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'''''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''''' is a collection of short-stories and poems from [[Tor Books]].<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]">[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]</ref><ref>http://kotaku.com/5336004/halo-evolutions-+-essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe</ref> Like the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', ''Evolutions'' features stories by a variety of writers, including [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Karen Traviss]], [[Robert McLees]], [[Fred Van Lente]] and many other critically acclaimed authors.<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]"/> Production of the anthology was begun "around Christmas" of 2008,<ref name="O'Connor">'''Halo Waypoint''', ''Inside Halo: Evolutions, Part 2''</ref> and the book was released on November | '''''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''''' is a collection of short-stories and poems from [[Tor Books]].<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]">[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]</ref><ref>http://kotaku.com/5336004/halo-evolutions-+-essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe</ref> Like the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', ''Evolutions'' features stories by a variety of writers, including [[Eric Nylund]], [[Tobias Buckell]], [[Karen Traviss]], [[Robert McLees]], [[Fred Van Lente]] and many other critically acclaimed authors.<ref name="[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/tor-books-announces-halo-evolutions%E2%80%94essential-tales-of-the-halo-universe/ Tor/Forge - Tor Books Announces HALO: EVOLUTIONS—Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]"/> Production of the anthology was begun "around Christmas" of 2008,<ref name="O'Connor">'''Halo Waypoint''', ''Inside Halo: Evolutions, Part 2''</ref> and the book was released on November 24, 2009. The book also explores foggy corners and faces of the Halo universe. Some of ''Halo: Evolutions''<nowiki>'</nowiki> short stories act like stepping stones to ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'', written by [[Greg Bear]]. | ||
An audiobook version of ''Evolutions'' is available on Amazon.com, Audible.com, and iTunes. It is narrated by [[Steve Downes]], Holter Graham, Frank O'Connor, and [[Jen Taylor]].<ref>[http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1202280890.1265570560@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadejigmfglhcefecekjdffidfhn.0&productID=BK_AREN_001053&redirectFlag= '''Audible.com''': ''Halo: Evolutions'']</ref> | An audiobook version of ''Evolutions'' is available on Amazon.com, Audible.com, and iTunes. It is narrated by [[Steve Downes]], Holter Graham, Frank O'Connor, and [[Jen Taylor]].<ref>[http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1202280890.1265570560@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadejigmfglhcefecekjdffidfhn.0&productID=BK_AREN_001053&redirectFlag= '''Audible.com''': ''Halo: Evolutions'']</ref> | ||
''Halo: Evolutions'' was re-released as two separate volumes with one additional story in each, as well as new cover art for each of the original stories selected from the [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-01--Halo-Evolutions-Community-Art-Contest | ''Halo: Evolutions'' was re-released as two separate volumes with one additional story in each, as well as new cover art for each of the original stories selected from the [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-06-01--Halo-Evolutions-Community-Art-Contest ''Halo: Evolutions'' community art contest].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/u/4/PZAkTzMzGGk San Diego Comic-Con 2010: 343 Industries panel, Part 4]</ref> The new stories ''[[Soma the Painter]]'' and ''[[Wages of Sin]]'' were added to the Volume I and II editions, respectively. | ||
Some of the stories in ''Evolutions'' have been adapted into [[Wikipedia:motion comic|motion comics]], with ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', ''[[The Return]]'' and ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' animated by [[Juan Richard Feliz|ONE]] and ''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' by [[MoreFrames]]. | Some of the stories in ''Evolutions'' have been adapted into [[Wikipedia:motion comic|motion comics]], with ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', ''[[The Return]]'' and ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' animated by [[Juan Richard Feliz|ONE]] and ''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' by [[MoreFrames]]. | ||
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===Palace Hotel=== | ===Palace Hotel=== | ||
{{Main|Palace Hotel (short story)}} | {{Main|Palace Hotel (short story)}} | ||
''Palace Hotel'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level "[[Metropolis]]" to right before he boards the [[Type-47A | ''Palace Hotel'' follows the [[John-117|Master Chief]]'s movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level "[[Metropolis]]" to right before he boards the [[Type-47A Scarab|Scarab]]. It also discusses Master Chief's discovery of a [[Parisa|childhood friend]]. The story was written by [[Robert McLees]]. | ||
===Human Weakness=== | ===Human Weakness=== | ||