Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo

by 343 Industries

This official, comprehensive, authoritative guide to the Halo universe, written in collaboration with 343 Industries, the developers of the “Halo” franchise, marks the first time that a book incorporates the entirety of the “Halo” canon, including the games, books, comics, live-action and animated entertainment, and more.

The book also includes over 50 specially commissioned full-color paintings showcasing vehicles, artificial intelligence, weapons, ships, and never-before-seen aspects of Halo environments. The amazing illustrations come from a variety of renowned illustrators, including Jean-Sébastien Rossbach, Leonid Kozienko, Benjamin Carré, Isaac Hannaford, and 343's internal art team, too.

For the first time ever, the timeline of the Halo universe is available in one place, charting humanity's battles against alien forces of the Covenant, Forerunners, and the Flood--making this book an absolute must-have for Halo fans.

Genres: Science Fiction, Video Games, Fiction, Art, Gaming, Reference, Graphic Novels

208 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2016

About the author

We’re more than a studio, we’re a family of talented developers who are committed to making awesome experiences for our fans. To achieve that, it certainly takes a diverse team, which is why we’re home to everything from artists, engineers, designers, administrators, and inventors – but more than that, these same people are parents, pilots, painters – they’re activists, cyclists and collectors – their personal and domestic passions are as much a part of what makes this studio tick, as any detail on a resume. So those passions are woven into our social tapestry too, in our softball team, in our cook-offs, in our board game marathons, in our hiking and biking adventures -- and much, much more.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, but a victim of the fact that the books are marketing material for the games, and the plot of the games seems to have jumped and increasingly large series of sharks once Bungie was out of the picture.

That said, not really a story so much as background to make sure I’m not missing context when reading some of the more obscure novels, so I wasn’t expecting high art anyways. Just sort of a good way to spend a long afternoon not using too much brainpower.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Halo was my favorite video game when I was just a wee lass, and when I got an Xbox One last year it was the one game (series) that I bought for it. Nostalgia mixed with just plain ole enjoyment, because I still love this crap - I loved reading more in depth about everything in the Halo universe. I can't wait to see what they add to the series.

[Miguel Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un compendio que narra la totalidad de la historia del universo Halo hasta antes de la salida de Halo Wars 2 y Las últimas novelas.

Aunque la historia está extremadamente resumida (por obvias razones debido a la inmensa cantidad de juegos, novelas, películas, cómics, etc) es bastante comprensible y está estructurada de manera cronológica y ordenada, facilitando bastante la lectura.

Se agradece tener una fuente de información oficial y resumida. Además de las ilustraciones que son simplemente geniales y están cuidadas al detalle. Es, sin duda, una excelente manera de empezar a adentrarse en el amplio mundo de Halo, ya que, aunque abarca toda la línea cronológica, lo hace de manera muy superficial y que hacen que uno se quede con ganas de saber más a fondo cada uno de los sucesos aquí contados. Y aunque, para los más metidos en el universo expandido, tal vez pueda parecer poco informativo, constituye una gran pieza de colección.

El único punto criticable es directamente a la edición lanzada en Español. El trabajo de traducción es bastante irregular y parece que algunos de los que se encargaron de hacerla no conocían el juego, ya que utilizan términos que en los juegos o novelas jamás se han visto, cómo "Árbitro" (de Arbiter) en vez de "Inquisidor", cómo se le llama oficialmente en todo el universo expandido (a excepción de este libro). Tampoco parecen ponerse de acuerdo en si conservar los nombres originales de algunos lugares/naves/personajes o traducirlos, apareciendo a lo largo de la obra de una u otra forma (¿Pilar del Otoño, en serio?). No es algo que demerite demasiado la obra, pero creo que es algo molesto durante la lectura.

Ampliamente recomendada si estás interesado en conocer la historia del universo de Halo y/o agregar una pieza más a tu colección.

10/10

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know nothing about Halo, but I did watch one of the movies and thought that it was interesting. So when I saw this book I thought that it would be a perfect over view of the whole story, it was awesome. The pictures are amazing and the back ground is pretty complete. I am saying this as someone not familiar with the Halo story at all. It may be different for someone who reads the books or plays the games.

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great compilation of the Halo Universe through Halo 5. Lots of information but presented as a neat summary to aid in understanding the overall picture. If interested in more about the Halo Universe and not wanting to read every book and play all the games, this is a good place to begin.

[Alex Caravaggio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic summary of main Halo storylines and history through about 2016, or after Halo 5. Enjoyed the brief synopsis on major storylines (video games, books, graphic novels combined) which helped me get back up to speed on the plot. A good reference if ever needed. Art is spectacular as well.

[Geof · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWE-F**KING-SOME O_O
Loved every Halo books & games before, and love this one too :)
Thks 343 Industries & Microsoft !

[Andrew Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not technically done, but it suits my needs of what I need, which is remember what book, game, or part of HALOpedia I need to look in to find what I'm looking for.

[Carlos · Rating 5 out of 5]

halo is so sexy

[Rashida Fok · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple overview of the Halo story which is perfect for people not familiar with the story. Missing a lot of in depth details so not the most comprehensive guide. The illustrations are awesome though.

[Dion Lay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent overview of the entire Halo story, covers all the books and games while remaining high level enough to follow the important beats. Great illustrations as well. Recommended for Halo fans.

[Tim Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this amazing Book, it is a great in-site to the History of Halo from The Forerunner Legacy 10,000,000 BCE (Before Common Era) all the way to Return of the Prometheus 2558 CE (Common Era) this everything Halo in Timeline Order until present day (Halo Wars 2). This great book as some amazing Art Work and information exclusive to only this book.
Recommend to any Halo Fan, New or Current.

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a fun read and not only that but the art work was great to look at too, I gave this a 4 and not a five for small reasons and I also took awhile to read this. Nonetheless the book was fun. I wanted to know more about halo lore and this was an easy way to do so.

[Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a good book if you want to learn the lure behind the games.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely essential for the HALO fan

[Johny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome guide, awesome illustrations!