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{{Quote|When I was invited to write Halo fiction I already knew it’d be right up my street; not just because military fiction is my specialty, but because there’s also huge unexplored depth, grey areas, and really uncomfortable moral dilemmas that underpin the Halo story, and that’s like catnip to a writer like me. I write what’s known as tight third person – that is, I get right inside each character’s head and see the world as they see experience it – and Halo offers some terrific chances to explore some fascinating psyches caught in complex situations.|Karen Traviss on writing ''Halo'' fiction.<ref>[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/tor-books-announces-new-halo-novels-with-1-new-york-times-bestselling-author-karen-traviss/ '''Tor/Forge's Blog''': ''Tor Books announces new Halo novels with #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss'']</ref>}} | {{Quote|When I was invited to write Halo fiction I already knew it’d be right up my street; not just because military fiction is my specialty, but because there’s also huge unexplored depth, grey areas, and really uncomfortable moral dilemmas that underpin the Halo story, and that’s like catnip to a writer like me. I write what’s known as tight third person – that is, I get right inside each character’s head and see the world as they see experience it – and Halo offers some terrific chances to explore some fascinating psyches caught in complex situations.|Karen Traviss on writing ''Halo'' fiction.<ref>[http://torforge.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/tor-books-announces-new-halo-novels-with-1-new-york-times-bestselling-author-karen-traviss/ '''Tor/Forge's Blog''': ''Tor Books announces new Halo novels with #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss'']</ref>}} | ||
Her first contribution to the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] was the short story ''[[Human Weakness]]'' in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''. She is also the author of the [[Kilo-Five Trilogy]], set in the post-[[Human-Covenant War]] era.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-07-20-Bestselling-Author-Karen-Traviss-Set-To-Explore-The-Halo-Universe '''Halo Portal''' — ''Bestselling Author Karen Traviss Set To Explore The Halo Universe'']</ref> The first novel in the series, titled ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', continues the story of ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' and was released on [[2011|October 25, 2011]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/3 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo Bulletin Archive - The Halo Bulletin: 6/22/11'']</ref> The second installment, titled ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', is set to be released on [[2012|October 2, 2012]].<ref>[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/tor-books-announces-next-book-in-halo-series '''Tor.com:''' ''Tor Announces next book in ''Halo'' series'']</ref> | Her first contribution to the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] was the short story ''[[Human Weakness]]'' in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''. She is also the author of the [[Kilo-Five Trilogy]], set in the post-[[Human-Covenant War]] era.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-07-20-Bestselling-Author-Karen-Traviss-Set-To-Explore-The-Halo-Universe '''Halo Portal''' — ''Bestselling Author Karen Traviss Set To Explore The Halo Universe'']</ref> The first novel in the series, titled ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', continues the story of ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' and was released on [[2011|October 25, 2011]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/3 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Halo Bulletin Archive - The Halo Bulletin: 6/22/11'']</ref> The second installment, titled ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'', is set to be released on [[2012|October 2, 2012]].<ref>[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/03/tor-books-announces-next-book-in-halo-series '''Tor.com:''' ''Tor Announces next book in ''Halo'' series'']</ref> Although there are mixed opinions of the writing being biased against the character of [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey.]]<ref>[https://forums.halo.xbox.com/yaf_postst112072p1_Dr--Catherine-Halsey----Savior-or-Monster.aspx '''Halo Forums''' - ''Dr--Catherine-Halsey----Savior-or-Monster'']</ref> | ||
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