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'''''Halo: Shadows of Reach - A Master Chief Story''''' is a [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novel]] written by [[Troy Denning]], originally set to be released on [[2020|September 22, 2020]]{{Ref/Site|Id=announce|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/shadows-of-the-former|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Shadows of the Former}} but later delayed to October 20, 2020.{{Ref/Site|Id=amazon|URL=https://www.amazon.com/Halo-Shadows-Reach-Master-Chief/dp/1982143614|SiteName=Amazon|PageName=Halo: Shadows of Reach: A Master Chief Story}} It is the fourth installment of the ''[[A Master Chief Story]]'' project. Limited-edition copies exclusive to Wal-Mart contains an additional short story, ''[[Sacrifice]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF108|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/despite-distance|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Despite Distance}}

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*Troy Denning began work on ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'' in [[2019]],{{Ref/Site|URL=https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237523181700673536?s=19|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Troy Denning|Quote=About a year ago}} and, before its delay, ended up having 130,000 words.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1267622150485278721|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Troy Denning|Quote=We all know there are more important things to worry about right now. But yes, I am hearing that Shadows of Reach is delayed until October 20. To tell the truth, I'm glad to have to the extra time. SoR is 130K words of action, so a little more time to polish is a good thing!}} 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/Site|URL=https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1237494723327246337|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Troy Denning|Quote=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.}} however it was removed before he sent in the draft due to  copyright infringement fears.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1251171441720123392?s=19|SiteName=Twitter|PageName=Troy Denning|Quote=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!}} Still, an allusion to this was included in the fourteenth chapter where John-117 notices that Kelly-087 is listening to an old song about "a killer queen."

*The cover art was illustrated by Chris McGrath,{{Ref/Reuse|announce}}{{Ref/Site|Id=SORArt|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/58k38J|SiteName=Artstation|PageName=Halo: Shadows of Reach}} who also illustrated the earlier cover of ''Halo: Silent Storm''.{{Ref/Site|Id=SSArt|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3O3VY|SiteName=Artstation|PageName=Halo: Silent Storm}} The composition of the artwork echoes the original release cover art of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''.