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Halo: Waypoint Chronicles

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This article is about the print anthology collection. For eponymous short story series, see Halo Waypoint Chronicle.
Halo: Waypoint Chronicles
Cover of Halo: Waypoint Chronicles - Volume 1
Attribution information

Author(s):

Cover artist(s):

Levi Hoffmeier[1]

Audio book narrator(s):

See below

Publication information

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster[2]

Publication date:

May 26, 2026 (Volume I)[2][3]

Media type:

Print

Pages:

608 pages[2]

ISBN:

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 is set to be released in 2027,[4][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]

”

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.