Halo: Shadows of Reach

Halo: Shadows of Reach - A Master Chief Story is a 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 contains 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.

Appearances
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Artificial intelligence

 * 343 Guilty Spark
 * Cortana
 * Intrepid Eye
 * Kalmiya

Human

 * Ash-G099
 * Avery Johnson
 * Bella Disztl
 * Catherine Halsey
 * Darda Tabori
 * Dimka
 * Doi
 * Edward Buck
 * Eznik Van Houte
 * Ferenc Kisvárda
 * Frederic-104
 * Griffin
 * Halima Ascot
 * Hector Nyeto
 * Isaac-039
 * Istvan Erdei
 * James Ackerson
 * John-117
 * Kelemen
 * Kelly-087
 * Laszlo
 * Linda-058
 * Maks Chapov
 * Margaret Parangosky
 * Mark-G313
 * Marmon Crowther
 * Miranda Keyes
 * Olivia-G291
 * Oshiro
 * Quinby Okpara
 * Rendor Borbély
 * Samuel-034
 * Sarah Palmer
 * Sasa Boldisar
 * Serin Osman
 * Somogy
 * Stella Mukai
 * Tag Meoquanee
 * Teslenko
 * Thomas Lasky
 * Veronica Dare
 * Veta Lopis
 * Vettel
 * Vidor
 * Vinh-030
 * William-043

Forerunner

 * Ur-Didact

Jiralhanae

 * Atriox
 * Ballas
 * Balkarus
 * Castor
 * Deukalion
 * Escharum
 * Feodruz
 * Krelis
 * Orsun
 * Tartarus
 * Zeretus

Kig-Yar

 * Toati

Sangheili

 * Inslaan 'Gadogai
 * Jato 'Ratum

San'Shyuum

 * Prophet of Truth


 * title-2=Species|
 * Flood
 * Gravemind
 * Forerunner
 * Human
 * Jiralhanae
 * Kig-Yar
 * T'vaoan
 * Sangheili
 * San'Shyuum
 * Unggoy


 * title-3=Organizations|
 * Covenant
 * Covenant Special Operations
 * Silent Shadow
 * Covenant remnants
 * Banished
 * Legion of the Corpse-Moon
 * Ravaged Tusks
 * Jul 'Mdama's Covenant
 * Keepers of the One Freedom
 * Servants of the Abiding Truth
 * Created
 * Eposz Reclamation Collective
 * Kerepes Agricultural
 * Kisvárda Metals
 * Misriah Armory
 * Unified Earth Government
 * Diplomatic Corps
 * United Nations Space Command
 * UNSC Armed Forces
 * Colonial Militia
 * Viery Militia
 * Training Battalion Ács
 * Bicske Battalion
 * Érd Battalion
 * Spartan Operations
 * SPARTAN-IV program
 * Fireteam Osiris
 * Fireteam Taurus
 * Fireteam Intrepid
 * UNSC Army
 * Special Warfare Group Three
 * NOBLE Team
 * UNSC Marine Corps
 * Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
 * UNSC Navy
 * Naval Special Warfare Command
 * Naval Special Weapons
 * SPARTAN-II program
 * Blue Team
 * Office of Naval Intelligence
 * 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion
 * Ferret


 * title-4=Locations|
 * Doisac
 * Soirapt
 * Gao
 * Montero
 * Montero Vitality Center
 * Wendosa
 * High Charity
 * Sanctum of the Hierarchs
 * Installation 00
 * Installation 04
 * Orion Arm
 * Meridian
 * Newsaka
 * Umagena
 * Epsilon Eridani system
 * Tantalus
 * Reach
 * Big Crater Bay
 * Black Iron Gorge
 * Csodaszarvas
 * Erőd
 * Rajtom Facility
 * Fenyot Basin
 * Figyelő Point
 * Koldus Canyon
 * New Miskolc
 * Rejtett Valley
 * Szarvas Regeneration and Salvage Facility
 * Tárnoc Falls
 * Turul
 * Viery Territory
 * Eposz
 * Észac Plain
 * Dombräd Springs
 * Kisköre Base
 * Kisköre Canal
 * Lapos River
 * Vadász Dombok
 * Babd Catha Ice Shelf
 * SWORD Base
 * Arany Basin
 * Bük Burn Cavity
 * Logistics Base Gödöllő
 * Gödöllő Steppe
 * Juh Mező Aqueduct
 * Dél Eléri
 * Végtelen Mászás
 * Mohács/New Mohács
 * Highland Mountains
 * Menachite Mountain
 * Csongrád Region
 * CASTLE Base
 * Lébény district
 * Gönc Canyon
 * Gönc Drifts
 * Scheelite Workings
 * The Portal under the Mountain
 * Military Reservation 01478-B
 * Military Wilderness Training Preserve
 * Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex
 * Szurdok Ridge
 * Omeiite Mountain
 * Vanadinite Mountain
 * Eridanus system
 * Eridanus Secundus
 * Sol system
 * Earth
 * United Republic of North America
 * New Phoenix


