Halo: Contact Harvest Officially Announced

Razor05 · 05-11-2007, 03:41 PM

As per TeamXbox:

Halo: Contact Harvest Officially Announced
By: - "Maximus"
May. 11th, 2007 11:06 am

Tor Books officially announced today the Halo: Contact Harvest novel, which will go on sale on October 2, 2007 for $14.95. The novel will also be available as an audio book CD for $29.95. Below is the press release with the announcement:

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TOR ANNOUNCES FALL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW HALO ® NOVEL WRITTEN BY BUNGIE LEAD WRITER JOSEPH STATEN

Halo®: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten to Debut October 2, 2007

New York, NY - Friday, May 11, 2007 - Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—is pleased to announce the next novel in its New York Times bestselling series based on Microsoft and Bungie Studios' Halo® video games for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system. Halo: Contact Harvest is written by Joseph Staten, Bungie Studios' lead writer and one of the original creators of the Halo game trilogy.

Halo: Contact Harvest reveals the state of the Halo universe leading up to humanity's devastating first contact with the Covenant —a chance encounter that catapults mankind into a struggle for its very existence. Readers will experience the start of the Human-Covenant war from the perspective of Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, Master Chief's legendary confidant and mentor. As readers follow the young Sergeant's adventures, they will gain terrifying insights into both the Covenant's genocidal fury and the vicious civil war that threatened to destroy humanity's fledgling interstellar empire, even before the Covenant got their chance.

First-time novelist Joseph Staten started with Bungie Studios in 1998, and has since served as a writer and designer for ONI (2001) as well as writer and cinematics director for HALO (2001) and HALO 2 (2004) and is currently working on the much-anticipated, HALO 3.

"It goes without saying that Joseph has great, intimate knowledge of the Halo universe, so who better to tell the harrowing tale of humanity's first contact with the Covenant?" says Tor Editor Eric Raab. "In the novel, Joseph not only reveals exciting nuances of known events and characters such as Sgt. Johnson. But he also breaks new ground —takes readers on an action-packed journey to a little-known but vital part of the Halo universe: the far-flung, ill-fated word of Harvest."

Halo has emerged from the video game world as one of today's greatest SF franchises. With a fully fleshed-out universe of heroes, villains and epic scenarios, the novels expand the universe to give fans a grander view of the game environments and characters they encounter. And in Halo: Contact Harvest readers will finally witness the dramatic origin story of one of the games' most vibrant and beloved characters.

The original Halo: Combat Evolved game for the Xbox came out in 2001 and established the Xbox as a leader in the console video game market. The Halo franchise has now sold more than 14.7 million units worldwide, logging over 800 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox LIVE and spawning action figures, books, a graphic novel, apparel and more. 2007 will see the launch of the much-anticipated Halo 3.

05-11-2007, 03:41 PM	#1
Razor05 HD = 65 beautiful inches Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	Halo: Contact Harvest Officially Announced As per TeamXbox: Halo: Contact Harvest Officially Announced By: - "Maximus" May. 11th, 2007 11:06 am Tor Books officially announced today the Halo: Contact Harvest novel, which will go on sale on October 2, 2007 for $14.95. The novel will also be available as an audio book CD for $29.95. Below is the press release with the announcement: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOR ANNOUNCES FALL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW HALO ® NOVEL WRITTEN BY BUNGIE LEAD WRITER JOSEPH STATEN Halo®: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten to Debut October 2, 2007 New York, NY - Friday, May 11, 2007 - Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—is pleased to announce the next novel in its New York Times bestselling series based on Microsoft and Bungie Studios' Halo® video games for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system. Halo: Contact Harvest is written by Joseph Staten, Bungie Studios' lead writer and one of the original creators of the Halo game trilogy. Halo: Contact Harvest reveals the state of the Halo universe leading up to humanity's devastating first contact with the Covenant —a chance encounter that catapults mankind into a struggle for its very existence. Readers will experience the start of the Human-Covenant war from the perspective of Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, Master Chief's legendary confidant and mentor. As readers follow the young Sergeant's adventures, they will gain terrifying insights into both the Covenant's genocidal fury and the vicious civil war that threatened to destroy humanity's fledgling interstellar empire, even before the Covenant got their chance. First-time novelist Joseph Staten started with Bungie Studios in 1998, and has since served as a writer and designer for ONI (2001) as well as writer and cinematics director for HALO (2001) and HALO 2 (2004) and is currently working on the much-anticipated, HALO 3. "It goes without saying that Joseph has great, intimate knowledge of the Halo universe, so who better to tell the harrowing tale of humanity's first contact with the Covenant?" says Tor Editor Eric Raab. "In the novel, Joseph not only reveals exciting nuances of known events and characters such as Sgt. Johnson. But he also breaks new ground —takes readers on an action-packed journey to a little-known but vital part of the Halo universe: the far-flung, ill-fated word of Harvest." Halo has emerged from the video game world as one of today's greatest SF franchises. With a fully fleshed-out universe of heroes, villains and epic scenarios, the novels expand the universe to give fans a grander view of the game environments and characters they encounter. And in Halo: Contact Harvest readers will finally witness the dramatic origin story of one of the games' most vibrant and beloved characters. The original Halo: Combat Evolved game for the Xbox came out in 2001 and established the Xbox as a leader in the console video game market. The Halo franchise has now sold more than 14.7 million units worldwide, logging over 800 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox LIVE and spawning action figures, books, a graphic novel, apparel and more. 2007 will see the launch of the much-anticipated Halo 3. __________________ Panasonic TH-65PZ850U Sony KDL37XBR6 Panasonic TH-37PX50U Cambridge Audio Azur 640R & 740C Paradigm Studio 60's, 20's, CC-590 & Seismic 12 Panasonic DMP-BD35 Toshiba HD-XA2 & A35 Motorola VIP1200 Monster HTFS1000, PB2100 AA 1154a MW2 LE Xbox 360 & Halo3 LE + HD-DVD GT: Razor59 Sony PS3 slim GT:Razor_59 Sony PSP

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