Halo: Glasslands

Halo: Glasslands is the first novel in the yet-untitled post-war series by Karen Traviss. It is to be released on October 25, 2011 on hardcover, paperback and as an audiobook.

Plot
Set in 2553, Halo: Glasslands will continue the story of Halo: Ghosts of Onyx in the wake of the events of Halo 3 and explore the Halo universe following the end of the Human-Covenant War. Though the story of the characters from Ghosts of Onyx will be continued in the novel and they will play a pivotal role, Frank O'Connor mentioned that the focus of the story moves into "something really different". In addition, Karen Traviss clarified that the main focus of the book is not on Spartans, and that Orbital Drop Shock Troopers will play a major role in the story. It has also been mentioned that the Office of Naval Intelligence will be fleshed out and the moral implications of the SPARTAN-II Program and those involved with it - including Dr. Catherine Halsey - will be explored, and that a "rehabilitated" SPARTAN-II candidate, previously thought to have been washed out, will appear.

Characters

 * Black Box
 * Catherine Elizabeth Halsey
 * Evan Phillips
 * Franklin Mendez
 * Lucy-B091
 * Mal
 * Margaret O. Parangosky
 * Sarah Osbun
 * Unidentified Huragok
 * Unidentified Sangheili female
 * Vaz

Locations

 * Onyx
 * Sanghelios

Organizations

 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC Marine Corps
 * Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
 * UNSC Navy
 * Naval Special Warfare Command
 * SPARTAN-II Program
 * Office of Naval Intelligence
 * Section Three
 * Beta-5 Division
 * SPARTAN-III Program
 * Unidentified diplomatic mission
 * Various Sangheili organizations, etc.

Species

 * Human
 * Huragok
 * Sangheili

Trivia

 * The cover of the novel was illustrated by former Bungie concept artist Eddie Smith.
 * Karen Traviss has confirmed that the novel will feature Easter eggs that reference Red vs. Blue.