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'''''Halo: Primordium''''' is the second [[Halo novels|novel]] in ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' by [[Greg Bear]] and is the sequel to ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''. It was released on [[2012|January 3, 2012]], with an audio edition released simultaneously.<ref name="Tor">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/07/tor-books-reveals-second-halo-novel-by-greg-bear '''Tor.com''' - ''Tor Books Reveals Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear'']</ref><ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/tor-books-reveals-title-cover-art-and-release-date-of-second-halo-novel-by-greg-bear/113219 '''Halo Waypoint''' - Tor Books Reveals Title, Cover Art, and Release Date of Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear]''</ref> The sequel to the novel, ''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', was released on [[2013|March 19, 2013]].<ref name="Greg Bear Forum 532012">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/release-date-for-halo-silentium-updated '''Tor.com''': ''Release Date for Halo: Silentium Updated'']</ref> | '''''Halo: Primordium''''' is the second [[Halo novels|novel]] in ''[[The Forerunner Saga]]'' by [[Greg Bear]] and is the sequel to ''[[Halo: Cryptum]]''. It was released on [[2012|January 3, 2012]], with an audio edition released simultaneously.<ref name="Tor">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/07/tor-books-reveals-second-halo-novel-by-greg-bear '''Tor.com''' - ''Tor Books Reveals Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear'']</ref><ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/tor-books-reveals-title-cover-art-and-release-date-of-second-halo-novel-by-greg-bear/113219 '''Halo Waypoint''' - Tor Books Reveals Title, Cover Art, and Release Date of Second Halo Novel by Greg Bear]''</ref> The sequel to the novel, ''[[Halo: Silentium]]'', was released on [[2013|March 19, 2013]].<ref name="Greg Bear Forum 532012">[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/release-date-for-halo-silentium-updated '''Tor.com''': ''Release Date for Halo: Silentium Updated'']</ref> | ||
Similar to ''Halo: Cryptum'', the story is told as a first-person narrative, from the perspective of [[Chakas]], one of the two humans who accompanied [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] during the events of ''Cryptum''. The novel is set primarily on [[Installation 07]], a [[Halo Array|Halo ring]] under control of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[ | Similar to ''Halo: Cryptum'', the story is told as a first-person narrative, from the perspective of [[Chakas]], one of the two humans who accompanied [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] during the events of ''Cryptum''. The novel is set primarily on [[Installation 07]], a [[Halo Array|Halo ring]] under control of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] [[Mendicant Bias]].<ref name="SDCC">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNDQN7nwZlw&feature=related '''YouTube''': SDCC 2011: Halo Universe Panel Part 1]</ref> After crash-landing on the ring during Mendicant Bias' [[Battle of the Capital|assault on the Capital]], Chakas is joined by two local humans, [[Vinnevra]] and [[Gamelpar]], in an odyssey to find his companion [[Riser]]. As they attempt to survive on the war-torn Halo, they face several obstacles, including the ancient being known as the [[Primordial]], the [[Flood]], and Mendicant Bias.<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Primordium-Greg-Bear/dp/0765323974/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311822205&sr=1-3 '''Amazon.com''': ''Halo: Primordium product description'']</ref> | ||
Like the rest of ''The Forerunner Saga'', the novel's story has resonant connections to ''[[Halo 4]]'', among them the introduction of the [[Composer]].<ref name="SDCC"/> | Like the rest of ''The Forerunner Saga'', the novel's story has resonant connections to ''[[Halo 4]]'', among them the introduction of the [[Composer]].<ref name="SDCC"/> | ||