MA5 series MA5D assault rifle Technology and equipment Forerunner Artificial intelligence Armiger Monitor Baffler Composer (Mentioned only) Coordinate key Cryptum (Mentioned only) Domain (Mentioned only) Geas (Mentioned only) Guardian Custode Halo Array Personal slipspace unit (First appearance) Shield world Sentinel Teleporter (Mentioned only) Upgrade seed (Mentioned only) Human ChatterNet Diane Food and drink dispenser Holography Avatar Jetpack (Mentioned only) Michelle Nanotechnology (Mentioned only) Neural marker SATCOM (Mentioned only) Telemetry probe Virtual contact lense (First appearance) Wave suppressor (First appearance) Waypoint

Trivia

• The audio edition of the novel was narrated by Tim Dadabo, the voice actor of 343 Guilty Spark.

Gallery

Cover art artwork

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  The novel's full cover art.

Editions

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  2021 edition.

Other

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  Spark's early sketch by William Cameron.