 * title-5=Events|
 * War
 * Created conflict
 * The Reclamation
 * Operation: WOLFE
 * Human-Covenant War
 * Operation: SILENT STORM
 * Fall of Reach
 * Battle of Installation 04
 * Operation: FIRST STRIKE
 * Great Schism
 * Post-Covenant War conflicts
 * Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE
 * New Phoenix Incident
 * Requiem Campaign
 * Second Ark Conflict
 * Raid on Anodyne Spirit
 * Battle of New Mohács
 * Martian Olympics
 * Tantalus 10,000


 * title-6=Vehicles|
 * Banshee
 * Banished Banshee
 * Chopper
 * Banished Chopper
 * Covenant starship
 * Covenant destroyer
 * Covenant carrier
 * Enduring Conviction
 * Covenant corvette
 * Intrusion corvette
 * D96-TCE Albatross
 * F-41 Broadsword
 * Forerunner starship
 * Babd Catha Forerunner vessel
 * Keyship
 * Anodyne Spirit
 * Mantle's Approach
 * GA-TL1 Longsword
 * Great Light
 * Ghost
 * Banished Ghost
 * Griever fighter-bomber
 * Karve
 * Marauder
 * Mongoose
 * M274R Mongoose
 * Owl
 * Pelican
 * D77H-TCI Pelican
 * Phantom
 * Banished Phantom
 * Reaver
 * Seraph
 * Morsam-pattern Seraph
 * Shadow
 * Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle
 * Spirit
 * Banished Spirit
 * Type-52 Prowler
 * Type-56 Lich
 * Banished Lich
 * UNSC starship
 * UNSC frigate
 * Prowler
 * UNSC carrier
 * Warthog
 * M12 Warthog
 * M12 Chaingun Warthog
 * M12R Rocket Warthog
 * Wraith
 * Banished Wraith
 * Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith
 * Warthog
 * M12 Warthog
 * M12 Chaingun Warthog
 * M12R Rocket Warthog
 * Wraith
 * Banished Wraith
 * Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith
 * Banished Wraith
 * Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith


 * title-7=Weapons|
 * Anaconda surface-to-air missile
 * Argent V missile
 * ASGM-15 missile
 * Blamex
 * BR75 battle rifle
 * C10 charge
 * Desert Eagle
 * Gravity Axe
 * HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon
 * Mark 2550 MFDD
 * Lotus anti-tank mine
 * M19 missile
 * M356 detonator
 * M41 SPNKR
 * M41 Vulcan
 * M45 shotgun
 * M45E shotgun
 * Oathsworn
 * M57 Pilum
 * M6 series
 * M6H magnum
 * M7 SMG
 * M71 Scythe
 * M79 rocket launcher
 * M9 fragmentation grenade
 * M95 Lance
 * MA series
 * MA2B assault rifle
 * MA37 assault rifle
 * MA40 assault rifle
 * MA5B assault rifle
 * Machine-linked autocannon
 * M1075 ASW/AC 35mm
 * Mangler
 * Octadart
 * Octanitrocubane
 * Pulse carbine
 * Ravager
 * Shock rifle
 * Skewer
 * SRS99 series
 * SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle
 * Nornfang
 * ST/Medusa missile
 * M6088 ST/MMP
 * Type-1 energy sword
 * Type-2 gravity hammer
 * Type-25 Spiker
 * Type-52 Mauler


 * title-8=Technology and equipment|
 * Artificial intelligence
 * Smart AI
 * Dumb AI
 * Artificial limb
 * Composer
 * Cryptum
 * Dimdots
 * Domain
 * Gelignite
 * Grappleshot
 * Gravity lift
 * Guardian Custode
 * Halo Array
 * Holography
 * Plasma drill
 * Portable Spartan Support Module
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN1]
 * Mark IV
 * MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)
 * Mark VI
 * Night vision device
 * Slipspace flake
 * Menachite Forerunner crystal
 * Spoofer
 * Stim-Pack
 * Waypoint

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 * title-9=Miscellaneous|
 * Missing in action
 * Psalm of the Journey
 * Unified Interstellar Law
 * Uniform Code of Military Justice

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. Still, an allusion to this was included in the fourteenth chapter where John-117 notices that Kelly-087 is listening to an old song about "a killer queen."
 * 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.