Editing Halo: Waypoint Chronicles

{{Title|''Halo: Waypoint Chronicles''}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Disambig header|the print anthology collection|eponymous short story series|Halo Waypoint Chronicle}}
{{Novel infobox
|name= 
|variant=Anthology
|image=[[File:HWCV1 Cover.jpg|300px]]
|author=
*[[Jeff Easterling]]
*[[Alex Wakeford]]
|cover artist=[[:Category:Images by Levi Hoffmeier|Levi Hoffmeier]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWCCover}}
|illustrator=
|editor= 
|audio= See [[#Audiobook|below]]
|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHWC}}
|publication=[[2026#May|May 26, 2026]] (Volume I){{Ref/Site|Id=S&SHWC|URL=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Halo-Waypoint-Chronicles/Jeff-Easterling/Halo/9781668215227|Site=Simon & Schuster|Page=Halo: Waypoint Chronicles|D=14|M=06|Y=2025}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFAnthology}}
|media=Print
|length=608 pages{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHWC}}
|ISBN= [[Special:BookSources/978-1668215227|978-1668215227]] (Volume I)
|series= [[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]s
|preceded=
|followed=
|multiseries= 
|notable=
}}
'''''Halo: Waypoint Chronicles''''' is a short story anthology series produced by [[Halo Studios]]. The anthology is divided into multiple parts, with Volume One set to be released on [[2026|May 26, 2026]], after being pushed back from its original release date of March 10.{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHWC}} A Volume Two is set to be released, though no details on it are yet known.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCake|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-parasites-cake|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parasite's Cake|D=31|M=01|Y=2026}} 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.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFAnthology|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-anthology-assemble|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Anthology Assemble|D=30|M=05|Y=2025}}

==Official summary==
{{Article quote|Delve once more into stories of legendary heroism and star-spanning conflicts—from the time of the ancient [[Forerunner]]s 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.{{Ref/Reuse|S&SHWC}}}}

==Volume One==
''Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume One'' will be 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 including:{{Ref/Reuse|CFAnthology}}
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*[[Halo Waypoint Chronicle]]s
**''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]''
**''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''
**''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]''
**''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
**''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''
**''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]''
**''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''
**''[[Halo: Fireside]]''
**''[[Halo: The Third Life]]''
**''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]''
**''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]''
**''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]''
**''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]''
**''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]''
**''[[Halo: From the Soil to the Stars]]''
**''[[Halo: Tulpamancy]]''
**''[[Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1]]''
**''[[Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2]]''
**''[[Halo: Moonrise Over Mombasa]]''{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCCover|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-waypoint-chronicles-volume-one-cover-reveal|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Waypoint Chronicles – Volume One <nowiki>|</nowiki> Cover Reveal|D=03|M=07|Y=2025}}
**''[[Halo: 'Ghosts & Glass' by B. Giraud]]''{{Ref/Reuse|HWCCover}}
**''[[Halo: Ascension on Atropos]]''{{Ref/Reuse|HWCCover}}
**''[[Halo: Fifth Canticle]]''{{Ref/Reuse|HWCCover}}
*[[Halo Infinite Story & Intel|''Halo Infinite'' Intel Drops]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWCCover}}
*[[Armory Infinitum]]
*[[Story Shard]]s
**''[[Precipice]]''
**''[[Duality]]''
*Ten additional new exclusive stories{{Ref/Reuse|CFAnthology}}
**''[[Connectivity – Part 2]]''{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCasting|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-casting-chronicles|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Casting Chronicles|D=27|M=03|Y=2026}}
**''[[Halo: Aileron]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: Axios]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: Bella Corsa]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: First Rain]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: Ghosts of the Gyre]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: Graveworld]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: London Calling]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCake}}
**''[[Halo: Rendezvous With Ramen]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCake}}
**''[[Halo: The Eridanus Twelve]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
**''[[Halo: Worlds Uncharted]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
}}

