Halo: Evolutions

Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe is a collection of short stories and and poems made in Comic Book form by Tor Books

Like the Halo: Graphic Novel, it is a comic book. It also contains the stories made by a variety of Halo Authors. It was released on November 24,2009. The Book acts like a "stepping stone" towards the Forerunner Saga. The book also explores previously unexplored areas of the Halo Universe.

Halo: Evolutions is now being released as a motion moving movie on Halo: Waypoint.

Halo Evolutions
Authors:	Eric Nylund, Tobias Buckell, Ksren Traviss, Robert McLees, B.K Evenson, Jonathan Goff, Kevin Grace, Frank'O Conner, Eric Raab, Fred Van Lente, Jeff VanderMeer and Tessa Kum
Publisher:	Tor Books
Date Released:	November 24,2009
Length:	528 pages
Availability:	Hardback, Paperback or Audio CD
Price:	The Following Prices Apply
US:	$14.99
Canada:	$18.99
UK:	$9.10

Stories

Beyond

Beyond is a poem that describes an individual's opinion on the halo rings and the implications of their existence. It is written by Jonathan Goff, with cover art done by Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier.

Pariah

Pariah tells the story of Soren-066, a Spartan who was one of a dozen unfortunate candidates who washed out of the program due to complications arising from the biological enhancements, and the struggles he faced afterwards. It was written by B.K. Evenson.

Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss

Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss tells the story of an ONI agent named Connor Brien, who is sent to investigate Brutes on Beta Gabriel. Brien eventually gets captured by Hammadus while watching the Brutes from a tree and is thrown together with the rest of the human survivors. The human prisoners are used as amusement and food. The ONI agent conspires with a spiritual guru, Dasc Gevadim, to escape. While the pack's unity slowly breaks down, the prisoners make a distraction, which gives Brien and Dasc a chance to escape. The ONI agent and the spiritual guru eventually escape from the Brutes, but Brien is killed by Dasc before the help can arrive. It was written by Eric Raab.

Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian

Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian tells the story of an ODST who is put under for a surgery to remove a tumor before participating in his next mission. When the ODST awakens, he finds that he is the only human left alive on the the UNSC The Heart of Midlothian after a Covenant Special Operations team has boarded and taken the ship. Living on borrowed time, the ODST has to stop the Covenant from capturing the shipboard AI and learning the location of Earth. It was written by Frank O'Connor.

Dirt

Dirt follows a Harvest militiaman, named Gage, from his time before the Human-Covenant War as he joins first the CMA, and then the UNSC with his two friends Eric and Felicia. After joining the ODSTs, the Covenant destroy Harvest, leaving him no home to go back to. After nearly thirty years of war, he is reunited with a few of his old friends from his CMA days, but is presented with a moral crisis that eventually leads to his heroic death. It was written by Tobias Buckell, author of Halo: The Cole Protocol.

Acheron-VII

Acheron-VII is a poem written by Jonathan Goff, with cover art done by Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier.

Headhunters

Headhunters follows the story of a two-man SPARTAN-III team, sent deep into Covenant territory to deal serious damage behind enemy lines. It was written by Jonathan Goff.

Blunt Instruments

Blunt Instruments follows SPARTAN-II Black Team which is given the task to disable a Covenant energy supply station. During the course of the operation, Black Team made an uneasy alliance with the Yanme'e, who tricked them into organizing their escape. It was written by Fred Van Lente.

The Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa follows the crew of the UNSC Red Horse as they are sent to investigate the fate of the UNSC Mona Lisa, which has mysteriously come to rest near the destroyed Installation 04. After boarding the ship, a team of Marines discovers that the ship has been overrun by the Flood, making unexpected and uneasy alliances, and beginning a desperate struggle for survival against the parasite. It was written by Tessa Kum and Jeff VanderMeer.

Icon

Icon describes the lives of John-117, the SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs, and the legacy they left. Cover art was done by Gabriel "Robogabo" Garza, and was written by Jonathan Goff.

Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel follows the Master Chief's movements from getting on the other side of the bridge in the Halo 2 level "Metropolis" to right before he boards the Scarab. It also discusses Master Chief's discovery of a childhood friend. The story was written by Robert McLees.

Human Weakness

Human Weakness tells what happened at the end of Halo 2, with Cortana in the clutches of the Gravemind. The Gravemind manages to break Cortana by introducing the fallacies of her existence and the purpose of her service, but through it all he cannot get her to give up one last secret. It was written by Karen Traviss.

Connectivity

Connectivity is a poem that describes the connection between Cortana and John-117. Cover art was done by Gabriel "Robogabo" Garza, and was written by Jonathan Goff.

The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole

The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole is a series of email transcripts from Codename: SURGEON to Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS, and details in length the life and times of UNSC military leader Preston Cole, including his possible death or survival during his famed last stand. It was written by Eric Nylund.

The Return

The Return follows a Sangheili Shipmaster as he travels back to the human colony world Kholo, which he had led the destruction of years earlier, to reflect on his actions and look for guidance in the wake of the Great Schism. It is set after the events of Halo 3. It was written by the 343 Industries Managing Editor Kevin Grace.

From the Office of Dr.William Arthur Iqbal

From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal is an email transcript from Dr. William Arthur Iqbal to his colleagues, and details the progress of their research on the Forerunner structure in Kenya.

Wages of Sin

Wages of Sin is a short story narrated by the Minister of Discovery as the Flood slowly consumes High Charity. He reflects on his own wrongdoings and also confesses that he released the flood. This short story is only present in Volume II of the two volume version of the book.

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