Halo: Waypoint Chronicles
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May 26, 2026 (Volume I)[2][3] |
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978-1668215227 (Volume I) |
Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume One is a short story anthology book produced by Halo Studios. The anthology was intended to be divided into multiple parts, with Volume One released on May 26, 2026, after being pushed back from its original release date of March 10.[2] A Volume Two was originally set to be released in 2027,[4] though was cancelled after mass layoffs at Halo Studios in September 2026, which saw the studio's franchise management staff laid off. The completed stories which had been written for Volume Two, some of which included new authors, are set to be released online throughout late 2026.[5]
The release is named after the titular Halo Waypoint Chronicle series of short stories published on Halo Waypoint, which were previously only available to view online.[3]
Volume One[edit]
Official summary[edit]
| “ | Delve once more into stories of legendary heroism and star-spanning conflicts—from the time of the ancient Forerunners to the perils of a twenty-sixth century clash between the United Nations Space Command and the Banished alien alliance.
Halo: Waypoint Chronicles — Volume One collects over thirty short stories from all corners of the Halo universe, including twenty-four adventures previously only available online, plus ten brand-new tales exclusive to this collected volume! Also included are dozens of additional pieces of lore-laden intel items and story vignettes connected to the Halo Infinite game experience.[2] |
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Volume One stories[edit]
Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume One is the first physical print edition of Waypoint Chronicles to release. Its contents include 24 short stories previously only available online alongside various other pieces of ancillary content.[3] The original art pieces produced for the online chronicles are not included in the physical book due to the already-large page count of the release.[6] Most of the fiction included saw minor additions and changes from their original release that enhanced the story or fixed inconsistencies. Only three Halo Infinite Intel Drops didn't make it in. The content in the book includes the following:[3]
All stories listed below were written by Alex Wakeford and Jeff Easterling.
- Halo Waypoint Chronicles
- Halo: Age of Retribution
- Halo: Ascension on Atropos[1]
- Halo: Anvil Accord
- Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1
- Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2
- Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon
- Halo: Fifth Canticle[1]
- Halo: Fireside
- Halo: From the Soil to the Stars
- Halo: 'Ghosts & Glass' by B. Giraud[1]
- Halo: Hippocratica
- Halo: Moonrise Over Mombasa[1]
- Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son
- Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios
- Halo: The Machine Breaks
- Halo: The Third Life
- Halo: Trial of Reckoning
- Halo: Tulpamancy
- Halo: Venezian Sonata
- Halo: Vertical Umbrage
- Halo: Winter Contention
- Halo: Whispers from the Pyre
- Halo Infinite Intel Drops[1]
- Armory Infinitum
- Story Shards
- Ten additional new exclusive stories[3][7]
- One new exclusive poem
Audiobook[edit]
Halo: Waypoint Chronicles includes a massive cast of new and returning voice talent for the audiobook release of the collection, with new voiceovers being provided for the stories which had previously had audiobook uploads on YouTube. Voice talent includes the following:[7]
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Volume Two[edit]
The second volume of Waypoint Chronicles was originally set to release in the future, featuring more authors and collaborations. However, because of Halo Studios' mass downsizing, these plans were shifted and Volume Two Waypoint Chronicles completed before the layoffs are set to be released online.[5]
Currently only one story is currently known from this volume:[9]
Gallery[edit]
Full cover art of the book.
A completed manuscript for Volume One.
A box of several copies of Volume One.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Halo: Waypoint Chronicles – Volume One | Cover Reveal (Retrieved on Jul 3, 2025) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e Simon & Schuster, Halo: Waypoint Chronicles (Retrieved on Jun 14, 2025) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Anthology Assemble (Retrieved on May 30, 2025) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Parasite's Cake (Retrieved on Jan 31, 2026) [archive]
- ^ a b X.com, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "For my remaining time at the studio, Jeff and I are working to release a bunch of the cool stuff we had cooking.
We have a final Canon Fodder to publish and we have some completed Volume 2 Waypoint Chronicles from additional authors. These'll be our parting gifts! 💚" (Retrieved on Sep 24, 2026) [archive] - ^ X.com, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "The art for the individual stories is definitely more of an online thing, as we're already pushing 600 pages it would balloon that count even further XD" (Retrieved on May 5, 2026) [archive]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Casting Chronicles (Retrieved on Mar 27, 2026) [archive]
- ^ X.com, Alex Wakeford (@haruspis): "You’ll hear me narrate the book’s foreword and the final story, Graveworld—something I originally wrote way back in 2022, waiting for the right time and place to unleash it upon the Halo universe. Very excited to see the reactions to that one 👀" (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2026) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Midnight Oil (Retrieved on May 29, 2026) [archive]
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