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{{Title|''Halo'' novels}}
{{Title|''Halo'' novels}}
{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
[[File:BookSleeve.jpeg|thumb|The [[Halo Box Set]], containing the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
[[File:HaloBooksCollage.jpg|thumb|300px|A compilation of cover art for all of the ''Halo'' novels released between 2001 and early 2024.]]
The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].
The '''''Halo''''' '''novels''' are books that have expanded heavily on the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]]. This page documents the various novels, their series', and their orders. [[343 Industries]] also maintains an official, regularly-updated guide to the novels of the ''Halo'' series, which can be accessed [https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide here].


==Development==
==Development==
[[File:HaloBookSleeve.png|thumb|250px|A box set of the first three ''Halo'' novels.]]
The Halo novel project was initiated with the intent of establishing an "expanded universe" for future content. Contrary to popular belief, the project was overseen by [[Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group]] and not by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] (though they were given a significant degree of creative control).<ref name="MGSFDG">[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' portal page]]: [[User:Subtank/Archive|''MGS Development Group Expands'']] (archived page)</ref><ref name="creativecontrol">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/10/19/beyond-the-ring-bungies-renegade-development-of-halos-fiction?page=3 '''IGN''': ''Beyond the Ring: Bungie's Renegade Development of Halo's Fiction''] (Staten said, emphasizing Bungie's role in outside projects: ''"Bungie was maintaining creative oversight over all these initiatives -- we really did have a lot of control over what stories got told. Historically, over the decade of Halo storytelling, Bungie would maintain creative ownership and direction of these various projects."'')</ref> The relationship between Bungie and Microsoft was somewhat rocky at this time,<ref>[https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history '''Vice.com''': ''The Complete, Untold History of Halo'']</ref> with the former resenting Microsoft's creative interference in the ''Halo'' story and nearly having the first novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', canceled.<ref name="trautmann">[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz '''The Sci Fi Show''': ''Episode 005: DC Reboot/Eric Trautmann'']</ref>
The Halo novel project was initiated with the intent of establishing an "expanded universe" for future content. Contrary to popular belief, the project was overseen by [[Microsoft Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios Franchise Development Group]] and not by [[Bungie|Bungie Studios]] (though they were given a significant degree of creative control).<ref name="MGSFDG">[[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo|'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' portal page]]: [[User:Subtank/Archive|''MGS Development Group Expands'']] (archived page)</ref><ref name="creativecontrol">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/10/19/beyond-the-ring-bungies-renegade-development-of-halos-fiction?page=3 '''IGN''': ''Beyond the Ring: Bungie's Renegade Development of Halo's Fiction''] (Staten said, emphasizing Bungie's role in outside projects: ''"Bungie was maintaining creative oversight over all these initiatives -- we really did have a lot of control over what stories got told. Historically, over the decade of Halo storytelling, Bungie would maintain creative ownership and direction of these various projects."'')</ref> The relationship between Bungie and Microsoft was somewhat rocky at this time,<ref>[https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history '''Vice.com''': ''The Complete, Untold History of Halo'']</ref> with the former resenting Microsoft's creative interference in the ''Halo'' story and nearly having the first novel, ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', canceled.<ref name="trautmann">[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz '''The Sci Fi Show''': ''Episode 005: DC Reboot/Eric Trautmann'']</ref>


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| Therese Plummer
| Therese Plummer
| 2019
| 2019
| Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, Eve, and Victor in their return to Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact.
| Sequel to ''Halo: Battle Born'', follows Saskia, Dorian, Evie, and Victor in their return to Meridian and monitor the Covenant's efforts to retrieve an ancient Forerunner artifact.
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|}
 
===A Halo Infinite Story===
{{Main|A Halo Infinite Story}}
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! style="width:100px;" | Title
! style="width:50px;" | Cover
! style="width:100px;" | Author
! style="width:100px;" | Audio book narrators
! style="width:100px;" | Publication
! Summary
|-
| ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
| [[File:HTRP FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
| [[Kelly Gay]]
| Scott Brick
| [[2022]]
|Follows members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Battle for Zeta Halo|fight back]] against the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 07]].
|-
|-
|}
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| Scott Brick
| Scott Brick
| 2017
| 2017
|Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].
| Follows [[Molly Patel]] as she adjusts to her new life living inside the [[Onyx]] Forerunner [[Sarcophagus|shield world]] and deals with a looming threat from the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].
|-
|-
| ''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
| ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
|[[File:HTRP FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
|[[File:HOut FrontCover.jpg|50px]]
| Troy Denning
| Scott Brick
| 2023
| Follows [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] as they seek out a rumored ancient artifact capable of liberating their peoples from Cortana and the Created's rule.
|-
| ''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''
|[[File:HaloEpitaph Cover Front.jpg|50px]]
| Kelly Gay
| Kelly Gay
|
| [[Keith Szarabajka]]
| [[2022]]
| 2024
|Follows members of the [[United Nations Space Command]] as they [[Installation 07 conflict|fight back]] against the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 07]].
| Follows the [[Ur-Didact]] after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''{{'}}s [[The Next 72 Hours]] arc.
|-
|-
| ''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
| ''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
|
|
| Troy Denning
| [[Jeremy Patenaude]]
|
| 2024
|  
|  
| TBA
|Follows [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] as they seek out a rumored ancient artifact capable of liberating their peoples from Cortana and the Created's rule.
|}
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
==External links==
*[https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/official-halo-book-guide ''Halo Waypoint'' - Official Halo Book Guide] - an officially-published list of ''Halo'' novels.


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