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 :What I found the most surprising is that there's a new book coming this fall and they there's no word on the title or even the author yet. Suppose we can expect to see some info soon. Staten is definitely a possibility now that he's back with MS, and he's one of the few people who would make me relieved about the future. ''ODST'' squad novel anyone? That said, I'm still holding on to the hope of Nylund returning - while Staten is a close second as far as "modern-era" ''Halo'' fiction goes, I still have to say I ''personally'' prefer Nylund's more techy and space-operatic storytelling. And given how there has been a more or less consistent upward climb in the quality of Nylund's work so far, it would be a delight to see him pen a full-blown novel now. Still, I'll be very happy indeed if it turns out to be Joe. Buckell would be a foolproof enough choice, although to me his work has been mostly average quality. The worst-case scenario would be someone like Dietz (''The Flood'' didn't trample on much background lore because there was very little of that to begin with at the time, but if his fiasco of a ''Mass Effect'' book is any indication he's absolute rubbish with properly fleshed-out universes). Or if they contracted Traviss for more books (borderline PR suicide for 343i). --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 00:51, 5 February 2014 (EST)
+Well, [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-novel-ideas as everyone knows by now,] Staten is back and there's an overabundance of Halo literature coming out this year. To me, this is great because with Halo I've generally found myself preferring the books to the comics (with some exceptions). I just hope they'll be able to maintain a consistent level of quality and canon adherence with a busy schedule like this. Moreover, it's looking to be a very busy year for ''us'' here on Halopedia with the frequent novel releases, the monthly ''Escalation'', and obviously ''Guardians''.
+There's still a nagging lack of Nylund but at least they were able to get the next best thing. I hope Staten sticks around; in a best-case scenario they'd make him lead writer again. It'll be interesting to see how he tackles the subject matter — is ''Shadow of Intent'' going to be set during the war or in the post-war era? If it's the latter, I'm suspecting we'll see some more Elite on Brute warfare since that's clearly what Bungie was building up towards back in the day before Traviss swept that conflict under the rug, no doubt with 343i's blessing. Aside from that, Frankie's entry sounds particularly intriguing. Halo has been sorely lacking in idea-centric stories and I love me some exploration of the nature of consciousness. I've been led to understand Frankie wrote the bulk of the ''Halo 3'' terminals and if he can bring that same magic to ''Saint's Testimony'', it's going to be a winner. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 05:56, 16 March 2015 (EDT)