Halo is a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 video game franchise created by Bungie

Bungie

Bungie, Inc is an American video game developer currently located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The company was established in May 1991 by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of...

 and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...

. Central to the Halo series are the three first-person shooter

First-person shooter

First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...

 video games Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is...

, Halo 2

Halo 2

Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...

and Halo 3

Halo 3

Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...

; novelization

Novelization

A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...

s, soundtrack

Soundtrack

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s, and other media also available. The story of the series is about the Master Chief

Master Chief (Halo)

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a fictional character and protagonist of the Halo fictional universe, created by Bungie. Master Chief is a player character in the trilogy of science fiction first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 and will appear in the...

, a cybernetically

Cybernetics

Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...

 enhanced human super-soldier and his artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...

 (AI) companion, Cortana

Cortana

Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent character in Bungie's Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2 and Halo 3, in the prequel and epilogue of Halo: Reach, as well the novels Halo: The Flood, Halo: The Fall of Reach, ...

, as the humans of a futuristic universe battle the Covenant

Covenant (Halo)

The Covenant are a fictional theocratic military alliance of alien races who serve as the main antagonists in the Halo video game series. They are composed of a variety of diverse species, united under the religious worship of the enigmatic Forerunners and their belief that Forerunner ringworlds...

, a theocratic alliance of alien races. The Halo series has inspired machinima

Machinima

Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...

 productions, such as Red vs. Blue

Red vs. Blue

Red vs. Blue, often abbreviated as RvB, is a set of related comic science fiction video series created by Rooster Teeth Productions and distributed through the Internet and on DVD...

, and other fan fiction

Fan fiction

Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...

; however, this list covers only media produced or endorsed by series creator Bungie

Bungie

Bungie, Inc is an American video game developer currently located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The company was established in May 1991 by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of...

, or the intellectual property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 overseer 343 Industries.

The Halo video games have been highly successful and influential; the first game was labeled the killer application

Killer application

A killer application , in the jargon of marketing teams, has been used to refer to any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, gaming console, software, or an operating system...

 of Microsoft's

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

 Xbox

Xbox

The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...

 and was credited with selling many consoles. Halo: Combat Evolved is also noted for its intuitive control scheme that has been used by many console first person shooters since. Halo 2 sold 2.4 million copies making US$125 million in the first 24 hours after its release beating the record for highest grossing entertainment release. Halo 3 grossed US$170 million on its first day, $45 million more. Halo 2 and Halo 3 are also the best selling titles of their respective consoles, the Xbox and the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

.

Video games

Game	Release date
	North America	PAL region	Japan
Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is...	November 14, 2001	March 14, 2002	April 25, 2002
Notes: Released on the Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... Significantly boosted sales of the Xbox and set first-person shooter First-person shooter First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...  standards Ported to Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...  and Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...  with minor additions on September 30, 2003
Halo 2 Halo 2 Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...	November 9, 2004	November 11, 2004	November 11, 2004
Notes: Released on the Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... Game events take place after the first game Broke sales records for US$125 million on first day Ported to Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...  on May 29, 2007 Since Halo: Combat Evolved will be remade and put onto the Xbox 360, Halo 2 will be the only Halo game not to be on the Xbox 360.
Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...	September 25, 2007	September 25, 2007	September 27, 2007
Notes: Released on the Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... Completed the story arc begun in the first game Broke first day sales record set by Halo 2 with US$170 million and $300 million in the first week
Halo Wars Halo Wars Halo Wars is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Japan and Australia on February 26, 2009, in PAL territories on February 27, and in North America on March 3...	March 3, 2009	February 27, 2009	February 26, 2009
Notes: Real-time strategy Real-time strategy Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....  game released on the Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... Takes place 20 years prior to Halo: Combat Evolved during the initial encounters with the Covenant.
Halo 3: ODST	September 22, 2009	September 22, 2009	September 24, 2009
Notes: Stand-alone expansion for Halo 3, takes place between Halo 2 and Halo 3 Does not feature the Master Chief Master Chief (Halo) Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 is a fictional character and protagonist of the Halo fictional universe, created by Bungie. Master Chief is a player character in the trilogy of science fiction first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 and will appear in the...  as the main playable character but five Orbital Drop Shock Troopers instead Originally known as Halo 3: Recon Campaign on Disc 1, and all of Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2... 's Multiplayer on Disc 2.
Halo: Reach Halo: Reach Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the...	September 14, 2010	September 14, 2010	September 15, 2010
Notes: Prequel to the Halo games Last Halo game developed by Bungie Bungie Bungie, Inc is an American video game developer currently located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The company was established in May 1991 by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones' game Minotaur: The Labyrinths of...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, also referred to as Halo: Anniversary, or Halo: CEA, is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and is an enhanced remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft announced the game along with Halo 4 at their Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 press...	November 15, 2011	November 15, 2011	November 17, 2011
Notes: High Definition remake of the first game, Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved, frequently referred to as Halo: CE, or Halo 1, is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The first game of the Halo franchise, it was released on November 15, 2001 as a launch title for the Xbox gaming system, and is... . Remastered Campaign, 7 Multiplayer Map Remakes utilizing Halo: Reach Halo: Reach Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the... .
Halo 4 Halo 4 Halo 4 is an upcoming video game and the eighth installment in the Halo franchise. Halo 4 is intended to be the first of a new trilogy of Halo series games, named the "Reclaimer Trilogy". Whereas the previous Halo games were developed by Bungie, Halo 4 will be developed by 343 Industries...	"Holiday 2012"	TBA	TBA
Notes: Beginning of the new "Halo" trilogy. First Halo game by 343 Industries 343 Industries 343 Industries, usually shortened to 343i, is an American video game developer located in Kirkland, Washington. It was established in 2007 by Microsoft Game Studios to oversee development of the Halo science fiction media franchise, which includes video games, novels, comics, and other multimedia...  in place of Bungie.

