Continues the story of the ancient Forerunners engineering race, who are worshipped as gods by the Covenant while their mysterious connection to humanity slowly unfolds.

The dramatic origins of the Master Chief and Blue Team are finally revealed.

A volume of short works inspired by the universe depicted in the popular video game expands the stories of its characters while offering new insights into a variety of storyline elements and races.

2559. Formerly one of the Covenant's greatest and most fearsome warriors, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam is now allied with his former human enemies while deeply entrenched in leading the Sangheili people to a new era of unification. But his aspirations are under constant threat, whether by the dangerous, warring factions of rival Sangheili keeps, or the relentless shadow of oppression spread by the renegade artificial intelligence Cortana. An opportunity to...

In the first, desperate days of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC has enacted the Cole Protocol to safeguard Earth and its Inner Colonies from discovery by a merciless alien foe. When the Prophets send their best--an ambitious and ruthless Elite--to destroy the the Outer Colonies and acquire the location of Earth, a three-man renegade squad led by Navy Lieutenant Jacob Keyes fights to hold together a shaky alliance between human survivors and the Covenant...

"Featuring all-new stories from a stellar cast of creative talent as well as 343 Industries own Franchise Creative Director Frank O'Connor and Franchise Producer Tyler Jeffers, this action-packed anthology is essential reading for all Halo fans!"--