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Subject: Halo Silentium; Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!

Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Title for Reference.

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The final installment in the New York Times bestselling Forerunner Sagab


New York, NY July 11, 2012 - Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLCthe largest publisher of science fiction in the worldis thrilled to reveal the title, cover, and release date for the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Halo Forerunner Saga, HALO: SILENTIUM, written by legendary science fiction author Greg Bear. The first two books of the Forerunner Saga, Halo: Cryptum and Halo: Primordium are currently available in trade paperback, e-book, and audiobook. This newest book in the series, HALO: SILENTIUM will release in hardcover from Tor on January 8, 2013 alongside simultaneous audio and e-book editions.

The New York Times bestselling Halo series of novels, based on the hugely successful Halo videogame franchise, has sold millions of copies, and is part of a global phenomenon that has dominated the science fiction landscape over the last decade.

In Halo: Cryptum, Greg Bear began a three-book arc set in the era of the Forerunners, the ancient and enigmatic creators and builders of the Halos, which continued in Halo: Primordium. Now, in the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules. The Flooda horrifying shape-changing parasitehas arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the ecumene has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.

Only the Ur-Didact and the Librariana husband and wife pushed into desperate conflicthold the keys to salvation. Facing the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all timeto prevent an unmatched evil from dominating the entire universe.

Tor Books has proudly partnered with Microsoft and 343 Industries to publish every book set in this iconic universe. Along with the books of the Forerunner Saga, Tor also publishes another all-new Halo trilogy penned by New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss that explores the Halo Universe in the wake of the final events of Halo 3. Traviss's first novel, Halo: Glasslands, came out in 2011, with Halo: The Thursday War due out in October 2012.

The Halo franchise is an award-winning collection of properties that have grown into a global entertainment phenomenon. Beginning with the original Halo: Combat Evolved for Xbox in 2001, the rich fiction of the franchise has since inspired a series of blockbuster Xbox and Xbox 360 video games, New York Times best-selling novels, comic books, action figures, apparel and more. The Halo franchise has sold more than 42 million copies to date, with franchise sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime. Halo 4 marks the beginning of a new saga in the iconic franchise, as Master Chief returns to confront his own destiny and an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Developed by 343 Industries exclusively for Xbox 360, Halo 4 will release on Nov. 6, 2012.


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  • 07.11.2012 1:27 PM PDT
Subject: Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!

@accordingto343

Your one stop shop for all of 343's fabulous errors and ridiculous notions in the Halo lore.

The one Halo novel I am excited for.

  • 07.11.2012 1:30 PM PDT

I may finally read one, this looks great.

  • 07.11.2012 2:00 PM PDT

Posted by: ElementalRunner

Posted by: Commander Stroll
Still using a pump-action shotgun over 500 years in the future I see.

omg not realistic stop game production plz

Already a thread further down for this.

  • 07.11.2012 2:02 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Silentium; Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!

Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Posted by: CoolCJ24
Already a thread further down for this.


The hell

How did I not notice your thread?

[Edited on 07.11.2012 3:16 PM PDT]

  • 07.11.2012 2:30 PM PDT
Subject: Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

This book... It will be sex. Sex in paper form. Can't wait to see how Bear handles the conclusion of the Forerunner-Flood war, really looking forward to it.

  • 07.11.2012 3:13 PM PDT
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Awesome.

I hope they cover everything to the activation of the ring and the immediate aftermath.

I am also waiting for FuD and The Thursday War to find out more about H4 before release.

  • 07.11.2012 4:46 PM PDT


Posted by: ajw34307
This book... It will be sex. Sex in paper form. Can't wait to see how Bear handles the conclusion of the Forerunner-Flood war, really looking forward to it.
LOL. The Forerunner books are absolutely amazing. I can't wait.

  • 07.11.2012 5:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.

Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover? I will get this book, but I am not the biggest fan of Bear's writing style. I like what he introduces to the universe, on the other hand.

  • 07.11.2012 6:18 PM PDT

binnen schilder purmerend
buiten schilder purmerend
schildersbedrijf purmerend

Quant schilderwerken is een specialistisch schildersbedrijf gevestigd in purmerend. Wij zijn als binnen en buiten schilder actief

=) okay

  • 07.11.2012 6:43 PM PDT

Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect


:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.

Posted by: Xd00999
Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover?


I was thinking the same thing when I saw the cover. I generally don't understand any of the covers of the Forerunner novels... I think Cryptum's is the Capital?

  • 07.11.2012 6:55 PM PDT


Posted by: HipiO7
Posted by: Xd00999
Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover?


