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5/10/2007 5:44:26 PM
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Halo: Contact Harvest
The next Halo novel is announced. Halo: Contact Harvest, is coming soon, and the author is our own Joseph Staten. We chat.
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well the books say in 2523 the SPARTANS were no older than 12. So in 2525 he was 14; 27 years later, in 2552 when the events at HALO took place, he was 41. hope it answers your question=] this new book sounds okay about johnson, but id rather they keep the storyline flowing and not go backwards in time. maybe they could throw in some flashbacks that relate to his past (very cool) and what happened in harvest but i think they should pick up where ghosts of onyx left off. they cant leave us hanging like that (like wtf happened to john in ghosts of onyx? and wth happened to "gray team" a team of spartans sent "far out of UNSC controlled space years ago but have not come back"??) esp. when this coming book HAS NO SPARTANS IN IT (the dude said so in his interview). while the covenant and UNSC forces provide background characters, the spartans are at the center of the plot. what kind of HALO book has no SPARTANS?! [Edited on 06.08.2007 10:21 AM PDT]
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CAN'T WHAT TO READ IT AND IT BETTER BE GOOD LIKE THE REST OF THE BOOKS ARE.
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So early teens+30 years makes the Chief at least 40 years old. Has his age been established elsewhere in the fiction?
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Good luck with the new Halo novel. I also have a question for Joe Staton, do you still have Dragonfly Halo Game Flipz book I sent you 3 years ago? It was a 5" x 7" version of the Halo 2 preview trailer. I'm hoping it wasn't lost in the mail. Thanks.
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Joe Staten is the Halo God bow down to him or perish . this is gonna be the best one yest i just know it iv read them all and they all rock so i dont see why this one wont be twice as good Joe u have my support HyperTAP
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when doeds it take place? because ive already read all all the others and cant wait for the story to continue is eric nylund gona wright any more [Edited on 05.17.2007 3:01 PM PDT]
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the book does sound like it'll be a good one, but i'd rather read one that picks up after ghosts of onyx.
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There's something I don't understand about this book... The Halo and Halo 2 plots take place 30 years after first contact and defeat of Harvest. If Johnson was at Harvest as a Staff Sargeant, why is he a Sargeant in Halo? And if he's been in for 30 years (heck, even 20!) then why is he still a Sargeant (or Staff Sargeant)? This man should be a Master Gunnery Sargeant or Sargeant Major at that point, assuming he isn't discharged for so much time in service with such a low rank comparatively. in other words, 'wtf?!' by the way, I know today's junior Marines have it a little easier and more laid back than our hardened superiors, but I didn't think that trend would continue to the point we're calling them Sarge. What a shame...
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Sgt. Johnson in all of the halo games is like sixty plus years old right?
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I can't take the pressure of waiting for H3 and the new book to come out!!!!! Hopefully its timed perfectly so I can finish the book just before the game is released, just makes playing it that much more exciting. Nylund did an amazing job and I'm sure Mr. Staten will do just fine. A little off topic but I haven't been this excited for a book series since all the sequels to ENDERS GAME if any of you remember that book
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WOO! lol, I've read every Halo novel multiple times, and I am currently reading The Fall of Reach again for a school project and writing a novel of my own. If Mr. Staten is anything like Eric Nylund, he can rest assured that I will buy and enjoy his book.
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It was surely about time bungie thought rightly. i tried very hard to figure out why the halo novels in the first place were not written by the actual guys that birthed the story from scratch. and from what i've read Joe's one of these guys. It is only the originator of a thing that can skilfully handly the darn thing. I can bet everyone that this is gonna make the best Halo novel thus far.
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Yay! New Halo book! [quote]Over the last few years I’ve been helping with the fiction on a number of external projects including the Halo film and Ensemble Studios’ “Halo Wars.”[/quote] Wait, he said he's been helping with the halo film. I thought that was cancelled. (or has Bungie secretly resurrected it?)
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SWEET im a big halo fan im skipping school with my dad to play h3 beta on wed and come on ppl!!! why are there soo many authors i think 3 is enough also im looking forward to it im going to get it when it comes out and no spartans poo.. maybe teen spartans lol?
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Whoa wasn't expecting a new announcement for a Halo book just about what, 7 months after Ghosts of Onyx. I thought Nylund was doing the rest of the books. But I bet Joey did a great job, I didn't even see this story till after the Weekly Update. Can't wait thanks guys. P.S - Don't you think it may be a bad idea to release the new novel and Halo 3 around the same time? I mean people are going to be somewhat pre-occupied with the best game of the year, so couldn't it be a bad time to release it?
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sorry. double post
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i cant wait for it to come out but im gonna miss eric nylund. i hope he does some more halo books.
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I can't wait for the book to come out but im kinda sad that eric nylund isnt writing it..
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Sounds awesome. It's being released in the fall, so around the same time of Halo 3 then.
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u got that right!!!!!!!!!!!! Johnson is a SPARTAN!!!!!!
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Great, when I read the book I'll be reading it in a grunt voice.
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sounds awesome cant wait to get it (mainly cuz until i get a job its the only new halo thing i can afford)
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WEEKLY UPDATE!!!!!!
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Help! My mom is making me do chores on a Friday! She won't even let me get on the computer. (She's at the store.)
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WooT! no good pix.....
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No disrespect to Staten, but what happened to Nylund? Was he ditched or did he turn down another Halo book deal? I really enjoyed Eric's execution of bringing the Halo universe to print. He did an absolutely excellent job in writing 3 of the 4 previous books, and I hope that he isn't finished. This isn't to say, however, that Staten won't be up to par because I believe he can and will do a good job. It's just we have nothing to compare to Eric's books, and this will be his first novel... We'll just have to see, though... Cheers.
