Halo: Shadows of Reach

Halo: Shadows of Reach - A Master Chief Story is an upcoming Halo novel written by Troy Denning, originally set to be released on September 22, 2020 but later delayed to October 20, 2020. It is the fourth installment of the A Master Chief Story project. Limited-edition copies exclusive to Wal-Mart will contain an additional short story, Sacrifice.

On October 15, 2020, a short excerpt of the story was released on YouTube, narrated by Steve Downes - the voice actor for John-117 in the Halo games.

Production notes

 * Troy Denning began work on Halo: Shadows of Reach in 2019, and, before its delay, ended up having 130,000 words. In the first draft of the novel in the first chapter, Troy Denning had Kelly-087 listening to the song Killer Queen, however it was removed before he sent in the draft due to copyright infringement fears.
 * The cover art was illustrated by Chris McGrath, who also illustrated the earlier cover of Halo: Silent Storm. The composition of the artwork echoes the original release cover art of Halo: The Fall of Reach.