I was thinking the same thing when I saw the cover. I generally don't understand any of the covers of the Forerunner novels... I think Cryptum's is the Capital?


It's because they're all Halo 4 concept art; they have no narrative context.

  • 07.11.2012 7:20 PM PDT
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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.

Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.


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Posted by: HipiO7
Posted by: Xd00999
Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover?


I was thinking the same thing when I saw the cover. I generally don't understand any of the covers of the Forerunner novels... I think Cryptum's is the Capital?


It's because they're all Halo 4 concept art; they have no narrative context.

Still, hard to understand anything that is going on in them.

  • 07.11.2012 7:45 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Silentium; Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!
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There's no doubt that legendary > best-selling.

I look forward to reading it.

  • 07.11.2012 7:48 PM PDT

Haters are going to hate.
Praisers are going to praise.

The Bungie Forums are what keeps my mind sharp and my fingers active, between writing my own movie scripts, drawing, and studying industrial design. At the moment I'm working on miniatures for a short movie that I'll hopefully be able to film once I've saved up for a camera... That's me, with the mug, trying to have a conversation with Konoko.

My concoction of curiosity and anxiousness is boiling over, I'm really looking forward to reading this. Even though I'm not a huge fan of where Halo is going, Bear has managed to muster some serious quality!

The art is however my least favourite of the three, seems like a blue, zoomed in repetition of the previous instalment. It may be set mostly on Forerunner structures, but a little imagination please..

Posted by: Xd00999

Posted by: ROBERTO jh

Posted by: HipiO7
Posted by: Xd00999
Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover?


I was thinking the same thing when I saw the cover. I generally don't understand any of the covers of the Forerunner novels... I think Cryptum's is the Capital?


It's because they're all Halo 4 concept art; they have no narrative context.

Still, hard to understand anything that is going on in them.
I don't know about the last two, but I too thought that the Cover of Cryptum was Charum Hakkor (?). Precursor structures and all? ...

[Edited on 07.12.2012 12:26 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2012 12:19 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.


Posted by: the real Janaka
I don't know about the last two, but I too thought that the Cover of Cryptum was Charum Hakkor (?). Precursor structures and all? ...


I interpreted Cryptum's cover to be Bornstellar with his father on their family estate.

  • 07.12.2012 3:51 AM PDT

Haters are going to hate.
Praisers are going to praise.

The Bungie Forums are what keeps my mind sharp and my fingers active, between writing my own movie scripts, drawing, and studying industrial design. At the moment I'm working on miniatures for a short movie that I'll hopefully be able to film once I've saved up for a camera... That's me, with the mug, trying to have a conversation with Konoko.


Posted by: ajw34307

Posted by: the real Janaka
I don't know about the last two, but I too thought that the Cover of Cryptum was Charum Hakkor (?). Precursor structures and all? ...


I interpreted Cryptum's cover to be Bornstellar with his father on their family estate.
That makes more sense, I just assumed it was Precursor, cause I wasn't familiar with the architecture. Thought it was the Didact and Bornstellar, but it could be his father.

Forerunner architecture is probably more diverse than that of their swords and shields.

Btw, wasn't there a circular pool/lake next to the estate, or was that somewhere else, and hovering towers on Charum Hakkor? It's been a while since I read those parts.

[Edited on 07.12.2012 4:36 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2012 4:32 AM PDT

Posted by: ElementalRunner

Posted by: Commander Stroll
Still using a pump-action shotgun over 500 years in the future I see.

omg not realistic stop game production plz


Posted by: HipiO7
Posted by: CoolCJ24
Already a thread further down for this.


The hell

How did I not notice your thread?

Lol doesn't matter, my thread got buried and Bungie.net was deciding to not allow me to post named URLs

  • 07.12.2012 4:58 AM PDT

Cool, very excited for this. Bear is actually capable of writing a kick ass Halo book without ruining the characters/not "getting" it, so I'm looking forward to Silentium.

  • 07.12.2012 9:50 AM PDT
Subject: Third Forerunner Novel Revealed!

Didact's Reprisal -
Now is the time of our unworlding
One final effort is all that remains
And I am not afraid
We shall fulfill our promise
We fight for the grace of the Mantle
And this time none of you will be left behind


Posted by: Xd00999
Am I the only one who has no clue what is going on in the cover? I will get this book, but I am not the biggest fan of Bear's writing style. I like what he introduces to the universe, on the other hand.


Looking forward to it.

  • 07.12.2012 10:31 AM PDT