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343 Industries has announced a new publishing deal with {{Plain|[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2014/02/04/Gallery-Books-and-343-Industries-Announce-Multi-Book-Fiction-Publishing-Program-For-Halo-Franchise.aspx Gallery Books]}} for future ''Halo'' media. The first publication is scheduled for release in Fall 2014. Personally, I'm hoping this will be the beginning of a turn-around for the ''Halo'' novels after getting that sour impression from the ''Kilo-Five 'Travissty<nowiki>'</nowiki>''. So what is everyone's thoughts about this new publishing deal? Do you love it? Hate it? Not sure?--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 12:42, 4 February 2014 (EST) | 343 Industries has announced a new publishing deal with {{Plain|[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2014/02/04/Gallery-Books-and-343-Industries-Announce-Multi-Book-Fiction-Publishing-Program-For-Halo-Franchise.aspx Gallery Books]}} for future ''Halo'' media. The first publication is scheduled for release in Fall 2014. Personally, I'm hoping this will be the beginning of a turn-around for the ''Halo'' novels after getting that sour impression from the ''Kilo-Five 'Travissty<nowiki>'</nowiki>''. So what is everyone's thoughts about this new publishing deal? Do you love it? Hate it? Not sure?--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 12:42, 4 February 2014 (EST) | ||
:I've never really understood what effect the publishers had on the content of the books. I don't much care about the format - I love the little Orbit pocket novels as much as the big Tor ones. My only hope is that they get some really good authors - Tobias Buckell was okay, and Greg Bear was great even though it took a lot of getting used to a first person narrative. And, if Eric Nylund is working freelance, I would love to see where he would take Blue Team now that Traviss wasted the potential story of them in Onyx. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[ | :I've never really understood what effect the publishers had on the content of the books. I don't much care about the format - I love the little Orbit pocket novels as much as the big Tor ones. My only hope is that they get some really good authors - Tobias Buckell was okay, and Greg Bear was great even though it took a lot of getting used to a first person narrative. And, if Eric Nylund is working freelance, I would love to see where he would take Blue Team now that Traviss wasted the potential story of them in Onyx. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 16:39, 4 February 2014 (EST) | ||
Maybe this is what Staten has returned for. He's already written ''Contact Harvest''. And 343 only said he wasn't working on the next ''Halo'' game; they never said anything about books... [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 17:23, 4 February 2014 (EST) | Maybe this is what Staten has returned for. He's already written ''Contact Harvest''. And 343 only said he wasn't working on the next ''Halo'' game; they never said anything about books... [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 17:23, 4 February 2014 (EST) | ||
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:I think Halo: Last Light is very intriguing because we don't know much about it (the others we have a cursory understanding of) and it could be hopefully about a vast amount of topics. I'd like to see a narrative from the Ancient Humanity's perspective. [[User:SamGall|SamGall]] ([[User talk:SamGall|talk]]) 15:38, 16 March 2015 (EDT) | :I think Halo: Last Light is very intriguing because we don't know much about it (the others we have a cursory understanding of) and it could be hopefully about a vast amount of topics. I'd like to see a narrative from the Ancient Humanity's perspective. [[User:SamGall|SamGall]] ([[User talk:SamGall|talk]]) 15:38, 16 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
::I'm most excited about Shadow of Intent, if only because we always need more Halfjaw in our lives, but Saint's Testimony is also really interesting. As for stories I'd like to see - I loved Broken Circle, so I'd love to see more stories set from the Covenant point of view, in a pre- or post-Schism story. Maybe not even involving humanity - maybe we could see a tale of one of the Arbiters settling a crisis in the past, or some Covenant remnant warlord trying to carve out a place for him and his in a complex political landscape. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[ | ::I'm most excited about Shadow of Intent, if only because we always need more Halfjaw in our lives, but Saint's Testimony is also really interesting. As for stories I'd like to see - I loved Broken Circle, so I'd love to see more stories set from the Covenant point of view, in a pre- or post-Schism story. Maybe not even involving humanity - maybe we could see a tale of one of the Arbiters settling a crisis in the past, or some Covenant remnant warlord trying to carve out a place for him and his in a complex political landscape. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 22:46, 16 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
:::I'd like to see something with the lesser-exposed Covenant species; it's as though most writers treat "Sangheili" as a synonym for "Covenant" with the other races always taking a very secondary role. I get that a lot of people like them a lot (I have nothing against them myself) and it's true they're probably the most prominent of the Covenant species, having most ships and all, but it would be nice to get some variety for a change. Lydus' faction in ''Escalation'' did have some of that but that plot didn't really go anywhere; meanwhile, the introduction of "good" San'Shyuum characters was one of the merits of ''Broken Circle''. But I wouldn't mind seeing post-Covenant factions that break the old Covenant mold more radically (as opposed to being Covenant 2.0). Things like an Unggoy warlord, or even the Lekgolo or Yanme'e being treated as something other than alien bad guys. --[[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> 05:25, 17 March 2015 (EDT) | :::I'd like to see something with the lesser-exposed Covenant species; it's as though most writers treat "Sangheili" as a synonym for "Covenant" with the other races always taking a very secondary role. I get that a lot of people like them a lot (I have nothing against them myself) and it's true they're probably the most prominent of the Covenant species, having most ships and all, but it would be nice to get some variety for a change. Lydus' faction in ''Escalation'' did have some of that but that plot didn't really go anywhere; meanwhile, the introduction of "good" San'Shyuum characters was one of the merits of ''Broken Circle''. But I wouldn't mind seeing post-Covenant factions that break the old Covenant mold more radically (as opposed to being Covenant 2.0). Things like an Unggoy warlord, or even the Lekgolo or Yanme'e being treated as something other than alien bad guys. --[[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> 05:25, 17 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
