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==Official summary== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article Quote|[[2559|October 2559]]. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence [[Cortana]] issued a [[Milky Way|galaxy]]-wide ultimatum, subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitable grip of her [[Forerunner]] weapons. Outside her view, the members of [[Blue Team]]—[[John-117|John-117, the Master Chief]]; [[ | {{Article Quote|[[2559|October 2559]]. It has been a year since the renegade artificial intelligence [[Cortana]] issued a [[Milky Way|galaxy]]-wide ultimatum, subjecting many worlds to martial law under the indomitable grip of her [[Forerunner]] weapons. Outside her view, the members of [[Blue Team]]—[[John-117|John-117, the Master Chief]]; [[Frederic-104]]; [[Kelly-087]]; and [[Linda-058]]—are assigned from the [[UNSC Infinity]] to make a covert insertion onto the ravaged planet [[Reach]]. | ||
Their former home and training ground—and the site of [[Fall of Reach|humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]]—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of [[CASTLE Base]] and recover top-secret assets locked away in [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey’s]] abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. | Their former home and training ground—and the site of [[Fall of Reach|humanity’s most cataclysmic military defeat]] near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]]—Reach still hides myriad secrets after all these years. Blue Team’s mission is to penetrate the rubble-filled depths of [[CASTLE Base]] and recover top-secret assets locked away in [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey’s]] abandoned laboratory—assets which may prove to be humanity’s last hope against Cortana. | ||
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*[[John-117]] | *[[John-117]] | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
* Troy Denning began work on ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'' in [[2019]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237523181700673536?s=19 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] "About a year ago"</ref> In the first draft of the novel in the first chapter, Troy Denning had Kelly-087 listening to the song ''[[:Wikipedia:Killer Queen|Killer Queen]]'',<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237494723327246337 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] ''Oh, all right. It's not a spoiler, so it's probably okay. In the first scene, Kelly is listening to music. In my first draft, it was . . . Killer Queen.''</ref> however it was removed before he sent in the draft due to copyright infringement fears.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1251171441720123392?s=19 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] ''I'm afraid I did cut it before sending in the draft. I was worried about copyright infringement --- but we'll all know what song she was listening to!''</ref> | * Troy Denning began work on ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'' in [[2019]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237523181700673536?s=19 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] "About a year ago"</ref> In the first draft of the novel in the first chapter, Troy Denning had Kelly-087 listening to the song ''[[:Wikipedia:Killer Queen|Killer Queen]]'',<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237494723327246337 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] ''Oh, all right. It's not a spoiler, so it's probably okay. In the first scene, Kelly is listening to music. In my first draft, it was . . . Killer Queen.''</ref> however it was removed before he sent in the draft due to copyright infringement fears.<ref>[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1251171441720123392?s=19 ''Troy Denning on Twitter'':] ''I'm afraid I did cut it before sending in the draft. I was worried about copyright infringement --- but we'll all know what song she was listening to!''</ref> | ||
* The cover art was illustrated by Chris McGrath<ref name="announce"/><ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/58k38J ''Artstation'': Halo: Shadows of Reach]</ref> | * The cover art was illustrated by Chris McGrath,<ref name="announce"/><ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/58k38J ''Artstation'': Halo: Shadows of Reach]</ref> who also illustrated the earlier cover of ''Halo: Silent Storm''.<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3O3VY ''Artstation'': Halo: Silent Storm]</ref> The composition of the artwork echoes the original release cover art of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||