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Sergeant A.J. Johnson is easily one of Halo's most iconic characters, and we're sure fans will be delighted to know that the latest novel in the franchise centers around the charismatic character. Oh, and we should probably mention that the book is officially debuting next month. The book will be released on October 30th to be exact, one day shy of Halloween, though so far we have failed to make any significant connections to ghosts and goblins.

The novel is penned by Bungie lead writer Joeseph Staten. Halo fans will also recognize Staten as the voice actor for many of the series grunts. In a way, players have been killing Staten for years. We wonder how he feels about that. We're sure he'll feel better if everyone buys the book.

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This week's Bungie Weekly Update is full of witty banter between Luke and Frankie, a lack of Mister Chief and the cover art for upcoming Halo novel Contact Harvest. The novel's cover art, as seen above and even larger after the break, features Sgt. Johnson sporting some badass shades, his iconic cigar and is looking more ripped than ever. Indeed, the cover may be one of our favorites coming oh so close to our Ghosts of Onyx and its bubbly Spartan helmet dude. Contact Harvest will be available this October and is a a prequel to the previous novels telling the story of how the covenant came to be and how war on humanity began.

JoystiqHalo novel Contact Harvest cover art exposed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bungie.net has announced the next book in the Halo series of novels. The next book in the series will be titled Contact Harvest and will detail the period of first contact between humans and Covenant. The book will be written by Bungie's own Joseph "voice of the grunt" Staten. As a head writer for both Halo and Halo 2, Staten is more than familiar with the material. We only know a few more things about the story:
  • There won't be Spartans (too early in the timeline)
  • There will be familiar Covenant characters (no Arbiter)
  • The main human character is none other than Sergeant Avery "A.J." Johnson
  • Are you listening? The main human character is Sergeant freaking Johnson!
Contact Harvest is due this fall. Whether it hits before or after Halo 3 remains to be seen. Hit the "read" link for an interview with Joe Staten on Bungie.net.

JoystiqNew Halo novel announced: Contact Harvest originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 May 2007 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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