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Come to think of it, either ''Hunters in the Dark'' or ''Last Light'' is probably going to be about Locke, seeing as all we still have for his backstory are the few paragraphs on his Waypoint profile. And the the name of the former would certainly fit with the "hunter" theme they've been pushing with the character. --[[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> 03:30, 23 March 2015 (EDT) | Come to think of it, either ''Hunters in the Dark'' or ''Last Light'' is probably going to be about Locke, seeing as all we still have for his backstory are the few paragraphs on his Waypoint profile. And the the name of the former would certainly fit with the "hunter" theme they've been pushing with the character. --[[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> 03:30, 23 March 2015 (EDT) | ||
:Am I the only one who thinks ''Saint's Testimony'' will be told from Roland's perspective? --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] | :Am I the only one who thinks ''Saint's Testimony'' will be told from Roland's perspective? --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 16:12, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
::Now that you mention it yeah.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span> | ::Now that you mention it yeah.[[User:Sith Venator|<span style="color:green">Sith-venator Wavingstrider</span>]] ([[User talk:Sith Venator|<span style="color:blue">Commlink</span>]]) 16:14, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
:::I think it's very possible, but they said it would be a lesser known AI and I'm not sure if Roland would qualify for that. But then again, I'm not sure who else it would be other than perhaps Kalmiya, Serina or Juliana (and I highly doubt it would be the latter two). - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 17:59, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | :::I think it's very possible, but they said it would be a lesser known AI and I'm not sure if Roland would qualify for that. But then again, I'm not sure who else it would be other than perhaps Kalmiya, Serina or Juliana (and I highly doubt it would be the latter two). - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 17:59, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
::::I wouldn't discount the possibility that the story is about Serina. Maybe they're actually following up on the ''Spirit of Fire'' tease in ''Escalation''. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span> | ::::I wouldn't discount the possibility that the story is about Serina. Maybe they're actually following up on the ''Spirit of Fire'' tease in ''Escalation''. --[[User:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">'''''Our answer is at hand.'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Braidenvl|<span style="color:gray">Talk to me.</span>]]) 18:13, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
:::::I always thought that 343i was just waiting for an opportunity to make a sequel to ''Halo Wars'' (with Ensemble Studios shutting down). Although it could be a follow up to ''Escalation'' or even a prequel of sorts for ''Halo Wars'', like ''Genesis''. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 21:13, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | :::::I always thought that 343i was just waiting for an opportunity to make a sequel to ''Halo Wars'' (with Ensemble Studios shutting down). Although it could be a follow up to ''Escalation'' or even a prequel of sorts for ''Halo Wars'', like ''Genesis''. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 21:13, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
:Honestly, I'd quite like to know what Kalmiya's deal was. She was another AI created from a live, cloned Halsey!brain, if not quite as capable as Cortana, but she never got the chance to have the effect Cortana had on galactic affairs. And describing the existence and emotions of a prototype to what could be the most sophisticated AI ever made would be a way of furthering Cortana's mythos, while also looking at a character who was mostly skipped over and expanding her character. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[ | :Honestly, I'd quite like to know what Kalmiya's deal was. She was another AI created from a live, cloned Halsey!brain, if not quite as capable as Cortana, but she never got the chance to have the effect Cortana had on galactic affairs. And describing the existence and emotions of a prototype to what could be the most sophisticated AI ever made would be a way of furthering Cortana's mythos, while also looking at a character who was mostly skipped over and expanding her character. -- [[User:Morhek|<b><font color=indigo>Qura 'Morhek</font></b>]] [[halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>The Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>of Morheka</sup></font></i></u>]] 21:56, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||
::Yeah, that's why I have a feeling it is going to be about Kalmiya. I could see it featuring her early "life" and then have the novella ending with her destruction. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 22:14, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ::Yeah, that's why I have a feeling it is going to be about Kalmiya. I could see it featuring her early "life" and then have the novella ending with her destruction. - [[User:NightHammer|NightHammer]] ([[User talk:NightHammer|talk]]) 22:14, 1 April 2015 (EDT) | ||