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Subject: What is the chronological order of the Halo books?
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I just recently started reading Contact Harvest and I want to make sure I read all the books in order.

  • 07.26.2011 5:21 AM PDT


Posted by: Eraclio
I just recently started reading Contact Harvest and I want to make sure I read all the books in order.

This is a very common question, and one that should probably be searched for before creating new threads. But, since I've already made replies to it before, I'll give you copypasta magic:

I'll take a stab at it. Someone feel free to correct any mistakes I make.

Chronological Order (Oldest to Most Recent):
Cryptum
Contact Harvest
Cole Protocol
Fall of Reach
The Flood
First Strike
Ghosts of Onyx

However. There are issues with this, as sections of certain books take place during timelines presented in other books. Notable examples of this present themselves within the story lines of The Fall of Reach and The Cole Protocol. Sections of these stories take place concurrently and thus the order presented above is somewhat arbitrary.

There are a few sites on the internet that provide a much more conclusive list of events than what I could possibly give, so I'll simply give you their links instead. Hopefully, these help you in your search for information:

Wikipedia Article on Halo Chronology
Timeline from Halo.Bungie.Org

  • 07.26.2011 5:23 AM PDT

Your reading them in the wrong order.
You should be reading them in the order they where written, not the time date orders, even then, TFOR Came first, starting before contact harvest, evolutions taking part all over the halo time frame.

  • 07.26.2011 5:25 AM PDT
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We are all going to get banned aren't we?

Little things like this is what halopedia or the internet in general can be used for.


Read "The fall of reach" next then "the flood", then "first strike" Then " Ghost of onyx"


then read everything else anyway you like but you need to hurry because glasslands (GoO "sequel") comes out in october and the next forerunner book comes out in January

  • 07.26.2011 5:25 AM PDT

Your copypasta is correct but it may or may not be worth noting that Evolutions takes place all over. Also Glasslands will take place after Ghosts of Onyx and Primordium after Cryptum. Both will be out in the next six months.

  • 07.26.2011 5:29 AM PDT