The Forerunner Saga

The Forerunner Trilogy is a series of Halo novels focusing on Forerunner life 100,000 years before the Human-Covenant War. The first in the trilogy has a set release date of 2010.

Background
"A science fiction icon and winner of the field’s highest awards, Greg Bear has signed on to write three Halo novels set in the time of the Forerunners, the creators and builders of the Halos. Almost nothing is known for sure about this ancient race. Worshipped by the Covenant as gods, their engineering relics pepper the galaxy, and their connection to humanity remains unanswered. Devoted fans of both the books and games will finally get to delve deep into the era of these enigmatic beings, and discover for themselves the epic story behind one of the great mysteries of the Halo universe: the complete disappearance of the Forerunners from existence. World publication rights to Tor Books."

- Tor Books

"It's going to be a trilogy. A connected universe that will remain faithful to the scale and mysteries, while exploring the detail and challenges of a VERY powerful culture. This won't be some skirt-raising exercise in Forerunner populist-ism. Folks know way more about Forerunners than you think, but we're definitely going to respect that strange sense of wonder and awe that Bungie infused from day one. It will be BIG Greg Bear fiction in a faintly familiar place, but one that's full of surprises. Think Eon."

- Frankie.

The series was officially announced at the Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle, Washington, where its author, Greg Bear, made a guest appearance.

Trivia

 * The books may reveal the true connection between the Forerunners and the humans.
 * It may be possible that characters such as Didact, the Librarian, Mendicant Bias, Offensive Bias, and 343 Guilty Spark will be will be in the books. If these characters are going to be the main characters it is highly likely that the main antagonist will be a Gravemind,possibly later in the trilogy, and Mendicant Bias.
 * The books may reveal a description of what the Forerunners look like, but may never show images of them.
 * Due to the fact that this will be a Trilogy, and that the Forerunner-flood war lasted for 300 years, each book might cover a portion of each 100 years. The first book revealing how the Forerunners came into contact with the Flood, and the final book with the betrayal of Mendicant Bias and the firing of the Halos.
 * Because the book will be about the Forerunner-Flood war it is very possible that Forerunner flood forms will make appearences.

Internal Links

 * Forerunners