Other games

Game	Release date	Media type
Cortana Letters	February – May 1999	Alternate reality game Alternate reality game An alternate reality game is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants' ideas or actions....
Notes: Six cryptic emails supposedly sent by Cortana Cortana Cortana is a fictional artificially intelligent character in Bungie's Halo video game series. Voiced by Jen Taylor, she appears in Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequels, Halo 2 and Halo 3, in the prequel and epilogue of Halo: Reach, as well the novels Halo: The Flood, Halo: The Fall of Reach, ... , although they are not canon Canon (fiction) In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical...
I Love Bees	Mid 2004	Alternate reality game Alternate reality game An alternate reality game is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants' ideas or actions....
Notes: Players were linked to a beekeeping website that appears to have been taken over by an artificial intelligence. Game ended with invites to play Halo 2 before its release.
Iris	June 11, 2007 – August 17, 2007	Alternate reality game Alternate reality game An alternate reality game is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants' ideas or actions....
Notes: Five web servers containing various media files related to the Halo universe
Halo ActionClix	September 18, 2007	Collectible miniatures game Collectible miniatures game Collectible miniatures games or CMGs are a form of miniature wargaming that is also similar to collectible card games — the primary difference being that while CCGs are card-based games, CMGs feature miniature figures....
Notes: A table-top miniatures game featuring figures and vehicles for the video games.
Halo Interactive Strategy Game	Late 2008	Modular board game Board game A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
Notes: Table-top strategy board game based on the gameplay of the Halo games.

