Halo: Broken Circle

Halo: Broken Circle is an upcoming novel written by John Shirley. It will be released on November 4, 2014. The first half of the book takes place during the Covenant's infancy circa 852 BCE. The latter half takes place during the Great Schism and is told from the perspective of a new character.

An online excerpt of the novel's first chapter was released on the Simon & Schuster website on October 26, 2014.

Production note
The novel's cover is illustrated by 343 Industries senior concept artist John Wallin Liberto, who previously created promotional and concept artwork for Halo 4 and Halo: Initiation.