===Audiobook===
''Halo: Waypoint Chronicles'' is set to include 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:{{Ref/Reuse|CFCasting}}
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;Returning talent
*[[Jen Taylor]] ([[Cortana]], [[Catherine Halsey]], [[Joyeuse]]) - narrating ''[[Halo: The Machine Breaks]]'', ''[[Halo: Fifth Canticle]]'', and ''[[Connectivity - Part 2]]''.
*[[Scott Brick]] (audiobook narrator of seventeen [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novels]]) - narrating [[Armory Infinitum]] and [[Halo Infinite Story & Intel|Intel entries]].
*Sarah Elemelah ([[Nina Kovan]] and [[117649 Despondent Pyre]]) - narrating ''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]''.
*[[Gideon Emery]] ([[Jerome-092]] in ''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Sloan]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', [[James Cutter]] in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'') - narrating ''[[Precipice]]'' and ''[[Halo: First Rain]]''.
*Jean Gilpin ([[Mahkee 'Chava]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''.
*[[Tricia Helfer]] ([[Veronica Dare]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]''.
*Suzie McGrath ([[Laurette Agryna]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'') - narrating ''[[Halo: London Calling]]''.
*Darren O'Hare ([[Thomas Lasky]] in ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''Halo 5: Guardians'', and ''Infinite'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Axios]]''.
*[[Jeff Steitzer]] ([[multiplayer]] announcer) - narrating ''[[Halo: The Eridanus Twelve]]''.
*[[Fred Tatasciore]] ([[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Covenant AI copying program|Covenant AI]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', [[Chak 'Lok]] and [[Tomas Horvath]] in ''Infinite'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]'' and ''[[Duality]]''.
*Tamara Taylor ([[Ilsa Zane]] in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'') - narrating ''[[Halo: The Third Life]]''.
*Trieu Tran ([[Hieu Dinh]] in ''Halo Infinite'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1]]''.
*Camilla Arfwedson ([[Sigrid Eklund]] in ''Halo Infinite'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2]]''.
*Erika Soto ([[Isabel]] in ''Halo Wars 2'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Fireside]]''.
*Lottie Van-Praag (esports presenter for the [[Halo Championship Series]]) - narrating ''[[Halo: Bella Corsa]]'').
*Pierce O'Toole (voice director on ''[[Halo: Campaign Evolved]]'' and ''Halo Infinite'') - narrating ''[[Halo: 'Ghosts & Glass' by B. Giraud]]''.
*[[Jeff Easterling]] (Senior Franchise Story Lead at [[Halo Studios]]) - narrating ''[[Halo: Aileron]]''.
*[[Alex Wakeford]] (Franchise Writer at Halo Studios and narrator of the previous YouTube chronicle audiobooks) - narrating ''[[Halo: Graveworld]]''.
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;Community narrators
*Luc Allcock (aka HiddenXperia on YouTube) - narrating ''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]''.
*Kat Peterson (aka Cxee Foxx, voice actor and cosplayer) - narrating ''[[Halo: Worlds Uncharted]]''.
*Martin Smith (aka Installation00 on YouTube) - narrating ''[[Halo: Rendezvous With Ramen]]''.
*Austin Murphy (host of JumperScape's ''The Library: Halo Lorecast'') - narrating ''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]''.

;New narrators
*Cary Hite - narrating ''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]''.
*Daniel Henning - narrating ''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''.
*Yinka Ladeinde - narrating ''[[Halo: Moonrise Over Mombasa]]''.
*Kevin R. Free - narrating ''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''.
*Helen Laser - narrating ''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]''.
*Jacques Roy - narrating ''[[Halo: Tulpamancy]]''.
*Stewart Crank - narrating ''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]'' and ''[[Halo: Ascension on Atropos]]''.
*Jenna Sharpe - narrating ''[[Halo: Ghosts of the Gyre]]''.
*Lisa Flanagan - narrating ''[[Halo: From the Soil to the Stars]]''.
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==Gallery==
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==Sources==
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