Crop of Karen Traviss’ “Glasslands” novel cover art by Eddie Smith
A couple years back I decided since I was a reader, and a Halo fan, why hadn’t I read any of the books? And so my journey began. I’m enjoying them, and think you will to. Follow the link for this Halo Diehards #ThrowbackThursday and see where you should start! There’s even a list that includes the games in the timeline.
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Catch up with the Halo back story with Urban Reflex’s “A Brief History of Halo” series. Urban sums up the backstory in a clean, linear fashion, great for catching up on events leading up to Halo 4 before Halo: The Master Chief Collection hits!
Prt 1 – A Brief History of Halo: Mantle
Prt 2 – A Brief History of Halo: Mendicant
Prt 3 – A Brief History of Halo: Reclaimers
Prt 4 – A Brief History of Halo: Great Journey
Prt 5 – A Brief History of Halo: Schism
One of the best parts of the Halo story is that there are endless avenues of detail you can follow to enrich the immersive experience. In this video by Halo Archive, explore the Halo 4 map, Wreckage, and see things you may not have noticed before, learning why such a place exists within the Halo story. It’s actually far more relevant than you might think!
Visualizing the Halo Universe is a concept started by Postmortem, where he invites fans and artists to create not-before-seen aspects of the Halo story. This week, we’re invited to come up with a never seen Brute clan. In the short story “Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss” in Halo: Evolutions, Eric Raab described a conflict between multiple Brute clans, each…