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Well it looks like the new series of Forerunner novels are going to be in hard back....YEAH....here is a picture of the finished jacket artwork...complete with a story summary! Can't Wait!! January 2011 can't come fast enough.

Whoa, this is going to be the most expensive Halo novel yet....$24.99 U.S and $28.99 Canada....oh well...that wont stop me from buying it!

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Here is some additional info on the novel

http://www.halopedian.com/The_Forerunner_Saga

Halo Cryptum Summary:

"Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting is a young rebellious Forerunner. He is a Manipulator, untried - yet to become part of the adult Forerunner society where vast knowledge and duty waits. He comes from a family of Builders, the Forerunners' highest and most politically powerful rate. It is the Builders who create the grand technology that facilitates Forerunner dominance over the known universe. It is the Builders who believe they must shoulder the greatest burden of the Mantle - as shepherds and guardians of all life.

Bornstellar is marked to become a great Builder, just like his father.

But this Manipulator has other plans.

He is obsessed with lost treasures of the past. His reckless passion to seek out the marvelous artifacts left behind by the Precursors - long-vanished superbeings of unknowable power and intent - forces his father's hand.

Bornstellar is sent to live among the Miners, where he must come to terms with where his duty truly lies.

But powerful forces are at play. Forerunner society is a at a major crux. Past threats are once again proving relentless. Dire solutions - machines and strategies never before contemplated - are being called up, and fissures in Forerunner power are leading to chaos.

On a Lifeworker's experimental planet, Bornstellar's rebellious course crosses the paths of two humans, and the long lifeline of a great military leader, forever changing Bornstellar's destiny...and the fate of the entire galaxy.

This is a tale of life, death, intergalactic horror, exile, and maturity. It is a story of overwhelming change - and of human origin. For the Mantle may no lie upon the shoulders of Forerunners forever."


What do you think about the Novel so far? How do you think it will play out? Discuss!

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  • 11.01.2010 8:57 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Cryptum Finalized Cover and Dust Jacket
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My best thread evar!

Bear people.

I called it.

  • 11.01.2010 8:59 PM PDT

I don't like that they are putting Greg Bear on every inch of the book cover.

  • 11.01.2010 9:01 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.

I want to read this so badly.

  • 11.01.2010 9:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: privet caboose
I want to read this so badly.


Oh boy....you are not alone!!

  • 11.01.2010 9:11 PM PDT
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Everybody loves Grunts!


Posted by: The Captain097
I don't like that they are putting Greg Bear on every inch of the book cover.


If you scroll sideways you'll see the front cover the other one is the back and inside jacket-thing

  • 11.01.2010 9:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Gruntpacolypto

Posted by: The Captain097
I don't like that they are putting Greg Bear on every inch of the book cover.


If you scroll sideways you'll see the front cover the other one is the back and inside jacket-thing


Exactly, This cover is no different from any other Hard Cover book out there. The author's name goes on the front cover, the back flat is dedicated to the author's bio, and there is an inside flap dedicated to a novel summary.

  • 11.01.2010 9:17 PM PDT

The Forerunner, the Great Journey, and Heaven Theory

[Announcement Trailer] Halo: Forerunner

Posted by: Agustus
I lol'd at the absurd miscommunication that occurs whenever dibbs post something. Perhaps his brain is so highly evolved that he can no longer clearly communicate with lesser life forms, even among his own species.

Bornsteller...huh. I'm not really a fan of the whole naming scheme but it seems from the cover that the novel may center around the rise of Didact (Bornsteller). That's how I would have liked a trilogy of games to play out (Didact's rise through the ranks) so, if this is the case, I'm all for it and cannot wait for this book.

  • 11.01.2010 9:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: dibbs089
Bornsteller...huh. I'm not really a fan of the whole naming scheme but it seems from the cover that the novel may center around the rise of Didact (Bornsteller). That's how I would have liked a trilogy of games to play out (Didact's rise through the ranks) so, if this is the case, I'm all for it and cannot wait for this book.


Yeah the name threw me for a loop too, but I am starting to warm up to it. Never thought about Bornstellar being Didact....could be!

[Edited on 11.01.2010 9:20 PM PDT]

  • 11.01.2010 9:19 PM PDT

The Forerunner, the Great Journey, and Heaven Theory

[Announcement Trailer] Halo: Forerunner

Posted by: Agustus
I lol'd at the absurd miscommunication that occurs whenever dibbs post something. Perhaps his brain is so highly evolved that he can no longer clearly communicate with lesser life forms, even among his own species.

Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY 1
Yeah the name threw me for a loop too, but I am starting to warm up to it. Never thought about Bornstellar being Didact....could be!
Yeah, in regards to the name, they seem to be taking a Native American (American Indian) approach to it. While I'm not entirely against it, I kind of wonder what the point is. Perhaps their society/culture is reminiscent of the Native American's? It would be an interesting twist considering the Forerunner are the most advanced species in the Universe and Native Americans were more nomadic and earthy/not very invested in technology. Nonetheless it would be interesting so see how an advanced society could be governed by that kind of ideology (if that is indeed the case).

