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Tor announces Halo: Evolutions story collection

by Justin McElroy on Aug 12th 2009 5:00PM

We know what you're thinking. "Sure, I like how much of my life is devoted to keeping track of the different Halo properties, but if there were just one more, just a single other thing I could add to the pile, my life would really be complete."

Tor Books answers the call today with Halo: Evolutions, featuring a number of new short stories from authors like Halo novelists Eric Nylund and Tobias Buckell, and Karen Traviss, who wrote Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant. We're assuming F.X. Nine was otherwise occupied.

The book, which features "a wide variety of tales set across the span of the Halo universe," will arrive this November 24.

Tags: 343-industries, books, halo, halo-evolutions, halo-legends, Microsoft, tor-books, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (34)

Man tobias buckell? The Cole Protocol was awful and he gets to do more?

How is it awful? I know we have our opinions but I personally put it as one of my favorites of them all.

i didnt like it because it was so slow, there was nothing happening for hundreds of pages, the spartans were barely even in it!

Sorry Mr Wayne but I liked the Cole book - background on the Arbiter was enuf for me

I can see where you're coming from Wayne as when one things of Halo they usually think of balls to the wall action. That said I personally liked the Cole Protocol because it reminded me so much of Battlestar Galactica; in depth character development lovingly sprinkled with action/violence.

Yeah Im not going to touch this one
It speaks for itself

I dont see how, Karen Traavis is a great sci fi writer whose down tons of Star wars books, Eric and Tobias wrote other Halo books as well. It's not like they're whoring it out to James Patterson or something

I thought you guys were talking about another game. I'm still crossing my fingers for Lego Halo...

Mega Bloks Halo 3 stuff is already out in stores.

he meant Lego Halo, the game. like Lego Star Wars

Hmm, Halo short stories eh? That appeals a lot more to me than a whole Halo novel.

You're missing out on an enjoyable experience if you give Fall of Reach a pass.

Currently reading Fall of Reach.. What other novels should I get in the series?

LEGO Halo?? Woah, why didn't I think of that!? I want it.

Milk that cashcow for all shes worth.

ah there it is

I think it is nice of Halo to not be so critical of you.

I'll only pick this up if they finally decide to clear up that cliff hanger at the end of Ghosts of Onyx.

I think the only way we'll ever find that out is either a Halo movie or Halo 4

...Wasn't really a cliff hanger. I though Ghosts of Onyx had a fantastic ending.

Just curious, are these novels/short stories actually good? And I don't mean, "Well it's good for an adaptation of a video game..." I mean, does it stand up to good sci-fi fiction standards? I always assume any book adaptation of a franchise will be crappy, but maybe I'm wrong.

As a frequent reader of Sci Fi books they're some of my favorites with the exception of the Cole Protocol, and Karen Travis writes some of the best Star wars novels so im sure hers will be good

I personally liked all the books (I don't get the Cole Protocol hate, to each his own) as sci-fi books and as stories told within the Halo universe. It's not Isaac Asimov but it's still great reading.

The Ghosts of Onyx and The Fall of Reach are both fantastic. First Strike is also pretty darn good.

All are good except THE FLOOD. which reads like a strategy guide for halo 1.

Most written adaptations of video games that I've read have been lackluster.

Conversely, I've loved every single book the Halo series -- and the Gears of War books written by Traviss are almost as good.

For sci-fi in general, I'd say these books are surprisingly good. I recommend checking them out.

Just skip "The Flood." As Tiptup300 said, it's like somebody was playing the first Halo game and keeping a journal the whole time. Bore.

I should check them out, then. I don't play Halo 'cause I could never get into it (*GASP*) but I'm always up for good sci-fi. And maybe the books will in turn make me want to play Halo. I'll be working backwards!

Or working it forward, depending on how you do it. All of the books occur before Halo 2. They definitely inspired me to play the games just to get the rest of the story. There's a lot of the Halo universe that you don't get by playing just the games.

if you want a summary of the flood here it goes "Master Chief slapped another magazine into his MA5B" Only they have a couple different view points, so replace MC with Major Silva, some lady, an elite, a grunt and then MA5B with whatever. Pretty lackluster but still entertaining

I tend to like pulp sci-fi/fantasy as a general rule, so I really liked Fall of Reach and First Strike. They're not on the level of, say, The Diamond Age, but they're damn good in their own right. It's mostly because of Bungie's excellent worldcrafting and having a tight relationship with the writers.

I haven't had a chance to get around to anything past First Strike, though, so I can't say much of anything about Cole Protocol.

It's be nice to see a halo complete collection with all the books. I've been on halopedia jumpinb fro mlink to link (article to article) and im amazed, the halo unvierse is so big and detailed.

I'd definitely give the books a go... if i could.

Karen Traviss left Star Wars to do Halo? I dunno, seems like a downgrade.

not like she left, she's still writing SW books, Imperial Commando is due in november i think and then she's writing i think 3 of the books in the series to succeed Legacy of The Force fate of the jedi i think its called?

Eric Nylund AND Karen Traviss? Oh hell yes, I am getting this.

Each one of Nylund's contributions to the Halo novel series and Karen Traviss' "GoW: Aspho Fields" are great reads. They're not written in that horrible, shallow, stream-of-consciousness style like so many game-related books (Doom novels from the '90s, I'm looking at you.)

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