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Karen Traviss To Helm New Series of Halo Novels
July 21, 2010 by Nick Salyers
Filed under Features, Microsoft, News
Halo Waypoint has announced that Karen Traviss, bestselling author of Star Wars: Republic Commando and the Gears of War tie-in novels, will be taking on the challenge of following up Ghosts of Onyx in the next Halo novel, as part of a multi-book deal with the English writer to explore the Halo universe post-Halo 3. Tor Books, the leading publisher of Science Fiction in the world, is also set to release the first of Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Greg Bear‘s Forerunner trilogy later this year.
“Halo fiction fans are incredibly passionate about the fate of the Spartans of Onyx and the state of the Halo universe in the aftermath of the game events,” adds Frank O’Connor, 343 Industries Director of Franchise Development. “We know that Karen has the talent, skill and passion to not only bring those stories to life, but also bring her experience a fresh new perspective too.”
Reading: Not Just For Spartans
Traviss is certainly no stranger to the military. Having worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent, as well as serving in both the Territorial Army and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, Traviss’ works regularly feature use of accurate military acronyms, jargon, and structure, while developing believable characters and relationships.
“When I was invited to write Halo fiction I already knew it’d be right up my street; not just because military fiction is my specialty, but because there’s also huge unexplored depth, grey areas, and really uncomfortable moral dilemmas that underpin the Halo story, and that’s like catnip to a writer like me. I write what’s known as tight third person – that is, I get right inside each character’s head and see the world as they see experience it – and Halo offers some terrific chances to explore some fascinating psyches caught in complex situations.”
The Halo novel series has changed hands a few times throughout it’s 9 years of life. The first novel, The Fall of Reach, was written by Eric Nylund, novelist and professional technical writer, and was released in October 2001. Two years later, writer and former Navy and Marine Corpsman William C Dietz’s Halo: The Flood, a tie in novel to Halo: Combat Evolved, was released. Later that year, Nylund returned to the series with Halo: First Strike, an interquel between Halo:CE and Halo 2, and followed up three years later with Halo: Ghost of Onyx. In 2007, Joseph Staten published Halo: Contact Harvest, a prequel to The Fall of Reach, and in 2008, Tobias S Buckell released Halo: The Cole Protocol.
Joe Staten(L) and Eric Nylund(R)
Nylund, Buckell, and Traviss, as well as Bungie artist and keeper of the Halo Story Bible Robt McLees and graphic novelist Fred Van Lente, among others, contributed to Halo: Evolutions, a collection of short stories from the Halo universe. Tor Books is also set to re-release the first three Halo novels (The Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike) with updated artwork and content, as well as new short stories from the Halo universe, sometime before the release of Halo: Reach on September 14th, 2010.
Full Disclosure
I am an unabashed Karen Traviss, Republic Commando, and Halo fanboy.
Big fan of this author – might actually read this one!
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