Soundtracks

Title		Release date	Length	Label
Halo Original Soundtrack Halo Original Soundtrack The Halo Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack for the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. Composed and produced by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori for Bungie Studios, the soundtrack was released on June 11, 2002. Most of the music from Halo: Combat Evolved is present on the CD, although some...		June 11, 2002	65:08	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Awarded best Original Soundtrack by Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume One Halo 2 Original Soundtrack The Halo 2 Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Bungie's 2004 video game Halo 2. The soundtrack was released as two separate volumes, released almost two years apart...		November 9, 2004	69:20	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Includes tracks from various artists including Incubus Incubus (band) Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...  and Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
Halo 2 Original Soundtrack: Volume Two Halo 2 Original Soundtrack The Halo 2 Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Bungie's 2004 video game Halo 2. The soundtrack was released as two separate volumes, released almost two years apart...		April 25, 2006	68:48	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Suite structure to reflect different levels of the game.
Halo 3 Original Soundtrack Halo 3 Original Soundtrack The Halo 3 Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack to Bungie Studios' first-person shooter video game Halo 3. Most of the original music was composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, but also includes a bonus track, "LvUrFR3NZ", which was the winning entry in a contest held before...		November 20, 2007	118:36	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Tracks are arranged by time of appearance in the game
Halo Trilogy - The Complete Original Soundtracks		December 2, 2008	321:58	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: All soundtracks from the Halo trilogy appear here as well as four tracks from Halo Wars Halo Wars Halo Wars is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. It was released in Japan and Australia on February 26, 2009, in PAL territories on February 27, and in North America on March 3...
Halo Wars Original Soundtrack		February 17, 2009	53:57	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Music composed by Stephen Rippy Stephen Rippy -Life and career:Rippy grew up in the Spring area of Harris County, Texas and now resides in Plano, Texas, near Dallas. Making video game music was not Rippy's original career goal... ; first Halo game to not be scored by Martin O'Donnell Martin O'Donnell Martin "Marty" O'Donnell is an American composer known for his work on video game developer Bungie's series, such as Myth, Oni, and Halo... ; elements of O'Donnell's score still appear
Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack		September 22, 2009	114:50	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Music composed by Bungie's audio director Martin O'Donnell Martin O'Donnell Martin "Marty" O'Donnell is an American composer known for his work on video game developer Bungie's series, such as Myth, Oni, and Halo...  and his colleague Michael Salvatori Michael Salvatori Michael Salvatori is an American composer, best known for his collaboration with colleague Martin O'Donnell for the soundtracks to the Halo video game series. Salvatori became friends with O'Donnell in college; when O'Donnell was given a job offer to score a colleague's film, Salvatori and... .
Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack		September 28, 2010	107:24	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Last Halo soundtrack to be composed by Bungie's audio director Martin O'Donnell Martin O'Donnell Martin "Marty" O'Donnell is an American composer known for his work on video game developer Bungie's series, such as Myth, Oni, and Halo...  and his colleague Michael Salvatori Michael Salvatori Michael Salvatori is an American composer, best known for his collaboration with colleague Martin O'Donnell for the soundtracks to the Halo video game series. Salvatori became friends with O'Donnell in college; when O'Donnell was given a job offer to score a colleague's film, Salvatori and... .
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Original Soundtrack		November 15, 2011	83:43	Sumthing Else Music Works
Notes: Live orchestra recordings arranged by Paul Lipson, Lennie Moore Lennie Moore Lennie Moore is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator of music for video games, film, TV, and Multi-media.-Biography:... , Tom Salta Tom Salta Tom Salta, from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, is a recording artist and soundtrack composer. He has composed soundtracks for many popular video game titles, including Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 and 2, Cold Fear, Red Steel and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X... , and Brian Trifon

