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The ''Halo Encyclopedia'' begins with a foreword by Frank O'Connor. It then introduces the [[John-117|Master Chief]], the Covenant and many other aspects of the Halo universe. Chapter One contains a timeline (complete to publication), followed by chapters on humans, Spartans, the Covenant, the Flood, the Forerunners, the [[Human-Covenant War]], science and technology, transport, locations and finally weapons - before a glossary of terms, index and acknowledgements. | The ''Halo Encyclopedia'' begins with a foreword by Frank O'Connor. It then introduces the [[John-117|Master Chief]], the Covenant and many other aspects of the Halo universe. Chapter One contains a timeline (complete to publication), followed by chapters on humans, Spartans, the Covenant, the Flood, the Forerunners, the [[Human-Covenant War]], science and technology, transport, locations and finally weapons - before a glossary of terms, index and acknowledgements. | ||
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File:Halo-Encyclopedia-Cover.jpg|The front cover is adapted from a piece of Halo concept art. | |||
File:Front cover close-up.png|A close-up image of the front cover | |||
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==Trivia== | |||
[[File:Encyclopedia 2011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The cover of the 2011 updated edition.]] | [[File:Encyclopedia 2011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The cover of the 2011 updated edition.]] | ||
Reception to the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' has been mixed. Some reviewers and readers praised the book's detailed approach to its content. However, other reviewers stated that the book's images are often of poor quality and "at times seem haphazardly thrown together."<ref>''Though I must say, they could have done a better job on some of the images. At times these seem haphazardly thrown together. Low resolution models of items have been blown up to show just how shoddy their design was in game.'' - [http://www.gamersdailynews.com/article-2225-The-HALO-Encyclopedia-Book-Review.html Gamer's Daily News]</ref> Others criticisms centered on the work's poor editing, most notably its poor spelling and grammar. Misattributions are also frequent, with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/S variant|Scout]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI(A)|Rogue]] armor being referred to as one armor type. Later printings of the ''Encyclopedia'' feature improved editing, eliminating many mistakes that exist in the initial printing, including several mislabelings and missattributions. Nonetheless, several factual inaccuracies remain. For example, the ranking system of the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] is mangled, with a picture of a [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]] labeled as a [[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]], and the color of an [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]]'s armor is mis-cited as cyan instead of violet. | Reception to the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' has been mixed. Some reviewers and readers praised the book's detailed approach to its content. However, other reviewers stated that the book's images are often of poor quality and "at times seem haphazardly thrown together."<ref>''Though I must say, they could have done a better job on some of the images. At times these seem haphazardly thrown together. Low resolution models of items have been blown up to show just how shoddy their design was in game.'' - [http://www.gamersdailynews.com/article-2225-The-HALO-Encyclopedia-Book-Review.html Gamer's Daily News]</ref> Others criticisms centered on the work's poor editing, most notably its poor spelling and grammar. Misattributions are also frequent, with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/S variant|Scout]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI(A)|Rogue]] armor being referred to as one armor type. Later printings of the ''Encyclopedia'' feature improved editing, eliminating many mistakes that exist in the initial printing, including several mislabelings and missattributions. Nonetheless, several factual inaccuracies remain. For example, the ranking system of the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] is mangled, with a picture of a [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]] labeled as a [[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]], and the color of an [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]]'s armor is mis-cited as cyan instead of violet. | ||
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The 2011 edition incorporates new content, mainly image assets, from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as well as correcting some of the mislabelings in the original. However, many of the errors remain, such as referencing the "first" and "second" battles of Earth. 343 Industries Content Creator [[Jeremy Patenaude]] has acknowledged that many of the errors remain in the new edition, and stated that future efforts to create a ''Halo'' universe encyclopedia would be rewritten from the ground up.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1101960 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just got my revised Encyclopedia'']</ref> | The 2011 edition incorporates new content, mainly image assets, from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as well as correcting some of the mislabelings in the original. However, many of the errors remain, such as referencing the "first" and "second" battles of Earth. 343 Industries Content Creator [[Jeremy Patenaude]] has acknowledged that many of the errors remain in the new edition, and stated that future efforts to create a ''Halo'' universe encyclopedia would be rewritten from the ground up.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1101960 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just got my revised Encyclopedia'']</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||