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[[Image:EricNylund.jpg|right|thumb|A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.]]
[[Image:EricNylund.jpg|right|thumb|A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.]]
==Summary==
'''Eric S. Nylund''' was born in 1964, though his writing career didn't seem to begin until 1995. He is a novelist and professional technical writer. He is married to another Sci-fi writer, Syne Mitchell.
Eric S. Nylund was born in 1964, though his writing career didn't seem to begin until 1995. He is a novelist and professional technical writer. He is married to another Sci-fi writer, Syne Mitchell.


Eric Nylund is the author of [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], a novel that acts as a prequel to [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], and [[Halo: First Strike]], a sequel to [[Halo: The Flood]] and prequel to [[Halo 2]]. He has been recently commisioned to write a 4th Halo novel: [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]. Despite this, his actual job is as a writer for [[Microsoft]] Gaming Studios. His job is to develop character and story bibles, write backstory, prepare materials for Marketing, write game manuals, write game scripts, consult on voice casting, direct voice actors, and coordinate with MS Localization, Legal, and Geopolitcal departments
Eric Nylund is the author of [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], a novel that acts as a prequel to [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], and [[Halo: First Strike]], a sequel to [[Halo: The Flood]] and prequel to [[Halo 2]]. He has been recently commisioned to write a 4th Halo novel: [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]. Despite this, his actual job is as a writer for [[Microsoft]] Gaming Studios. His job is to develop character and story bibles, write backstory, prepare materials for Marketing, write game manuals, write game scripts, consult on voice casting, direct voice actors, and coordinate with MS Localization, Legal, and Geopolitcal departments
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.ericnylund.net/ Eric Nylund's Blog]
*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/nylund.interview.html Interview with HBO]
*[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/nylund.interview.html Interview with HBO]
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight3.htm Interview with Xbox.com]
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight3.htm Interview with Xbox.com]


[[Category:People|Nylund, Eric]]
[[Category:People|Nylund, Eric]]

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A picture of Eric Nylund, courtesy of his blog.

Eric S. Nylund was born in 1964, though his writing career didn't seem to begin until 1995. He is a novelist and professional technical writer. He is married to another Sci-fi writer, Syne Mitchell.

Eric Nylund is the author of Halo: The Fall of Reach, a novel that acts as a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, and Halo: First Strike, a sequel to Halo: The Flood and prequel to Halo 2. He has been recently commisioned to write a 4th Halo novel: Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Despite this, his actual job is as a writer for Microsoft Gaming Studios. His job is to develop character and story bibles, write backstory, prepare materials for Marketing, write game manuals, write game scripts, consult on voice casting, direct voice actors, and coordinate with MS Localization, Legal, and Geopolitcal departments

He was born in 1964, and spent his youth in California. He has a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a masters degree in Chemical Physics. In the 1990s he was hired by Microsoft to help rewrite and edit scientific parts of Microsoft's multi-media enyclopedia. Since then, he has written novels for several games, including Halo, Crimson Skies, and Gears of War.

Nylund has implied in an issue of Bungie Weekly Update that he may not be avaliable to write the announced 5th and 6th books for the Halo series.

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