Novels

Title	Release date	ISBN	Media type
Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach is a 2001 science fiction novel by Eric Nylund based on the Halo series of video games and acts as a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the series. It is set in the fictional Halo universe, taking place in the 26th century across several planets and locations...	October 30, 2001	ISBN 0-345-45132-5	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents... Bestseller
Halo: The Flood Halo: The Flood Halo: The Flood is a 2003 novel based on the 2001 Xbox video game Halo: Combat Evolved written by William C. Dietz. Closely depicting the events of the video game, The Flood begins with the escape of a human ship Pillar of Autumn from enemy aliens known as the Covenant...	April 1, 2003	ISBN 0-345-45921-0	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Novelization of Halo: Combat Evolved Publishers Weekly Bestseller
Halo: First Strike Halo: First Strike Halo: First Strike is the third novel in the Halo series and the second Halo novel written by Eric Nylund. Published in 2003, it serves as a bridge between the events of the video games Halo: Combat Evolved and its 2004 sequel Halo 2...	December 2, 2003	ISBN 0-345-46781-7	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Story set between Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, starting right after the events of Halo: The Flood and leading to the beginning of Halo 2. The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... bestseller.
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Ghosts of Onyx is a novel by Eric Nylund, set in the universe of the Halo video game series and released on October 31, 2006. Ghosts of Onyx was the fourth Halo novel published, and Nylund's third contribution to the series...	October 31, 2006	ISBN 0-765-35470-5	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Side story of the SPARTAN-III Project and their training on the world of Onyx set around the same time as the end of Halo 2. The New York Times international bestseller.
Halo: Contact Harvest Halo: Contact Harvest Halo: Contact Harvest is a science fiction novel by Joseph Staten, set in the Halo universe. Staten is a longtime employee of Bungie, the developer of the Halo video game series; he directed the cut scenes in the video games and is a major contributor to Halos storyline...	October 30, 2007	ISBN 0-765-31569-6	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Story set around the first encounter between the Humans and the Covenant told from both side's points-of-view. The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... , Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents... , USA Today USA Today USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003... bestseller.
Halo: The Cole Protocol Halo: The Cole Protocol Halo: The Cole Protocol is the sixth novel adaptation of the Halo science fiction franchise. The book was written by Tobias S. Buckell and published on November 25, 2008...	November 25, 2008	ISBN 978-0-7653-1570-0	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Follows the story of a group of Spartans, "Gray Team", too isolated to take part in the events of other publications The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today best seller (trade paperback)
Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe	November 24, 2009	ISBN 978-0-7653-1573-1	Collection of Short Stories Short Story Short Story is a piece for violin and piano composed by George Gershwin in 1927.Gershwin composed the duet from two other short works that premiered at the same time as his Three Preludes. He combined a section of the "Novelette in Fourths" and another slower work to create this piece....
Notes: A collection of short stories from the Halo Universe which includes original material by Eric Nylund, Tobias S. Buckell Tobias S. Buckell Tobias S. Buckell is a Grenadian science fiction writer. His 2008 novel, Halo: The Cole Protocol, made the The New York Times Best Seller list. He currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio.-Biography:... , Karen Traviss Karen Traviss Karen Traviss is a science fiction author, and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal...  and contributions from 343 Industries.
Halo: Cryptum Halo: Cryptum Halo: Cryptum is a science fiction novel by Greg Bear, set in the Halo universe. The book released on January 4, 2011, and is the eighth Halo novel, following 2009s Halo: Evolutions, an anthology written by various writers creating short stories.Set approximately 100,000 years before the events of...	January 4, 2011	ISBN 978-0-7653-2396-5	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Authored by noted science fiction author Greg Bear Greg Bear Gregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution... . Set in the universe of the Forerunners Forerunners (Halo) Forerunners is the translated name for an ancient race of sentient beings which ceased to exist 100,000 years before the events of the Halo video game series began. They are known for their advanced technologies, enabling them to build mega-structures like the Halo installations, The Ark and the... , 100,000 years before the events of the Halo story. The first book of The Forerunner Trilogy.
Halo: Glasslands	October 25, 2011	ISBN 978-0-7653-3040-6	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: The first Karen Traviss Karen Traviss Karen Traviss is a science fiction author, and full-time novelist from Wiltshire, England. Originally from the Portsmouth area, Traviss worked as both a journalist and defence correspondent before turning her attention to writing fiction. She also served in both the Territorial Army and the Royal...  Halo novel. The first of a Post-Halo 3 Trilogy centered around the Office of Naval Intelligence and some ODSTs.
Halo: Primordium	January 3, 2012	ISBN 978-0-7653-2397-2	Novelization Novelization A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
Notes: Authored by noted science fiction author Greg Bear Greg Bear Gregory Dale Bear is an American science fiction and mainstream author. His work has covered themes of galactic conflict , artificial universes , consciousness and cultural practices , and accelerated evolution... . Set in the universe of the Forerunners Forerunners (Halo) Forerunners is the translated name for an ancient race of sentient beings which ceased to exist 100,000 years before the events of the Halo video game series began. They are known for their advanced technologies, enabling them to build mega-structures like the Halo installations, The Ark and the... , 100,000 years before the events of the Halo story. The second book of The Forerunner Trilogy.

