I feel like ive been spoiled the past few years. Over the past few years we have gotten two novels a year, that being the Forerunner saga and kilo 5. I have not heard about anything for the future regarding novels. Are the gears winding down for the halo novel machine?
I’m not sure about novels or comics, but the TV series is being produced. I believe that 343 mentioned at one point that they will also be recreating the Halo encyclopedia.
There’s none announced other than “Mortal Dictata”. I’m sure there will be at least more novel release before Halo 5 comes out.
Not novels, but there is an ongoing comic series starting December 11th acting as a continuation of Spops, and the TV series.
Where are you getting that from Roberto?
I want more novels to readddd!
> Where are you getting that from Roberto?
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> I want more novels to readddd!
If you mean about Escalation, I would say it is a continuation of Spartan Ops given how its advertising says the events of Halo 4 have impacted the Chief, Infinity and the galaxy, it seems to be after.
I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
> I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
> > Where are you getting that from Roberto?
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> > I want more novels to readddd!
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> If you mean about Escalation, I would say it is a continuation of Spartan Ops given how its advertising says the events of Halo 4 have impacted the Chief, Infinity and the galaxy, it seems to be after.
I thought he talked about the TV series… whoops.
I asked on twitter and they said yes. WooHoo!!!
> > I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
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> Halo: Escalation
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Initiations was a huge disappointment for me. I will be tentatively hopeful it wont be as bad as Initiations.
At least the cover art isn’t as horrific as Initiations was.
> I asked on twitter and they said yes. WooHoo!!!
Source?
if i can figure out how to link ill link it.
> > if i can figure out how to link ill link it.
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> No worried, here it is.
Awesome, thanks.
And thanks OP for asking.
> > > I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
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> > Halo: Escalation
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> I’m not sure how I feel about this. Initiations was a huge disappointment for me. I will be tentatively hopeful it wont be as bad as Initiations.
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> At least the cover art isn’t as horrific as Initiations was.
Oh dear god, please, please don’t let them turn the Arbiter into a damsel in distress that that bloody pathetic excuse for a Mary Sue has to go rescue… please… don’t do that to him…
> > > > I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
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> > > Halo: Escalation
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> > I’m not sure how I feel about this. Initiations was a huge disappointment for me. I will be tentatively hopeful it wont be as bad as Initiations.
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> > At least the cover art isn’t as horrific as Initiations was.
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> Oh dear god, please, please don’t let them turn the Arbiter into a damsel in distress that that bloody pathetic excuse for a Mary Sue has to go rescue… please… don’t do that to him…
Hopefully they also present Thel as being a bit more assertive in terms of what he intends to do about the current situation with the Covenant, how he intends to rebuild, how he intends to foster peace, etc. The way he was presented in Kilo 5 was kind of pathetic. He didn’t even appear to have any plans at all, let alone get a chance to voice them before Jul dominated him in front of all the Elders.
> > > > > I’ve been very busy so I must have missed something - but they’re continuing with another comic series next month?
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> > > > Halo: Escalation
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> > > I’m not sure how I feel about this. Initiations was a huge disappointment for me. I will be tentatively hopeful it wont be as bad as Initiations.
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> > > At least the cover art isn’t as horrific as Initiations was.
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> > Oh dear god, please, please don’t let them turn the Arbiter into a damsel in distress that that bloody pathetic excuse for a Mary Sue has to go rescue… please… don’t do that to him…
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> Hopefully they also present Thel as being a bit more assertive in terms of what he intends to do about the current situation with the Covenant, how he intends to rebuild, how he intends to foster peace, etc. The way he was presented in Kilo 5 was kind of pathetic. He didn’t even appear to have any plans at all, let alone get a chance to voice them before Jul dominated him in front of all the Elders.
Well, that’s what can happen when you hire an author to write your book series who openly boasts about not doing her research before writing for a franchise (as seen when Traviss turned Parangorsky into her soapbox avatar, soundly condemning Halsey for the S-II project, when said admiral was directly responsible for the S-III project, something with every single ethical issue of the S-II, plus a legion of others, and when Mendez also tried to condemn Halsey (when he was every bit as culpable) and tried to claim that the S-III project had no genetic selection criteria (something that is not only false, but that he would very much know was false, due to the fact that he was present at the meeting where said genetic criteria was decided upon)).
Realistically, Thel should be kept away from the fights by his bodyguards. He’s an important leader and Humanity’s greatest shield against the hostile covenant remnants (rather ironically) due to the fact that the Storm, Brutes, and the like, are also at war with him, and he’s got a much greater number of war assets at his disposal than the UNSC does (which makes ONI’s most recent attempts to more or less ensure that they reignite a war that the UNSC has no chance in hell of winning all the more baffling and makes one wonder if the inmates aren’t running the asylum at this point). However, while he should have a heavy guard and the first response upon attack should realistically be an attempt to get him out of the line of fire, in the event that is not possible, and the fight makes its way to him, what we should then see is a return of the Thel from Halo 2 and 3. That is to say, him hacking, blasting and slaughtering his way through his would-be assassins with some eloquent, warrior-philosopher variation of “You think you can take me down? I stared down the #%@%$ Gravemind kicked him in his metaphorical rear, and lived to boast about it! You are nothing but a warm up exercise to me!” and demonstrating why he was considered one of the few individuals in Halo that might have been able to make the Chief sweat in a one on one fight. Bonus points if an S-IV makes a remark about “being very glad he is on our side” or something to that effect.
I would like to see one leading up to the events of the next Halo game.
> > > > > > Well, that’s what can happen when you hire an author to write your book series who openly boasts about not doing her research before writing for a franchise
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> > > > > For the 3,078,875,976,401st time, she does do research, extensive deep research upon being signed on for a project, but she doesn’t allow herself to be familiar with a universe before hand to avoid any preconceived notions about that universe. Like this community.
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> > > > > She approaches it as a journalist, as impartially as possible. Her opinions are irrelevant, only those of the characters. Obviously this community can’t see that, but that isn’t her problem.