  • 11.01.2010 9:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: dibbs089
Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY 1
Yeah the name threw me for a loop too, but I am starting to warm up to it. Never thought about Bornstellar being Didact....could be!
Yeah, in regards to the name, they seem to be taking a Native American (American Indian) approach to it. While I'm not entirely against it, I kind of wonder what the point is. Perhaps their society/culture is reminiscent of the Native American's? It would be an interesting twist considering the Forerunner are the most advanced species in the Universe and Native Americans were more nomadic and earthy/not very invested in technology. Nonetheless it would be interesting so see how an advanced society could be governed by that kind of ideology (if that is indeed the case).


A very insightful and interesting notion!

  • 11.01.2010 9:29 PM PDT

What a waste....

I just...


JIZZED.

IN.

MY.

PANTS.

  • 11.01.2010 9:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: Nocbl2
I just...


JIZZED.

IN.

MY.

PANTS.


Ha ha...i just lol'd!

  • 11.01.2010 9:32 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Cryptum Finalized Cover and Dust Jacket + Novel Summary

Bornstellar? Really? I mean, I'm jizzing my pants at this but they could of gotten a better name.

  • 11.01.2010 9:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sniffy66
Bornstellar? Really? I mean, I'm jizzing my pants at this but they could of gotten a better name.


Yeah, yeah... i know...but like i said in a previous post, I am starting to warm up to the name...it grows on you! Also, the name seems to represent some sort of social status....or maybe not...you never know. Maybe all forerunner names tell you something specific about the particular individual?

[Edited on 11.01.2010 9:37 PM PDT]

  • 11.01.2010 9:35 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Cryptum Finalized Cover and Dust Jacket
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Posted by: C SEC Agent
Bear people.

I called it.


Called what?

  • 11.01.2010 9:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shishka
Everything will be gone long before me. When the first living thing was born, I was here, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on the tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave.

Does the name Bornstellar remind anyone of the name Skywalker? I dunno, it seems like its similar naming schemes.

Anyway, the summary sounded pretty damn interesting and I can't wait to read it.

  • 11.01.2010 9:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: ODST27
Does the name Bornstellar remind anyone of the name Skywalker? I dunno, it seems like its similar naming schemes.

Anyway, the summary sounded pretty damn interesting and I can't wait to read it.


Actually, that was exactly what it reminded me of! At first it reminded me of Starkiller, luke skywalker's original name. So, yeah...can't wait!!

  • 11.01.2010 9:58 PM PDT


Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY 1
Posted by: Gruntpacolypto

Posted by: The Captain097
I don't like that they are putting Greg Bear on every inch of the book cover.


If you scroll sideways you'll see the front cover the other one is the back and inside jacket-thing


Exactly, This cover is no different from any other Hard Cover book out there. The author's name goes on the front cover, the back flat is dedicated to the author's bio, and there is an inside flap dedicated to a novel summary.


Ooooh, I wasn't aware that this was hardcover.

  • 11.01.2010 10:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Captain097

Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY 1
Posted by: Gruntpacolypto

Posted by: The Captain097
I don't like that they are putting Greg Bear on every inch of the book cover.


If you scroll sideways you'll see the front cover the other one is the back and inside jacket-thing


Exactly, This cover is no different from any other Hard Cover book out there. The author's name goes on the front cover, the back flat is dedicated to the author's bio, and there is an inside flap dedicated to a novel summary.


Ooooh, I wasn't aware that this was hardcover.


Got it...its just that I said "Dust Jacket" in the title and in my first post I mentioned that the book is going to be Hard Back...but no big deal :)

  • 11.01.2010 10:10 PM PDT
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By looking at the picture of the Dust Jacket, it looks like the spine of the book is going to be really thick :0 Hopefully the novel is really long :)

  • 11.01.2010 11:03 PM PDT
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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact

ZOMG the precursors are mentioned in teh book

Holy -blam!- i jizzed my pants a hundred of times

[Edited on 11.02.2010 3:12 AM PDT]

  • 11.02.2010 3:08 AM PDT

Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY
It is the Builders who create the grand technology that facilitates Forerunner dominance over the known universe.


universe

What.

That bit of idiosyncrasy aside, I'm very much looking forward to this. It'll be interesting to see if my crazy idea about the Precursors being our ancestors has any substance.

It's also interesting to see that Forerunner names are somewhat similar to the names of the Engineers.

[Edited on 11.02.2010 7:04 AM PDT]

  • 11.02.2010 6:59 AM PDT


Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY 1
superbeings...Precursors


sold.

DO WANT NAO!!!

[Edited on 11.02.2010 8:16 AM PDT]

  • 11.02.2010 8:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Wolverfrog
Posted by: SPARTAN MURRAY
It is the Builders who create the grand technology that facilitates Forerunner dominance over the known universe.


universe

What.

That bit of idiosyncrasy aside, I'm very much looking forward to this. It'll be interesting to see if my crazy idea about the Precursors being our ancestors has any substance.

It's also interesting to see that Forerunner names are somewhat similar to the names of the Engineers.


I read your thread about the Precursors and it would be cool if it turned out to be true!

  • 11.02.2010 10:30 AM PDT