Comic books

Title	Release date	Media type
The Halo Graphic Novel	July 19, 2006	Graphic novel Graphic novel A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Notes: Art from Lee Hammock, Jay Faerber Jay Faerber Jay Faerber is an American comic book and television writer. Faerber is known for his work on Generation X and New Warriors for Marvel Comics, and The Titans and Connor: Spotlight for DC Comics. He later wrote his own creator-owned titles for Image Comics, including Noble Causes, Dynamo 5 and Near... , Tsutomu Nihei Tsutomu Nihei is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop...  and Jean Giraud Jean Giraud Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the... Split into four stories: The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor, Armor Testing, Breaking Quarantine, and Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa.
Halo Wars: Genesis	March 3, 2009	Supplemental graphic novel Graphic novel A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Notes: Art from Phil Noto, Graeme Devine Graeme Devine Graeme Devine is a computer game designer and programmer who co-founded Trilobyte, created bestselling games The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour, and designed id Software's Quake III Arena. He was also Chairman of the International Game Developers Association from 2002-2003...  and Eric Nylund. Included in the Halo Wars: Limited Edition. Story chronicling the first military campaign against the Covenant and a mission to discover why they are so interested in the world of Harvest.
Halo: Uprising Halo: Uprising Halo: Uprising is a four-issue American comic book limited series set in the Halo universe. The series was written by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Alex Maleev, and published by Marvel Comics...	August 22, 2007	Comic book Comic book A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...  series
Notes: Four part comic book series written by Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim for his self-published, Image Comics and Marvel Comics work, and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics, with his books selling consistently highly for over a... , and illustrated by Alex Maleev Alex Maleev Alex Maleev is a Bulgarian-born comic book illustrator, best known for the Marvel Comics' series Daredevil , collaborating with writer Brian Michael Bendis.-Career:... . Story set between the end of Halo 2 and the beginning of Halo 3.
Halo: Helljumper	July 22, 2009	Comic book Comic book A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...  series
Notes: Five part comic book series written by Peter David Peter David Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games... , and illustrated by Eric Nguyen. Story set before Halo: Combat Evolved, focusing on the Helljumpers or Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs).
Halo: Blood Line	December 23, 2009	Comic book Comic book A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...  series
Notes: Four part comic book series written by Fred Van Lente Fred Van Lente Fred Van Lente is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.-Career:Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Comics, which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers.Recent... , with art by Francis Portela. Story set before Halo: Combat Evolved, following a Black Ops group of Spartans assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Originally known as Halo: Spartan Black.
Halo: Fall of Reach	September 2010	Comic book Comic book A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...  series
Notes: Comic book adaptation of Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach is a 2001 science fiction novel by Eric Nylund based on the Halo series of video games and acts as a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the series. It is set in the fictional Halo universe, taking place in the 26th century across several planets and locations... written by Brian Reed Brian Reed Brian Reed is an American comic book and video game writer.-Marvel Comics:Work at Marvel Comics includes:*Spider-Man Unlimited #11*Spider-Woman: Origin... , and illustrated by Felix Ruiz. Split into three mini-series (Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant, and Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion) with a total of 12 issues.

Other books

Title	Release date	Media type
The Art of Halo: Creating A Virtual World	November 9, 2004	Art book
Notes: Concept art, hi-res screenshots, wallpapers, and other information from the development of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2
The Art of Halo 3	November 25, 2008	Art book
Notes: Concept art, hi-res screenshots, wallpapers, and other information from the development of Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2
Halo Encyclopedia	October 19, 2009	Guidebook
Notes: A comprehensive guide to the Halo Universe.
Halo: The Essential Visual Guide	July 4, 2011	Guidebook
Notes: A all-encompassing essential visual guide.
Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds	October 18, 2011	Guidebook
Notes: The ultimate gallery of the Halo universe - from characters to weapons and much more.
Conversations from the Universe	November 9, 2004	Supplemental booklet
Notes: Included in the Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition Several in-universe messages to and from various characters
Bestiarum	September 25, 2007	Supplemental booklet/DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Notes: Contains in-universe information about the various species of the Halo series Released in printed and DVD format
Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal	September 14, 2010	Supplemental booklet
Notes: Included in the Halo: Reach Limited Edition and the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition A journal detailing Halsey's involvement with Spartan-IIs, Cortana, Keys, Noble Team and more Includes additional in-universe items such as Spartan-II patch, ID Card, News Snippets, Photos, etc.

Other media

Title	Release date	Media type
Halo	–	Film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Notes: A planned film adaptation of Halo: Combat Evolved but it has been repeatedly abandoned and picked up by studios. Although originally planned for a 2008 release, it is currently postponed indefinitely.
Halo Legends Halo Legends Halo Legends is a collection of seven short anime films set in the Halo science-fiction universe. Financed by Halo franchise overseer 343 Industries, the stories were created by six Japanese production houses: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation...	February 16, 2010	Series of anime Anime is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....  shorts
Notes: A series of seven animated short films created by five Japanese production houses: Bones Bones (studio) is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and... , Casio Entertainment, Production I.G. Production I.G. is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise, which was founded on December 15, 1987 by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa. It is headquartered in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan.... , Studio 4°C Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.-History:STUDIO4°C has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include; Memories , Spriggan and Princess Arete... , and Toei Animation Toei Animation Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name... Animated short films include Homecoming, Odd One Out, Origins, Prototype, The Babysitter, The Duel and The Package.

External links

• Official Bungie site
• Official Microsoft Game Studios site